Budget Implementation

1. 8 Expenditure Management CommissionThe Government will constitute an ExpenditureManagement Commission, which will look intovarious aspects of expenditure reforms to beundertaken by the Government. TheCommission will give its interim report withinthis financial year. I also propose to overhaulthe subsidy regime, including food andpetroleum subsidies, and make it more targetedwhile providing full protection to themarginalized, poor and SC/STs. A new ureapolicy would also be formulated.

[Nodal Ministries/Departments:Department of Expenditure,Department of Food & Public Distribution,Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas,Department of Fertilizers]

2. 9 GSTThe debate whether to introduce a Goods andServices Tax (GST) must now come to an end.We have discussed the issue for the past manyyears. Some States have been apprehensiveabout surrendering their taxation jurisdiction;others want to be adequately compensated. Ihave discussed the matter with the States bothindividually and collectively. I do hope we areable to find a solution in the course of this yearand approve the legislative scheme whichenables the introduction of GST. This willstreamline the tax administration, avoidharassment of the business and result in higherrevenue collection both for the Centre and theStates. I assure all States that government willbe more than fair in dealing with them.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Revenue ]

3. 10 Tax AdministrationThe sovereign right of the Government toundertake retrospective legislation isunquestionable. However, this power has to beexercised with extreme caution andjudiciousness keeping in mind the impact ofeach such measure on the economy and theoverall investment climate.

(i) This Government will not ordinarily bringabout any change retrospectively whichcreates a fresh liability. Hon'ble Membersare aware that consequent upon certainretrospective amendments to the IncomeTax Act 1961 undertaken through theFinance Act 2012, a few cases have comeup in various courts and other legal fora.These cases are at different stages ofpendency and will naturally reach their

Expenditure Management Commission was constituted on4th September 2014. It has submitted its Interim Report on17.1.2015.

Modified Direct Benefit Transfer to LPG consumers calledPahal was launched in 54 districts on 15.11.2014. It hasbeen launched in the remaining districts of the country from1.1.2015.

Formulation of New Urea Policy is in progress.

Action partially completed

The Cabinet approved the proposal for introduction of a Billin the Parliament for amending the Constitution of India tofacilitate the introduction of GST in the country on17.12.2014. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on19.12.2014.

Work in progress

Budget Speech 2014-2015(10th July 2014)

S.No. Para Budget Announcement Status of ImplementationNo.

(Position reported on 30th January, 2015)

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The High Level Committee has been constituted underSection 119 of the Income Tax Act on 28.8.2014 by theCentral Board of Direct Taxes.

Action completed

Sections 245-O and 245-N of the Income-tax Act have beenamended vide Finance (No.2) Act, 2014 to provide that the"advance ruling" shall also include a determination by theAuthority in relation to the tax liability of a notified residentapplicant in respect of a transaction undertaken or proposedto be undertaken by him.

Action completed

Provision has been made for more than one bench of theAuthority in view of the enlarged scope of AAR. The Authorityshall have a Chairman and such number of Vice-Chairmen,revenue member and law member as the CentralGovernment may appoint. Action is being taken to constitutetwo additional Benches.

Section 245C of the Income-tax Act relating to SettlementCommission has been amended to enhance the scope ofthe Settlement Commission.


A High level Committee has been constituted videDepartment of Revenue's O.M. F.No. A.50050/84/2014-Ad.Idated 26th November, 2014.

logical conclusion. At this juncture I wouldlike to convey to this August House andalso the investors community at large thatwe are committed to provide a stable andpredictable taxation regime that would beinvestor friendly and spur growth. Keepingthis in mind,

(ii) We have decided that henceforth, all freshcases arising out of the retrospectiveamendments of 2012 in respect of indirecttransfers and coming to the notice of theAssessing Officers will be scrutinized by aHigh Level Committee to be constituted bythe CBDT before any action is initiated insuch cases. I hope the investor communityboth within India and abroad would reposeconfidence on our stated position andparticipate in the Indian growth story withrenewed vigour.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Revenue]

4. 11 Advance Ruling and Other Tax RelatedMeasuresTax demand of more than 4 lakh crore is underdispute and litigation before various Courts andAppellate authorities. This is one of the seriousconcerns of all taxpayers in this country. Inorder to reduce litigation in direct taxes, Ipropose to make certain legislative andadministrative changes.


5. 12 Currently, an advance ruling can be obtainedabout the tax liability of a non-resident from theAuthority for Advance Rulings. This facility isnot available to resident taxpayers exceptPublic Sector Undertakings. I propose to enableresident taxpayers to obtain an advance rulingin respect of their income tax liability above adefined threshold. I also propose to strengthenthe Authority for Advance Rulings byconstituting additional benches. I furtherpropose to enlarge the scope of the Income-tax Settlement Commission so that taxpayersmay approach the Commission for settlementof disputes. This would continue to be once ina lifetime opportunity for any taxpayer.


6. 13 As an administrative measure, I propose to setup a High Level Committee to interact with tradeand industry on a regular basis and ascertain

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areas where clarity in tax laws is required.Based on the recommendations of theCommittee, the Central Board of Direct Taxesand the Central Board of Excise and Customsshall issue appropriate clarifications, whereverconsidered necessary, on the tax issues withina period of two months.


7. 14 Transfer Pricing is a major area of litigation forboth resident and non-resident taxpayers. Ihave proposed certain changes in the TransferPricing regulations, which I would spell out inPart-B of my speech.


