The key highlights of the Interim Budget 2019-20 presented by the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal in Parliament today are as follows:
New Announcements
Farmers
12 crore small and marginal farmers to be provided with assured yearly income of Rs.6000 per annum under PM-KISAN
o Outlay of Rs. 75,000 crore for FY 2019-20 with additional Rs. 20,000 crore in RE 2018-19
Outlay for Rashtriya Gokul mission increased to Rs 750 crore
Rashtriya Kamdhenu Ayog to be setup for sustainable genetic up-gradation of the Cow resources
New separate Department of Fisheries for welfare of 1.5 crore fishermen
2% interest subvention to Farmers for Animal husbandry and Fisheries activities; additional 3% in case of timely repayment.
Interest subvention of 2% during disaster will now be provided for the entire period of reschedulement of loan
Labour
Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan scheme to ensure fixed monthly pension to 10 crore unorganized sector workers
o Rs 3000 per month after 60 years of age with an affordable contribution of only Rs 100/55 per month
Health
22nd AIIMS to be setup in Haryana
MGNREGA
Rs. 60, 000 crore allocation for MGNREGA in BE 2019-20
Direct Tax proposals
Income upto Rs. 5 lakh exempted from Income Tax
More than Rs. 23,000 crore tax relief to 3 crore middle class taxpayers
Standard Deduction to be raised to Rs. 50,000 from Rs. 40,000
TDS threshold to be raised from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 40,000 on interest earned on bank/post office deposits
Existing rates of income tax to continue
Tax exempted on notional rent on a second self-occupied house
Housing and real estate sector to get boost-
o TDS threshold for deduction of tax on rent to be increased from Rs. 1,80,000 to Rs.2,40,000 o Benefit of rollover of capital gains increased from investment in one residential house to two residential houses for capital gains up to Rs. 2 crore. o Tax benefits for affordable housing extended till 31st March, 2020 under Section 80- IBA of Income Tax Act o Tax exemption period on notional rent, on unsold inventories, extended from one year to two years
Fiscal Programme
Fiscal deficit pegged at 3.4% of GDP for 2019-20
Target of 3% of fiscal deficit to be achieved by 2020-21.
Fiscal deficit brought down to 3.4% in 2018-19 RE from almost 6% seven years ago
Total expenditure increased by over 13% to Rs.27,84,200 crore in 2019-20 BE
Capital Expenditure for 2019-20 BE estimated at Rs. 3,36,292 crore
Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) allocation increased to Rs. 3,27,679 crore in BE
2019-20
National Education Mission allocation increased by about 20% to Rs. 38,572 crore in BE 2019-20
Allocation for Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) increased by over 18% toRs. 27,584 crore in BE 2019-20
Substantial increase in allocation for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes –
o Allocation for SCs increased by 35.6% – from Rs. 56,619 crore in BE 2018-19 to Rs.76,801 crore in BE for 2019-20 o Allocation for the STs increased by 28% – from 39,135 crore in BE 2018-19 to Rs.50,086 crore in 2019-20 BE
Government confident of achieving the disinvestment target of 80,000 crore
Focus now on debt consolidation along with fiscal deficit consolidation programme
Poor and Backward Classes
“First right on the resources of country is that of the poor”: FM
25% additional seats in educational institutions to meet the 10% reservation for the poor
Targeted expenditure to bridge urban-rural divide & to improve quality of life in villages
All willing households to be provided electricity connections by March 2019
North East
Allocation to be increased by 21% to Rs. 58,166 crore in 2019-20 BE over 2018-19 BE
Arunachal Pradesh came on the air map recently
Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram came on India’s rail map for the first time
Container cargo movement through improved navigation capacity of the Brahmaputra
Vulnerable sections
A new committee under NITI Ayog to identify all the remaining De-notified nomadic and semi-Nomadic tribes.
