Highlights of Interim Union Budget 2009-10

The following are the highlights of the interim budget for 2009-10 presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

• Growth forecast at 7.1 per cent for 2008-09
  
• Total expenditure for FY'10 seen at Rs 9,53,231 crore
  
• Plan expenditure estimated at Rs 2,85,149 crore.
  
• Non-Plan expenditure pegged at Rs 6,68,082 crore.
  
• Revenue expenditure at Rs 8,48,085 crore.
  
• Centre's net tax revenue pegged at Rs 5,00,096 crore.
  
• Revenue deficit 4 per cent of GDP.
  
• Fiscal deficit at 5.5 per cent of GDP.
  
• Major subsidies estimated at Rs 95,579 crore.
  
• Two per cent interest subsidy for exports extended till Sept for employment oriented sector.
  
• Defence allocation at Rs 1,41,703 crore.
  
• Rs 30,100 crore allocated for rural employment scheme.
  
• Bharat Nirman allocated Rs 40,900 crore.
  
• Rs 12,070 crore for National Rural Health Mission.
  
• Rural drinking programme allocated Rs 7,400 crore.
  
• Rural sanitation programme gets Rs 1,200 crore.
  
• Rs 14,000 crore for rural infrastructure development.
  
• Mid-day Meal scheme allocated Rs 8,000 crore.
  
• Rs 6,705 crore for Integrated Child Development Scheme.
  
• Sarva Sikhsha Abhiyan allocated Rs 13,100 crore.
  
• Urban renewal mission gets Rs 11,842 crore.
  
• Government to recapitalise public sector banks.