8. 17 India today is the largest buyer of Defenceequipment in the world. Our domesticmanufacturing capacities are still at a nascentstage. We are buying substantial part of ourDefence requirements directly from foreign players.Companies controlled by foreign governments andforeign private sector are supplying our Defencerequirements to us at a considerable outflow offoreign exchange. Currently we permit 26 per centFDI in Defence manufacturing. The composite capof foreign exchange is being raised to 49 per centwith full Indian management and control throughthe FIPB route.

[Nodal Ministry/Department: Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion]

9. 18 The Insurance sector is investment starved.Several segments of the Insurance sector needan expansion. The composite cap in theInsurance sector is proposed to be increasedup to 49 per cent from the current level of 26per cent, with full Indian management andcontrol, through the FIPB route.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Financial Services ]

10. 19 To encourage development of Smart Cities,which will also provide habitation for the neo-middle class, requirement of the built up areaand capital conditions for FDI is being reducedfrom 50,000 square metres to 20,000 squaremetres and from USD 10 million to USD 5million respectively with a three year postcompletion lock in.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion]

Action completed

Section 92C of the Income-tax Act has been amended videFinance (No.2) Act, 2014 to provide that in respect ofinternational transaction or specified domestic transactionundertaken on or after 01.04.2014, where more than oneprice is determined by the most appropriate method, theALP shall be computed in the manner as may be prescribed.

Action completed

The press note no.7 amending the FDI policy regardingDefence Sector was issued on 26.8.2014.

Action completed

Government has promulgated an Ordinance namely - theInsurance Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2014 on 26thDecember, 2014 to make amendments to the InsuranceAct, 1938, the General Insurance Business (Nationalization)Act, 1972 and the Insurance Regulatory and DevelopmentAuthority Act, 1999 in accordance with the Insurance Laws(Amendment) Bill 2008 as reported by the Select Committeeof the Rajya Sabha and for suitably introducing it in theParliament in the next session.

Work in progress

Press Note No.10 amending the FDI policy regardingConstruction Development Sector was issued on 3rdDecember, 2014.

Action completed

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11. 20 To further encourage this, projects whichcommit at least 30 per cent of the total projectcost for low cost affordable housing will beexempted from minimum built up area andcapitalisation requirements, with the conditionof three year lock-in.


12. 22 Bank CapitalizationFinancial stability is the foundation of a rapidrecovery. Our banking system needs to befurther strengthened. To be in line with Basel-IIInorms there is a requirement to infuse 2,40,000crore as equity by 2018 in our banks. To meetthis huge capital requirement we need to raiseadditional resources to fulfill this obligation. Whilepreserving the public ownership, the capital ofthese banks will be raised by increasing theshareholding of the people in a phased mannerthrough the sale of shares largely through retailto common citizens of this country. Thus, whilethe government will continue to have majorityshareholding, the citizens of India will also getdirect shareholding in these banks, whichcurrently they hold indirectly. We will alsoexamine the proposal to give greater autonomyto the banks while making them accountable.


13. 24 Smart CitiesAs the fruits of development reach anincreasingly large number of people, the paceof migration from the rural areas to the cities isincreasing. A neo middle class is emergingwhich has the aspiration of better livingstandards. Unless, new cities are developedto accommodate the burgeoning number ofpeople, the existing cities would soon becomeunlivable. The Prime Minister has a vision ofdeveloping 'one hundred Smart Cities', assatellite towns of larger cities and bymodernizing the existing mid-sized cities. Toprovide the necessary focus to this criticalactivity, I have provided a sum of `7,060 crorein the current fiscal.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Urban Development ]

14. 25 e-VisaTourism is one of the larger job creatorsglobally. Many economies world over aresupported by tourism. In order to give a majorboost to tourism in India, the facility of ElectronicTravel Authorization (e-Visa) would be

Press Note No.10 amending the FDI policy regardingConstruction Development Sector was issued on 3rdDecember, 2014

Action completed

On 10.12.2014 the Cabinet has approved allowing PSBs toraise capital from public markets through FPO or QIP bydiluting Government of India holding upto 52% in phasedmanner based on their capital requirement, their stockperformance, liquidity, market appetite and subject of suchother conditions that may be prescribed for efficient use ofcapital and resources, on case to case basis with specificapproval of Finance Minister to each bank.

Action completed

The Concept Note on Contours of Smart City Scheme afterconsultations with all the stakeholders was revised on03.12.2014. The document was uploaded on the website(www.indiansmartcities.in) for inviting further commentsbefore it is finalized.

Work in progress

Tourist Visa on Arrival enabled with Electronic TravelAuthorization has been extended to citizens of 43 countriesin the first phase on 9 designated airports viz, Delhi, Mumbai,Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore,Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin and Goa from 27.11.2014.