New Welfare development Board under Ministry of social justice and empowerment for development and welfare of De-notified nomadic and semi nomadic tribes
Defence
Defence budget to cross Rs 3,00,000 crore for the first time ever
Railways
Capital support of Rs.64,587 crore proposed in 2019-20 (BE) from the budget
Overall capital expenditure programme to be of Rs. 1,58,658 crore
Operating Ratio expected to improve from 98.4% in 2017-18 to 96.2% in 2018-19 (RE) and to 95% in 2019- 20 (BE)
Entertainment Industry
Indian filmmakers to get access to Single window clearance as well for ease of shooting films
Regulatory provisions to rely more on self-declaration
To introduce anti-camcording provisions in the Cinematograph Act to control piracy
MSME and Traders
2% interest subvention on an incremental loan of Rs 1 crore for GST registered SMEs
Atleast 3% of the 25% sourcing for the Government undertakings will be from women owned SMEs
Renewed Focus on Internal trade ; DIPP renamed to Department for Promotion of Industries and Internal trade
Digital Villages
The Government to make 1 lakh villages into Digital Villages over next five years
Other Announcement(s)
New National Artificial Intelligence portal to support National Program on Artificial Intelligence
Achievements during 2014-19
State of the Economy
India universally recognized as a bright spot of the global economy during last five years
“Country witnessed its best phase of macro-economic stability during 2014-19”, says FM
India is now the 6th largest economy in the world from being the 11thlargest in 2013-14
Annual average GDP growth during 2014-19 higher than any government since 1991
Government has broken inflation’s back from backbreaking inflation during 2009-14: FM
Average inflation down to 4.6%, lower than during any other Government
Inflation in December 2018 down to 2.19% only
Fiscal deficit down to 3.4% in 2018-19 RE from the high of almost 6% seven years ago
CAD likely to be only 2.5% of GDP this year against a high of 5.6% six years ago
India attracted massive amount of FDI, worth $239 billion, during the last 5 years
“India is solidly back on track and marching towards growth and prosperity”, says FM
India becomes the fastest growing major economy in the world
Double-digit inflation contained and fiscal balance restored
Liberalization of FDI policy, allowing most FDI to come through the automatic route
Farmers
Assured MSP of minimum 50% to all 22 crops
Interest subvention doubled in last 5 years
Soil Health card, Neem coated Urea game changer in farm sector
Labor
Employment opportunities expanded ; EPFO membership increased by 2 crore
Minimum income for every category of workers increased by 42% in last 5 years
Poor and Backward Classes
10% reservation for the poor in educational institutions and government jobs
Free electricity connection to every household under Saubhagya Yojana
World’s largest healthcare programme, Ayushman Bharat, for nearly 50 crore people
Aspirational Districts Programme for development in 115 most backward districts
Rs. 1,70,000 crore spent during 2018-19 for cheaper food grains to poor and middle class
143 crore LED bulbs provided in mission mode with the cooperation of private sector
Poor & middle class are saving Rs. 50, 000 crore p.a. in electricity bills due to LED bulbs
10 lakh patients benefited from free treatment under Ayushman Bharat
Jan Aushadhi Kendras providing medicines at affordable prices to poor and middle class
14 out of 21 AIIIMS operating presently have been announced since 2014
Government tripled rural roads’ construction under the PMGSY
15.80 lakh habitations out of 17.84 lakh connected with pucca roads
Rs. 19,000 crore for PMGSY in BE 2019-20 against Rs. 15,500 crore in RE 2018-19
1.53 crore houses built under PM Awas Yojana during the 2014-18
Women development to women led development
6 crore free LPG gas connections provided under Ujjwala Yojna ; All 8 crore by next year
70% of MUDRA Loan availed by Women
Maternity leave extended to 26 weeks
Financial support for pregnant women under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana
Youth
Over one crore youth trained under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikash Yojana
Self-employment boost through MUDRA, STAND-UP and START-UP India
MSME and Traders
Up-to Rs 1 crore loans can be availed in less than an hour
25%-28% is the average savings due to GeM (Government e-Market place)
Income Tax
Tax collections nearly doubled in five years- from Rs. 6.38 Lakh crore in 2013-14 to almost Rs. 12 lakh crore this year
80% growth in tax base- from 3.79 crore to 6.85 crore in five years
Tax administration streamlined- Last year, 99.54% of the income-tax returns accepted as were filed
