Union Budget 2014 : Highlights

01:18 PM
Arun Jaitley finishes his 2014 Budget presentation.

01:17 PM
No service tax for Print Media, Service tax proposed on Radio Taxis.

01:16 PM
Clean energy cess increased to Rs 100/tonne.

01:14 PM
Govt to start Welfare Programme for Kashmiri Migrants

01:12 PM
Excise duty reduction on footwear to 6% from 12%

01:10 PM
Excise duty increment on tobacco products, and aerated water products with added sugar

01:08 PM
Excise duty reduction for specified food package industry from 10% to 6%.

01:06 PM
Cheaper soaps and Oil Products : Jaitley

01:03 PM
Zero custom duty on LED panel below 19 inch : Jaitley

01:01 PM
'One Rank, One Pension' Scheme to be applied. Rs. 1000 cr set aside : Jaitley

01:00 PM
Personal computers, electronic goods to be cheaper : Jaitley

12:57 PM
60 new 'Ayakar Sewa Kendras' to be set up.

12:55 PM
Government to allot Rs 2037 crore to clean up Ganga

12:52 PM
No change in tax rates. Tax exemption limit for small and marginal, and senior tax payers changed from Rs. 2.0 to Rs 2.5 lakhs

12:51 PM
Hikes housing interest rate deduction limit to Rs 2 Lakhs

12:47 PM
Non-Planned Expenditure seen at Rs 12.189 lakh crores while Planned Expenditure seen at Rs 5.75 lakh crores

12:43 PM
Rs. 200 cr for power reforms & Rs. 500 cr for Water reforms in Delhi

12:42 PM
Rs. 100 cr proposal for Young Leaders Programme

12:40 PM
Setting up Biotech clusters in Bangalore and Faridabad, Sports university in Manipur

12:39 PM
Rs 100 crore for training of sportspersons for upcoming Asian Games

12:37 PM
NRI fund for conservation of river Ganga

12:35 PM
Rs 100 cr set aside for project to link rivers.

12:33 PM
Rs 150 crore to boost women's safety

12:32 PM
Rs. 5000 cr set aside for defence outlay over and above amount provided under interim budget

12:30 PM
PPF savings limited increased to 1.5 lakh : Jaitley

12:29 PM
Rs 100 cr for Technology Development Fund : Jaitley

12:27 PM
There ought to be no less than 2 bank balances in every family unit : Jaitley

12:24 PM
RBI will create framework for licenses of small banks

12:20 PM
Rs 4200 crore put aside for 'Jal Marg Vikas' venture on stream Ganga joining Allahabad to Haldia, over a separation of 1620km.

12:18 PM
Allocating 37,850 cr for Road Building Plan via NHAI : Jaitley

12:16 PM
Proposal of Rs. 500 cr for ultra modern power projects to be taken up in Rajasthan,Tamil Nadu, Ladakh : Jaitley

12:14 PM
New airports through PPP mode in tier-II and tier-III cities. : Jaitley

12:13 PM
10,000 crore startup fund for new organizations : Jaitley

12:11 PM
Encouragement of Hastkala Academy in PPP mode : FM

12:09 PM
Rs. 200 cr proposal for 6 new textile clusters in Rae Bareily, Lucknow,Surat, Bhagalpur : FM

12:08 PM
Rural Fund corpus to be raised to 30,000 cr in Financial Year 15

12:06 PM
Foundation of Industrial Smart Cities in 7 cities.

12:05 PM
finance to 5 lakh landless farmers through NABARD

12:02 PM
Rs 56 crore for soil testing labs across the country.

12:01 PM
2nd Green Revolution; Protein revolution Proposes Rs 500 cr farm price stabilisation fund : FM

11:59 AM
Rs. 5000 cr brief time rural credit refinance store for 2014-15 : FM

11:57 AM
Exchange estimating regulations for inhabitants and non-occupants being carried out : FM

11:55 AM
Rs. 200 cr set aside for Agriculture University in AP and Rajasthan, and Horticulture University in Haryana, Telangana

11:49 AM
Rs 100 crore for modernisation of madrasas

11:45 AM
Madam Mohan Malviya scheme for teacher training.

11:43 AM
Rs 100 crore proposal for metro project in Lucknow, Ahmedabad: Jaitley

11:41 AM
Rs 500 crore set aside for 5 IIT & 5 IIM set up: Jaitley

11:40 AM
Rs 3600 crore set aside for National Rural Drinking Water: Jaitley

11:37 AM
Govt to set up New AIIMS in Andhra, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Purvanchal: Jaitley

11:37 AM
Govt to set up 12 more medical colleges with dental facilities, 4 more AIIMS, 5 more IIMs: Jaitley

11:36 AM
MGNREGA programme to made more productive: Jaitley

11:34 AM
Crisis Management Centre for women at Delhi, money to be provided from Nirbhaya fund: Arun Jaitley

11:32 AM
Rs 100 crore set aside for 'Beti padhao, beti badhao yojana': Arun Jaitley

11:30 AM
15 new Brail presses to be created and recovery of 10 current advertised: Arun Jaitley

11:29 AM
Govt focused on giving 24/7 force supply to all homes: Arun Jaitley

11:28 AM
Complete sanitation objectives to be attained by 2019: Finance Minister

11:27 AM
Rs 500 crore for Deen Dayal Upadhyay rural electrification programme: Finance Minister

11:26 AM
Pension scheme for Senior Citizens to continue: Finance Minister

11:24 AM
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichayin Yojana to be started: Finance Minister

11:23 AM
Proposal of Rs 7060 crores for the development of 100 smart cities: Finance Minister

11:22 AM
E-visa for 9 cities, in favour of Tourism : Finance Minister

11:20 AM
Development of 100 smart cities

11:20 AM
Development of 100 smart cities

11:19 AM
Merchandise and Services assessment hold up ought to reach end : Jaitley

11:17 AM
FDI in defence up from 26 to 49 % : Jaitley

11:17 AM
India should focus on Job Creation : Jaitley

11:16 AM
We aim to encourage FDI : Jaitley

11:16 AM
Aim to achieve 7-8% economic growth rate in next 3-4 years : Jaitley

11:15 AM
No progressions in taxes reflectively : Jaitley

11:13 AM
Black Money is a Curse for financial development : Jaitley

11:12 AM
Govt to structure a xpenditure administration commission : Jaitley

11:10 AM
The undertaking before me today is extremely difficult; need to resuscitate development in assembling division : Jaitley

11:09 AM
Huge funds needed for proper development : Jaitley

11:06 AM
People have voted for a change. India desires to grow : Jaitley

11:03 AM
Arun Jaitley starts Union Budget presentation.