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introduced in a phased manner at nine airportsin India where necessary infrastructure wouldbe put in place within the next six months. Thecountries to which the Electronic Travelauthorisation facility would be extended wouldbe identified in a phased manner. This wouldfurther facilitate the visa on arrival facility.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Home Affairs;Ministry of External Affairs]

15. 26 REITs & InvITsReal Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) havebeen successfully used as instruments forpooling of investment in several countries. Iintend to provide necessary incentives forREITS which will have pass through for thepurpose of taxation. As an innovation, amodified REITS type structure for infrastructureprojects is also being announced asInfrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), whichwould have a similar tax efficient pass throughstatus, for PPP and other infrastructureprojects. These structures would reduce thepressure on the banking system while alsomaking available fresh equity. I am confidentthese two instruments would attract long termfinance from foreign and domestic sourcesincluding the NRIs.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Urban Development,Department of Revenue ]

16. 27 Kisan Vikas PatraKisan Vikas Patra (KVP) was a very popularinstrument among small savers. I plan toreintroduce the instrument to encouragepeople, who may have banked and unbankedsavings to invest in this instrument.

[Nodal Ministry/Department: Department of Economic Affairs]

17. 28 Skill IndiaA national multi-skill programme called Skill Indiais proposed to be launched. It would skill the youthwith an emphasis on employability andentrepreneur skills. It will also provide training andsupport for traditional professions like welders,carpenters, cobblers, masons, blacksmiths,weavers etc. Convergence of various schemesto attain this objective is also proposed.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Labour & EmploymentMinistry of Skill Development,Entrepreneurship Youth Affairs & Sports]

Action completed

Sections 2, 10, 47, 49, 111A, 115A of the Income-tax Actand Chapter VII of the Finance (No.2) Act, 2004 have beenamended vide Finance (No.2) Act, 2014. Sections 115UAand 194LBA have been inserted in the Income-tax Act videFinance (No.2) Act, 2014 to give effect to theseannouncements.

Action completed

The necessary notification has been issued on 23.9.2014.

Action completed

To steer this programme, a new Ministry i.e. Ministry of SkillDevelopment & Entrepreneurship has been created whichis now fully functional.

A multi skill development programme on mission mode forjob creation and entrepreneurship for all socio-economicclasses is being worked out.

A sub-scheme has been prepared to undertake modulartraining courses for the unorganized sector workers in urbanITI's as a separate component in existing Skill DevelopmentInitiative Scheme. Guidelines of the sub-scheme have beenissued.

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18. 29 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee YojanaBulk of our farm lands are rain fed anddependent on monsoons. Therefore, there is aneed to provide assured irrigation to mitigaterisk. To improve access to irrigation we proposeto initiate the scheme "Pradhan Mantri KrishiSinchayee Yojana". I propose to set aside asum of `1,000 crore for this purpose.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Agriculture & Cooperation]

19. 30 Swatchh Bharat AbhiyanThe need for sanitation is of utmost importance.Although the Central Government is providingresources within its means, the task of totalsanitation cannot be achieved without the supportof all. The Government intends to cover everyhousehold by total sanitation by the year 2019,the 150th year of the Birth anniversary of MahatmaGandhi through Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Urban Development ]

20. 31 Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban MissionGujarat has demonstrated successfully theRurban development model of urbanization ofthe rural areas, through which people living inthe rural areas can get efficient civicinfrastructure and associate services. ShyamaPrasad Mukherji Rurban Mission will belaunched to deliver integrated project basedinfrastructure in the rural areas, which will alsoinclude development of economic activities andskill development. The preferred mode ofdelivery would be through PPPs while usingvarious scheme funds for financing.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Rural Development]

21. 32 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti YojanaPower is a vital input for economic growth andthe Government is committed to providing 24x7uninterrupted power supply to all homes. "DeenDayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana" forfeeder separation will be launched to augmentpower supply to the rural areas and forstrengthening sub-transmission and distributionsystems. I propose to set aside a sum of `500crore for this purpose.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Power]

Special Training courses in the area of modern constructiontechnology were approved by NCVT Sub-Committee on30.10.2014.

Work in progress

Concept Note, Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) Noteand draft Guidelines of PMKSY have been circulated to allconcerned Ministries/Departments.

Work in progress

The Scheme has been launched on 2.10.2014. Guidelineshave been issued on 28.12.2014.

Work in progress

A national consultation workshop was held on 8.8.2014 toelicit suggestions on the proposed scheme. Thereafter, anExpert Committee has been constituted. The matter will betaken up for EFC and Cabinet approval.

Work in progress

The Scheme has been approved by Cabinet Committee onEconomic Affairs (CCEA) on 20.11.2014.

Action completed

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22. 33 Statue of UnityGovernment of Gujarat has embarked upon themission to build the largest statue of SardarVallabh Bhai Patel. Sardar Patel stands as thesymbol of the unity of the country. To supportthe Gujarat Government in this initiative to erectthe Statue of Unity, I propose to set aside asum of `200 crore.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Culture]

23. 36 To provide credit enhancement facility for youngstart up entrepreneurs from Scheduled Castes,who aspire to be part of the neo-middle class, Ipropose to set aside a sum of 200 crore whichwill be operationalised through a scheme byIFCI.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Financial Services,Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment]

24. 37 For the welfare of the tribals "Van BandhuKalyan Yojana" is being launched with an initialallocation of `100 crore.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Tribal Affairs]

25. 38 Welfare of Senior CitizensVarishtha Pension Bima YojanaNDA Government during its last term in officehad introduced the Varishtha Pension BimaYojana (VPBY) as a pension scheme for seniorcitizens. Under the scheme a total no. of 3.16lakh annuitants are being benefitted and thecorpus amounts to `6,095 crore. I propose torevive the scheme for a limited period from 15August, 2014 to 14 August, 2015 for the benefitof citizens aged 60 years and above.