Technology intensive project approved to improve assessee friendliness –In two years, returns to be processed in 24 hours and refunds issued simultaneously
Earlier benefits given to middle class-
o Basic exemption limit increased from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 2.5 lakh o Tax rate reduced from 10% to 5% for the tax slab of Rs. 2.5 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh o Standard deduction of Rs. 40,000 introduced for the salaried class o Deduction of savings under section 80C increased from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 1.5 lakh o Deduction of interest for self-occupied house property raised from Rs. 1.5 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh
Special benefits and incentives already given to small businesses and startups-
o Overall compliance processes simplified. o Threshold for presumptive taxation of business raised from Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 2 crore o Benefit of presumptive taxation extended for the first time to small professionals fixing threshold limit at Rs. 50 lakh o Presumptive profit rate reduced from 8% to 6% to promote a less cash economy o Tax rate for about 99% companies reduced to 25%
GST
GST made India a common market
GST led to increased tax base, higher collections and ease of trade
Inter-state movements now faster, more efficient, and hassle free
Responsive and sensitive reduction of tax rates – Most items of daily use now in the 0% or 5% tax slab
Relieving the businesses and service providers-
o Exemptions from GST for small businesses doubled from Rs. 20 lakh to Rs. 40 lakh o Small businesses having turnover up to Rs. 1.5 crore pay only 1% flat rate and file one annual return only o Small service providers with turnover upto Rs.50 lakhs can opt for composition scheme and pay GST at 6% instead of 18% o Soon, businesses comprising over 90% of GST payers to be allowed to file quarterly return
Encouraging GST revenue trends – The average monthly tax collection in the current year is Rs. 97,100 crore per month as compared to Rs. 89,700 crore per month in the first year
Infrastructure
Civil Aviation – UDAN Scheme
o Number of Operational Airports crossed 100 o Latest: Pakyong airport in Sikkim o Domestic Passenger traffic doubled in last 5 years
Roads
o India is the fastest highway developer in the world o 27 kms of highways built each day o Stuck projects completed – Eastern Peripheral Highway around Delhi – Bogibeel rail-cum-road bridge in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
Waterways
o Flagship programme of Sagarmala along the coastal areas o For first time, container freight movement started on Kolkata to Varanasi inland waterways
Railways
o ‘Safest year’ for railways in its history o All Unmanned Level Crossings on broad gauge network eliminated. o Semi high-speed “Vande Bharat Express” introduced – first indigenously developed and manufactured
Climate Change
International Solar Alliance
o To promote renewable energy o First treaty based international inter-governmental organisation headquartered in India o Installed solar generation capacity grown over ten times in last five years o Now creating lakhs of new age jobs
Digital India Revolution
More than 3 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) exist to deliver services to the citizens
India now leading the world in the consumption of mobile data
Monthly consumption of mobile data increased by over 50 times in the last five years
Under Make in India, mobile and parts manufacturing companies increased from 2 to more than 268 providing huge job opportunities
Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) and Direct Benefit Transfer
In the last five years, nearly 34 crore Jan Dhan bank accounts opened
Aadhaar now near universally implemented
Ensure the poor and middle class receive the benefits of Government schemes directly in their bank accounts by eliminating middlemen
Customs and trading across borders
Customs duties on 36 capital goods abolished
Digitization of import and export transactions
RFID technology to improve logistics
Steps against corruption
Government walked the talk on corruption and ushered in a new era of transparency: FM
RERA and Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Act have brought transparency in real estate
The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 to help confiscate economic offenders
Government conducted transparent auction of natural resources such as coal & spectrum
Drive against Black money
Undisclosed income of about Rs 1,30,000 crore brought under tax through initiatives likeBlack money Law, Fugitive Criminal offenders Act, Demonetisation etc.
