High Light of Budget 2008-2009 part 1

6000 high quality schools to be built by FY09
FY09 Gross Budgetary Support At Rs 2.4 Lakh Cr
Education, health allocation up 20%
Bharat Nirman Programme gets allocation of Rs 31280 cr
'Can Do Better' On Ensuring More Inclusive Growth
FY08 Farm Growth Seen At 2.6%
Agri Credit Doubled In First 2 Yrs Of UPA Govt
Need to be vigilant on global risks
Govt, RBI To Jointly Take Temporary Steps To Manage Cap Inflows
Capital Inflows In Excess Of Economic Deficit
To Take Steps On Foreign Inflows To Ensure Stable Mkts
Govt will monitor foreign fund inflow: FM
Global Markets Weak Since Aug, Impact On Local Market Unclear
8% GDP Growth In 12 Successive Quarters
Keeping inflation under check cornerstone of govt policy
FM Says Confident Of Maintaining 8.8% GDP Growth
Agriculture estimated to grow at 2.6% in FY08
Q3 Mfg Growth At 9.3% Vs 11.3% (YoY)
Q3 Farm Growth At 3.2% Vs~3.4% (YoY)
Q3 GDP At 8.4% Vs 9.1% (YoY)
3 National Fin Corporations for weaker sections get Rs 105 Cr
Allocation To Ministry For Minorities Doubled To Rs 1000 Cr
National Minority Development Fin Corporation gets Rs 75 cr
Allocation to North-East at Rs 16,447 cr vs Rs 14,365 cr
Rs 300 cr allocated to desalination plant to be set up near Chennai
Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission To Get Rs 7300 Cr From Rs 6500 Cr
Allocation to ICDS hiked to Rs 6,300 cr
Allocation To JNURM Hiked To Rs 6,866 Cr From Rs 5,482 Cr
NREGS extended to all 596 rural districts; allocated Rs 16,000 cr
Rs 1,042 cr allocated for Polio eradication in UP, Bihar
Health Cover Of Rs 30,000 For Every Worker In BPL Category
To allot Rs 100 cr to IT Ministry to link knowledge institutes
Impact of US slowdown on EMs not clear
Allocation of Rs 16,534 cr for health in '08-'09
National Rural Health Mission Allocation Hiked by 15%
Govt To Set Up 3 IITs; One Each In AP, Bihar, Rajasthan
To set up 3 IISCs in Bhopal and Trivandrum
Midday meal scheme extended to upper primary classes in all blocks
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan will be provided Rs 13,100 cr
16 Central Universities To Be Set Up