26. 39 A large amount of money is estimated to belying as unclaimed amounts with PPF, PostOffice, saving schemes etc. These are mostlyout of investments belonging to the seniorcitizens and on their demise, remain unclaimedfor want of relevant payment instructions. Ipropose to set up a committee to examine andrecommend how this amount can be used toprotect and further financial interests of thesenior citizens. The committee will give itsreport not later than December this year.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Economic Affairs]

A sum of ` 200 crore has been released on 30.9.2014 toSardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust,Gandhinagar.

Action completed

Guidelines for financial assistance to Scheduled Castesentrepreneurs were issued on 22.12.2014. A fund of ` 200crore has been allocated under the Scheme inSupplementary Demands for Grants 2014-15.

Action completed

The Scheme "Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY)" waslaunched on 28th October, 2014. So far ` 75 crore havebeen released to ten States having Schedule V areas.

Action completed

Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana was launched on 14.8.2014.

Action completed

The Committee has been constituted. It has held twomeetings on 26.9.2014 and 29.12.2014.

Work in progress

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27. 40 Government is fully committed to the socialsecurity and welfare of employees serving inthe organized sector. The Government isnotifying minimum pension of 1,000 per monthto all subscriber members of EP Scheme andhas made an initial provision of `250 crore inthe current financial year to meet theexpenditure. Further, increase in mandatorywage ceiling of subscription to EPS from 6,500to `15,000 has been made and a provision of`250 crore has been provided in the currentbudget. For the convenience of the subscribers,EPFO will launch the "Uniform AccountNumber" Service for contributing members tofacilitate portability of Provident Fund accounts.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Labour & Employment ]

28. 41 Empowerment of the Differently AbledPersonsGovernment will make all out efforts to createa more inclusive society for Persons withDisabilities to enable them to enjoy equalopportunities to lead an empowered life withdignity. I propose to extend the scheme forAssistance to Disabled Persons for purchase/fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP) to includecontemporary aids and assistive devices. It isalso proposed to establish National levelinstitutes for Universal Inclusive Design andMental Health Rehabilitation and also a Centrefor Disability Sports.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Empowerment of Persons withDisabilities]

29. 42 Incentives for the Visually ChallengedThe Braille Presses in the Government andprivate sector are not able to meet the demandof Braille Text books for the visually impairedstudents. It is proposed to provide assistanceto the State Governments to establish fifteennew Braille Presses and modernize ten existingBraille Presses in the current financial year.Government will also print currency notes withBraille like signs to assist the visibly challengedpersons.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Disability Affairs,Department of Economic Affairs]

30. 43 Women & Child DevelopmentWomen's safety is a concern shared by all thehonourable members of this House. We needto test out different approaches that can bevalidated and scaled up quickly. An outlay of

Notifications have been issued on 19.08.2014 and22.08.2014 respectively.

Seeding of Uniform Account Number (UAN) with Bankaccount and Aadhaar has been taken up for 4.25croresubscribers. Bank account seeding has been done inrespect of 53% of UAN.


Action to include High-end mobility devices, prostheticdevices & other P&O Devices is under process.

CCEA Note has been finalized and sent to PMO and CabinetSecretariat on 29.01.2015.

For preparing a site specific Detailed Project Report (DPR)of a Centre for Disability Sports, Expression of Interest (EoI)has been invited.

"In principle" approval of the engagement of HSCC (India)Ltd for comprehensive consultancy of the project has beensought. The technical Committee has been constituted tofinalize the TOR of the contracts.

Work in progress

Central Sector Scheme of "Support of establishment/modernization/capacity augmentation of Braille Presses"has been approved with the objectives to establish fifteenBraille Presses in States and one Braille Printing unit inUT, to modernize ten Braille Presses and to augment oneBraille Press during the 2014-15.

The draft design for Currency notes with Braille like signshas been sent to Reserve Bank of India for finalization andnecessary approval of Central Board.


Scheme for Safety for Women in Public Road Transport inthe country has been approved by CCEA on 02.01.2014.This Scheme envisages setting up a National Level VehicleSecurity & Tracking System and City Command & Control

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`50 crores will be spent by Ministry of RoadTransport & Highways on pilot testing a schemeon "Safety for Women on Public RoadTransport". A sum of `150 crores will also bespent by Ministry of Home Affairs on a schemeto increase the safety of women in large cities.It is also proposed to set up "Crisis ManagementCentres" in all the districts of NCT of Delhi thisyear in all government and private hospitals. Thefunding will be provided from the Nirbhaya Fund.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Road Transport and Highways,Ministry of Home Affairs,Department of Health & Family Welfare,Department of Economic Affairs,Delhi Government]

31. 44 Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao YojanaIt is a shame that while the country has emergedas a major player amongst the emerging marketeconomies, the apathy towards girl child is stillquite rampant in many parts of the country.Therefore I propose to launch Beti Bachao, BetiPadhao Yojana which will be a focused schemewhich would help in generating awareness andalso help in improving the efficiency of deliveryof welfare services meant for women. I proposeto set aside a sum of `100 crore for this.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Women & Child Development ]

32. 46 Rural DevelopmentPradhan Mantri Gram Sadak YojanaPradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana initiatedduring the NDA-I under the stewardship ofPrime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has hada massive impact in improvement of accessfor Rural population. It is time to reaffirm ourcommitment to a better and more energeticPMGSY under the dynamic leadership of PrimeMinister Shri Narendra Modi. I propose toprovide a sum of `14,389 crore.