Benami assets worth Rs 6,900 crore have been attached
18% growth in Direct tax
Banking Reforms and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)
The IBC has institutionalized a resolution-friendly mechanism
Government has stopped the culture of “phone banking”: FM
Government adopted 4Rs approach of recognition, resolution, re-capitalization & reforms
Government has implemented measures to ensure ‘Clean Banking’
Government has already recovered Rs. 3 lakh crore in favor of banks and creditors
Government has invested Rs. 2.6 lakh crore for recapitalization of public sector banks
Cleanliness
Government launched Swachh Bharat Mission as a tribute to 150 years of Gandhi Ji
FM thanks 130 crore Indians for translating Swachh Bharat into a national revolution
India has achieved 98% rural sanitation coverage
5.45 lakh villages have been declared “Open Defecation Free”
Defence
OROP under implementation in full spirit with Rs 35,000 crore already disbursed
Military pay service hiked
Other achievements
Government put a stop to questionable practices of hiding high NPAs
Swachh Bharat Mission as the world’s largest behavioral change movement
Key message in the Interim Budget 2019-20
Moving towards realizing a ‘New India’ by 2022 –
o Clean and healthy India with universal access to toilets, water and electricity to all o An India where Farmers’ income would have doubled o Ample opportunities to youth and women to fulfil their dreams o An India free from terrorism, communalism, casteism, corruption and nepotism
Vision for the next Decade
Foundation for India’s growth and development laid in the past 5 years
Poised to become a Five Trillion Dollar Economy in the next five years
Aspire to become a Ten Trillion Dollar Economy in the next 8 years thereafter
Ten dimensions of Vision for India of 2030
India would be a modern, technology driven, high growth, equitable and transparent society
To build physical as well as social infrastructure and to provide ease of living
To create a Digital India, digitize government processes with leaders from youth
Making India pollution free by leading transport revolution with Electric Vehicles and focus on Renewables
Expanding rural industrialisation using modern digital technologies to generate massive employment
Clean Rivers, safe drinking water to all Indians and efficient use of water through micro- irrigation
Besides scaling up of Sagarmala, Coastline and Ocean waters powering India’s development and growth
Aim at our space programme – Gaganyaan, India becoming the launch-pad of satellites for the World and placing an Indian astronaut into space by 2022
Making India self-sufficient in food, exporting to the world to meet their food needs and producing food in the most organic way
A healthy India via Ayushman Bharat with women having equal rights and concern for their safety and empowerment
Transforming India into a Minimum Government Maximum Governance nation with pro- active and responsible bureaucracy
Highlights of Budget 2018-19
PIB Delhi 01 Feb, 2018
Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley presents general Budget 2018-19 in Parliament.
Budget guided by mission to strengthen agriculture, rural development, health, education, employment, MSME, and infrastructure sectors
Government says, a series of structural reforms will propel India among the fastest growing economies of the world. Country firmly on course to achieve over 8 % growth as manufacturing, services and exports back on good growth path.
AgricultureMSP for all unannounced kharif crops will be one and half times of their production cost like majority of rabi crops: Institutional Farm Credit raised to 11 lakh crore in 2018-19 from 8.5 lakh crore in 2014-15.
22,000 rural haats to be developed and upgraded into Gramin Agricultural Markets to protect the interests of 86% small and marginal farmers.
“Operation Greens” launched to address price fluctuations in potato, tomato and onion for benefit of farmers and consumers.
Two New Funds of Rs10,000 crore announced for Fisheries and Animal Husbandary sectors; Re-structured National Bamboo Mission gets Rs.1290 crore.
