Highlights Of Interim Budget 2009-2010  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

RTI Act led to greater accountability and improved public decision making process  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

Sixth Pay Commission benefits over 45 lakh central government employees  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

Several new social schemes launched to support weak & downtrodden people  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

Rs 65,300 crore debt waiver and relief given to 3.6 crore farmers  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

Panchayat empowerment and accountability scheme to be substantially expanded  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

RIDF corpus increased from Rs. 5,500 crore in 2003-04 to Rs. 14,000 crore in 2008-09  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

Plan allocation for agriculture up by 300 percent during 2003-04 and 2008-09  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

15 Central Universities established  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

GDP records a sustained growth of over 9 per cent for 3 consecutive years for the first time  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

US $ 32.4 billion FDI received in 2007-08  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

Defence gets Rs.1,41,703 crore in the Interim Budget  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

Rs.14,000 crore corpus for RIDF XV  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

Total expenditure in R.E. raised by Rs. 150,069 crore  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

Rs. 953,231 crore expenditure proposed for 2009-10  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

Revenue deficit 4.4 pc of GDP against 1.0 pc in be fiscal deficit in R.E. estimated at 6 pc  (PIB 16-2-2009 )

Revenue deficit For 2009-10 estimated At 4 Per cent & fiscal deficit 5.5 per cent of GDP  (PIB 16-2-2009 )