33. 47 MGNREGAThe Government is committed to providingwage and self-employment opportunities inrural areas. However, wage employment wouldbe provided under MGNREGA through worksthat are more productive, asset creating andsubstantially linked to agriculture and alliedactivities.


Centre with installation of GPS/CCTV/panic buttons in publicroad transport in the Country.

A contract has been signed between MoRTH and DelhiIntegrated Multi-Modal Transit Systems Ltd (DIMTS) toprovide Project Management Consultancy for smoothimplementation of the project.

Crises Management Centres have been set up in 11 Govt.Hospitals for rapes survivals in all districts of NCT of Delhi.Advisory has been issued to all the private hospitals/nursinghomes for setting up Crisis Management Centres.

Consultations have been started with the beneficiary States/UTs in a phased manner for informing them the details ofthe Scheme and action required on their part for timelyimplementation of the Scheme.


The Scheme was launched on 22.1.2015.

Action completed

Joint detailed Plan/Guidelines were formulated and issuedto all State Governments on 31.7.2014

Action completed

The notification for amendment of the Schedule -I to theMGNREGA Act, 2005 was issued on 21/7/2014.

To facilitate States in engaging technical assistants for bettertechnical planning and supervision of works underMGNREGA, guidelines have been issued on 21.8.2014 toallow their establishment cost as a part of material cost ofworks instead of administrative cost.

Work in progress

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34. 48 National Livelihood MissionAjeevika, the National Rural Livelihood Mission(NRLM), aims to eliminate rural poverty throughsustainable livelihood options. Under thismission, Women SHGs are provided bankloans at 4% on prompt repayment in 150districts and at 7% in all other districts. I proposeto extend the provision of bank loan for womenSHGs at 4% in another 100 districts. I alsopropose to set up a "Start Up VillageEntrepreneurship Programme" for encouragingrural youth to take up local entrepreneurshipprograms. I am providing an initial sum of 100crore for this.


35. 49 The Rural Housing Scheme has benefited alarge percentage of rural population who haveavailed credit through Rural Housing Fund(RHF). Accordingly, I propose to increase theallocations for the year 2014-15 to 8,000 crorefor National Housing Bank (NHB) with a viewto expand and continue to support RuralHousing in the country.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Financial Services]

36. 50 Watershed DevelopmentTo give an added impetus to watersheddevelopment in the country, I propose to starta new programme called "Neeranchal" with aninitial outlay of `2,142 crores in the currentfinancial year.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Land Resources]

37. 51 Panchayati RajBackward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) is beingimplemented in 272 backward districts in 27States, to fi l l up the crit ical gaps indevelopment of basic infrastructure facilitiesand for capacity building of Panchayats/ GramSabhas in backward areas. It is proposed torestructure the BRGF to address intra-districtinequalities to ensure that backward sub-districts units within States receive adequatesupport.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Panchayati Raj]

38. 52 Safe Drinking WaterMany of our drinking water sources haveexcess impurities like flouride, arsenic andmanmade contaminations due to untreated

Extension of provision of bank loan for women SHGsat 4% in 100 districts: The EFC memo has been prepared.EFC meeting is awaited.

Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme: Aworkshop has been conducted with all the stakeholders atHyderabad on 26-27 September, 2014. A note is underpreparation.

Work in progress

RBI has issued orders on 26th August, 2014.

Action completed.

A Cabinet Note seeking approval of Cabinet has beensubmitted on 29.10.2014.

Work in progress

Draft EFC Memorandum on the restructuring of districtcomponent of BRGF programme is being finalized.

Work in progress

As on 01.04.2014, there are approximately 20,000 waterquality affected habitations affected with excess arsenic,fluoride, heavy metals, toxic elements, pesticides and

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sewage, industrial effluents and leaching ofpesticides and fertilizers. It is proposed toearmark `3,600 crore under National RuralDrinking Water Programme for providing safedrinking water in approximately 20,000habitations affected with arsenic, fluoride,heavy/ toxic elements, pesticides/ fertilizersthrough community water purification plants innext 3 years.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation]

39. 53 Health and Family WelfareTo move towards "Health for All", the two keyinitiatives i.e. the Free Drug Service and FreeDiagnosis Service would be taken up onpriority.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Health & Family Welfare]

40. 54 In order to achieve universal access to earlyquality diagnosis and treatment to TB patients,two National Institutes of Ageing will be set upat AIIMS, New Delhi and Madras MedicalCollege, Chennai. A national level research andreferral Institute for higher dental studies wouldbe set up in one of the existing Dentalinstitutions.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Health & Family Welfare,Department of Health Research

41. 55 It is a matter of great satisfaction that all the sixnew AIIMS at Jodhpur, Bhopal, Patna,Rishikesh, Bhubaneswar and Raipur, which arepart of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya SurakshaYojana, have become functional. A plan to setup four more AIIMS like institutions at AndhraPradesh, West Bengal, Vidarbha inMaharashtra and Poorvanchal in UP is underconsideration. I propose to set aside a sum of`500 crore for this. Presently 58 governmentmedical colleges have been approved. It is alsoproposed to add 12 more government medicalcolleges. In addition, dental facilities would alsobe provided in all the hospitals.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Health & Family Welfare]

42. 56 For the first time, the Central Government willprovide central assistance to strengthen the

fertilizer in the country which are yet to be provided withsafe drinking water. It has been decided to provide 8-10LPCD of safe drinking water in all such habitations in aphased manner before March, 2017. OperationalGuidelines on implementation of Community Drinking Waterpurification Plants for providing safe drinking water in RuralIndia have been prepared. For providing such purificationplants, funds released to the States under NRDWP 20%Quality Fund and NRDWP 5% earmarked Quality Fundsare to be utilized as per NRDWP guidelines.