Loans to Women Self Help Groups will increase to Rs.75,000 crore in 2019 from 42,500 crore last year.
Higher targets for Ujjwala, Saubhagya and Swachh Mission to cater to lower and middle class in providing free LPG connections, electricity and toilets.
Healthcare (Pixabay Image)Outlay on health, education and social protection will be 1.38 lakh crore. Tribal students to get Ekalavya Residential School in each tribal block by 2022. Welfare fund for SCs gets a boost.
World’s largest Health Protection Scheme covering over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families launched with a family limit up to 5 lakh rupees for secondary and tertiary treatment.
Fiscal Deficit pegged at 3.5 %, projected at 3.3 % for 2018-19.
Rs.5.97 lakh crore allocation for infrastructure
Ten prominent sites to be developed as Iconic tourist destinations
NITI Aayog to initiate a national programme on Artificial Intelligence(AI)
Centres of excellence to be set up on robotics, AI, Internet of things etc
Disinvestment crossed target of Rs 72,500 crore to reach Rs 1,00,000 crore
Comprehensive Gold Policy on the anvil to develop yellow metal as an asset class
100 percent deduction proposed to companies registered as Farmer Producer Companies with an annual turnover upto Rs. 100 crore on profit derived from such activities, for five years from 2018-19.
Deduction of 30 percent on emoluments paid to new employees Under Section 80-JJAA to be relaxed to 150 days for footwear and leather industry, to create more employment.
No adjustment in respect of transactions in immovable property where Circle Rate value does not exceed 5 percent of consideration.
Proposal to extend reduced rate of 25 percent currently available for companies with turnover of less than 50 crore (in Financial Year 2015-16), to companies reporting turnover up to Rs. 250 crore in Financial Year 2016-17, to benefit micro, small and medium enterprises.
Standard Deduction of Rs. 40,000 in place of present exemption for transport allowance and reimbursement of miscellaneous medical expenses. 2.5 crore salaried employees and pensioners to benefit.
Relief to Senior Citizens proposed:-
Exemption of interest income on deposits with banks and post offices to be increased from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 50,000.
TDS not required to be deducted under section 194A. Benefit also available for interest from all fixed deposit schemes and recurring deposit schemes.
Hike in deduction limit for health insurance premium and/ or medical expenditure from Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 50,000 under section 80D.
Increase in deduction limit for medical expenditure for certain critical illness from Rs. 60,000 (in case of senior citizens) and from Rs. 80,000 (in case of very senior citizens) to Rs. 1 lakh for all senior citizens, under section 80DDB.
Proposed to extend Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana up to March, 2020. Current investment limit proposed to be increased to Rs. 15 lakh from the existing limit of Rs. 7.5 lakh per senior citizen.
More concessions for International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), to promote trade in stock exchanges located in IFSC.
To control cash economy, payments exceeding Rs. 10,000 in cash made by trusts and institutions to be disallowed and would be subject to tax.
Tax on Long Term Capital Gains exceeding Rs. 1 lakh at the rate of 10 percent, without allowing any indexation benefit. However, all gains up to 31st January, 2018 will be grandfathered.
Proposal to introduce tax on distributed income by equity oriented mutual funds at the rate of 10 percent.
Proposal to increase cess on personal income tax and corporation tax to 4 percent from present 3 percent.
Proposal to roll out E-assessment across the country to almost eliminate person to person contact leading to greater efficiency and transparency in direct tax collection.
Proposed changes in customs duty to promote creation of more jobs in the country and also to incentivise domestic value addition and Make in India in sectors such as food processing, electronics, auto components, footwear and furniture. (Source: pib website)
Times of India Feb 1, 2017 Highlights Finance minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2017-18 in the Lok Sabha today. Here are the highlights of the Union Budget:
India stands out as a bright spot amid world economic gloom .
Our focus will be on energising youth to reap benefits of growth and employment.
IMF estimates world GDP will grow by 3.4 per cent in 2017 ….
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