All the State Governments have been asked to cover morehabitations preferably even beyond the target fixed for theyear 2014-15. During the year, 1386 habitations have beencompleted and by March, 2015, 4000 habitations would becompleted.


An EFC Memo of National Health Assurance Mission hasbeen circulated on 08.12.2014. The proposed componentsinter-alia include 'free essential drugs' and 'free essentialdiagnosis'.

Work in progress

ICT based pilot has been initiated to include private sector,in two districts. viz., Patna (Bihar) and Mehsana (Gujarat)and the ICT system has been tested.

The proposal for setting up of two National Centres forAgeing at AIIMS, New Delhi and Madras Medical College,Chennai is under consideration.

A Central Task Force for Up-gradation of Dental Servicesin India has been set up on 4th September, 2014.


Draft EFC Note has been circulated on 17.10.2014.

Under the National Oral Health Programme, support toHealth Facilities [District and below] on the followingcomponents of a Dental Unit is provided. The budgetaryallocation is ` 81 crore :

(i) Manpower support (Dentist, Dental Hygienist, DentalAssistant)

(ii) Equipments including Dental Chair.

(iii) Consumables for dental procedures.

Work in progress

Views of public/stake holders were elicited on the proposedstructure for (i) Strengthening of Central Drugs Standard

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States' Drug Regulatory and Food RegulatorySystems by creating new drug testinglaboratories and strengthening the 31 existingState laboratories.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Health & Family Welfare]

43. 57 In keeping with the Government's focus onimproving affordable healthcare and toaugment the transfer of technology for betterhealth care facilities in rural India, fifteen ModelRural Health Research shall be set up in thestates, which shall take up research on localhealth issues concerning rural population.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Health Research]

44. 58 EducationSchool EducationElementary education is one of the majorpriorities of the Government. There is a residualgap in providing minimal school infrastructurefacilities. Government would strive to providetoilets and drinking water in all the girls schoolin first phase. An amount of ` 28,635 crore isbeing funded for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and`4,966 crore for Rashtriya Madhyamik ShikshaAbhiyan. A School Assessment Programme isbeing initiated at a cost of `30 crore. To infusenew training tools and motivate teachers, "PanditMadan Mohan Malviya New Teachers TrainingProgramme" is being launched. I am settingaside an initial sum of `500 crore for this.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of School Education and Literacy]

45. 59 To take advantage of the reach of the IT, Ipropose to allocate a sum of `100 crore forsetting up virtual classrooms asCommunication Linked Interface forCultivating Knowledge (CLICK) and onlinecourses.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of School Education and Literacy]

46. 60 Higher EducationThe country needs a large number of Centresof higher learning which are world class. Ipropose to set up Jai Prakash NarayanNational Centre for Excellence in Humanitiesin Madhya Pradesh. I also intend to set upfive more IITs in the Jammu, Chattisgarh,Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Five IIMswould be set up in the States of HimachalPradesh, Punjab, Bihar, Odisha and

Control Organisations (CDSCO) (ii) Strengthening of StatesDrug Regulatory System and (iii) Strengthening of the FoodSafety and Standards Authority of India (iv) Strengtheningof States' Food Regulatory System. The draft Cabinet Note,is being finalized.

Work in progress

12 Model Rural Health Research Units (MRHRUs) havealready been sanctioned in Assam, Himachal Pradesh,Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Karnataka, Punjab,Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradeshand Chhattisgarh. Remaining 3 are expected to be approvedby the end of 2014-15.

The individual projects sanctioned under the scheme are atvarious stages of implementation.

Work in progress

Construction of toilets with separate girls' toilets in all schoolswhich do not have toilets has been taken up. 1.02 lakh newgirls' toilets and 1.54 lakh new boys' toilets are underconstruction. Public Sector Corporations have comeforward in a big way to construct school toilets in responseto Hon'ble Prime Minister's call.

School Assessment Programme has been approved and isbeing rolled out.

Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachersand Teaching has been launched on 25.12.2014.


SFC process for ` 94 crore for capacity building is underway.

Work in progress

Mentor IITs/IIMs have been selected for all the institutions.Proposals for site have been received for 10 out of 11institutions. Two sites have been finalized and another fiveState Site Selection visits have been completed. Theremaining four Site Selection visits are underway.

The EFC is under circulation for starting the academicsession 2015-16 in the temporary campus.

Work in progress

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Maharashtra. I propose to set aside a sum of`500 crore for this.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Higher Education]

47. 61 Government also proposes to ease and simplifynorms to facilitate education loans for higherstudies.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Financial Services,Ministry of Human Resource Development]

48. 62 Digital IndiaThere is an imminent need to further bridgethe divide between digital "haves" and "have-nots". For this it is proposed to launch a panIndia programme "Digital India". This wouldensure Broad band connectivity at villagelevel, improved access to services through ITenabled platforms, greater transparency inGovernment processes and increasedindigenous production of IT hardware andsoftware for exports and improved domesticavailability. Special focus would be onsupporting software product startups. ANational Rural Internet and TechnologyMission for services in villages and schools,training in IT skills and E-Kranti for governmentservice delivery and governance scheme isalso proposed. I have provided a sum of 500crore for this purpose.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Information & Technology,Department of School Education & Literacy]

49. 63 A programme for promoting "GoodGovernance" would be launched and I proposeto set aside a sum of `100 crore for this.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Information & Technology]

50. 64 Information and BroadcastingSo far around 400 permissions for setting upof a Community Radio Stations have beenissued. To encourage the growth in this sector,a new plan scheme is being taken up with anallocation of `100 crore. This scheme wouldsupport about 600 new and existing CommunityRadio Stations.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Information & Broadcasting]

Based on the consultations between Ministry of HumanResource Development and Department of FinancialServices, Indian Bankers Association (IBA) is revising themodel education loan scheme and NCGTC is revising thecredit guarantee scheme for education loans.

Work in progress

Digital India Programme has been approved. Follow upaction is being taken with respect to each component.

A draft Cabinet Note on e-Kranti (NeGP 2.0) has beenfinalized.

EFC Note on National Information Infrastructure (NII) hasbeen circulated.

EFC Note on Common Services Centre 2.0 (CSC 2.0) isunder finalization.

1st meeting of the Apex Committee on Digital IndiaProgramme has been held on 26th November, 2014.


All concerned Ministries/Departments and States/UTs havebeen requested to formulate suitable project proposals fordevelopment of new applications and for replication ofsuccessful e-Governance applications in various domains.Various proposals have been already received. TwoWorking Group meetings have been held and 8 projectshave already been recommended for approval withappropriate revisions.


A new scheme namely "Supporting Community RadioMovement in India" has been introduced for providingfinancial support to existing and new Community RadioStations. The size of the Scheme is ` 100 core.

Action completed

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51. 65 Film & Television Institute, Pune and SatyajitRay Film & Television Institute, Kolkata areproposed to be accorded status of Institutes ofnational importance and a "National Centre forExcellence in Animation, Gaming and SpecialEffects will be set up.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Information & Broadcasting]

52. 66 Urban DevelopmentUrban RenewalIt is time that our cities and towns undergourban renewal and become better places to livein. While developing housing and otherinfrastructure, both physical and economic,which can have local variations, fourfundamental activities must underpin suchdevelopment. These are provision of safedrinking water and sewerage management, useof recycled water for growing organic fruits andvegetable, solid waste management and digitalconnectivity. It is the vision of this Governmentthat at least five hundred (500) such habitationsmust be provided support, while harnessingprivate capital and expertise through PPPs, torenew their infrastructure and services in thenext ten years.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Urban Development]

53. 67 Pooled Municipal Debt Obligation FacilityPooled Municipal Debt Obligation Facility: Thisfacility was set up in 2006 with participation ofseveral Banks to promote and financeinfrastructure projects in Urban Area on sharedrisk basis. Present corpus of this facility is`5,000 crores. This Government has a majorfocus of providing good infrastructure, includingpublic transport, solid waste disposal,sewerage treatment and drinking water in theurban areas. In keeping with the Hon'ble PrimeMinister's vision for urban areas it is proposedto enlarge it to `50,000 crores with extensionof the facility by five years to March 31, 2019.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Urban Development,Department of Financial Services ]

54. 68 Urban TransportationUrban Metro Projects have proven to be veryuseful in decongesting large cities. For twomillion plus cities, planning of metro projectsmust begin now. Government will encouragedevelopment of metro rail systems, includinglight rail systems, in the PPP mode, which willbe supported by the Central Government

A proposal for introduction of National Institute of Film,Television and Allied Studies Bill, 2014 has been submittedfor consideration of the Cabinet.

A proposal to seek in-principle approval of NITI AYOG forsetting up of "National Centre for Excellence in Animation,Gaming and Special Effects" is being prepared.

Work in progress

EFC Note is being finalized for obtaining comments of theconcerned Ministries/Departments.

Work in progress

Pooled Municipal Debt Obligation Facility has beenenhanced to ` 50,000 crore as against the present corpusof ` 5,000 crore with extension of the facility by five yearsto March, 31, 2019, to promote and finance infrastructureprojects in urban area on shared risk basis.

Action completed

The proposal for Lucknow Metro Rail Project Phase-IA wasdiscussed in the PIB Meeting held on 25.8.2014. ` 50 croreallocation has been made in the BE for 2014-15.

Cabinet Note for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project is underconsideration. ` 50 crore allocation has been made in theBE for 2014-15.

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through VGF. In the current financial year, Ipropose to set aside a sum of `100 crore forMetro Projects in Lucknow and Ahemdabad.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Urban Development]

55. 69 Housing for AllOur government is committed to endeavour tohave housing for all by 2022. For this purpose,I intend to extend additional tax incentive onhome loans to encourage people, especiallythe young, to own houses.


56. 70 I propose setting up a Mission on Low CostAffordable Housing which will be anchored inthe National Housing Bank. Schemes will beevolved to incentivize the development of lowcost affordable housing. I propose to allocatethis year also a sum of `4,000 crores for NHBwith a view to increase the flow of cheapercredit for affordable housing to the urban poor/EWS/LIG segment. I have already outlinedsome other incentives such as easier flow ofFDI in this sector. Government is willing toexamine other suggestions that would spurgrowth in this sector.


57. 71 I also propose to add inclusion of slumdevelopment in the list of Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) activities to encourage theprivate sector to contribute more towards thisactivity.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Corporate Affairs]

58. 72 MalnutritionA national programme in Mission Mode isurgently required to halt the deterioratingmalnutrition situation in India, as presentinterventions are not adequate. Acomprehensive strategy including detailedmethodology, costing, time lines andmonitorable targets will be put in place withinsix months.

[Nodal Ministry/Department: Ministry of Women & Child Development]

59. 73 MinoritiesA programme for the up gradation of skills andtraining in ancestral arts for development for

An advisory has been issued to all the State Governmentson 25.8.2014 with a request to explore the possibility ofhaving PPP model for the proposals of Metro Rail Project.

Work in progress

Section 24 of the Income-Tax Act has been amended videFinance (No.2) Act, 2014 to increase the deduction limit onaccount of interest on loan in respect of self occupied houseproperty from ` 1.5 lakh to 2 lakh.

Action completed

RBI has allocated the funds on 26.8.2014. NHB has beenasked to setup a Mission on low cost housing.

Serial 11 above may also be seen in this regard.

Action completed

"Slum Development" has been added in Schedule VII ofthe Companies Act, 2013.

Action completed

The Draft Strategy Note for discussion on National NutritionMission has been submitted. State consultations are inprogress.

Work in progress

A Scheme for "Up-gradation of Skills and Training inTraditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD)" has

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the minorities called "Up gradation of TraditionalSkills in Arts, Resources and Goods" would belaunched to preserve the traditional arts andcrafts which are rich heritage.

[Nodal Ministry/Department: Ministry of Minority Affairs;Ministry of Small & Medium Enterprises]

60. 74 An additional amount of `100 crores forModernization of Madarsas has been providedto the Department of School Education.

[Nodal Ministry/Department: Department of School Education & Literacy]

61. 75 III. AGRICULTUREFarming as an activity contributes nearly 1/6thto our National GDP and a major portion of ourpopulation is dependent on it for livelihood. Ithas risen to the challenge of making Indialargely self-sufficient in providing food for agrowing population. To make farmingcompetitive and profitable, there is an urgentneed to step up investment, both public andprivate, in agro-technology development andcreation and modernization of existingagri-business infrastructure. Indian AgriculturalResearch Institute, Pusa has been at theforefront of research in this area. However,since independence only one such centre hasbeen established. Government will establishtwo more such institutions of excellence onsimilar pattern in Assam and Jharkhand withan initial sum of `100 crore in the currentfinancial year. In addition, an amount of `100crores is being set aside for setting up an"Agri-Tech Infrastructure Fund".

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Agricultural Research &Education,Department of Agriculture]

62. 76 It is also proposed to establish AgricultureUniversities in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthanand Horticulture Universities in Telangana andHaryana. An initial sum of 200 crores has beenallocated for this purpose.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Agricultural Research &Education]

been finalized. It will be rolled out soon.

Work in progress

EFC Note stands submitted.

Work in progress

400 hectare land in Hazaribag district of Jharkhand has beenidentified to establish an IARI like institution. Response inregard to identification of land from Government of Assamis awaited.

A Central Sector Scheme on Promotion of NationalAgricultural Market through Agri-Tech Infrastructure Fund(ATIF) for ` 200 crore has been approved.


State Agricultural University i.e. ANGRAU will be establishedat Lam Village in Guntur district. Necessary steps are beinginitiated to release funds.

Government of Rajasthan has identified lands forestablishing State Agricultural University in Baran andJhalawad Districts respectively.

Government of Telangana has prepared Plan of action andidentified land in Medak district for Horticulture University.

Govt. of Haryana has prepared DPR and Work Plan toestablish Horticulture University. A High Level Committeehas been constituted to finalize the details.

Work in progress

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63. 77 Deteriorating soil health has been a cause ofconcern and leads to sub optimal utilizationof farming resources. Government will initiatea scheme to provide to every farmer a soilhealth card in a Mission mode. I propose toset aside a sum of 100 crore for this purposeand an additional `56 crores to set up 100Mobile Soil Testing Laboratories across thecountry. There have also been growingconcerns about the imbalance in the utilizationof different types of fertilizers resulting indeterioration of the soil.


64. 78 Climate change is a reality which all of us haveto face together. Agriculture as an activity ismost prone to the vagaries of climate change.To meet this challenge, I propose to establisha "National Adaptation Fund" for climatechange. As an initial sum an amount of `100crore will be transferred to the Fund.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Environment & Forests & ClimateChange,Department of Agricultural Research &Education]

65. 79 We are committed to sustaining a growth of4% in Agriculture and for this we will bringtechnology driven second green revolution withfocus on higher productivity and include"Protein revolution" as an area of major focus.


66. 80 As a very large number of landless farmers areunable to provide land title as guarantee,institutional finance is denied to them and theybecome vulnerable to money lenders' usuriouslending. I propose to provide finance to 5 lakhjoint farming groups of "Bhoomi Heen Kisan"through NABARD in the current financial year.


The Scheme "Soil Health Card" will be rolled out shortly.

Funds have been released to 12 States for setting up of 47Mobile Soil Testing Laboratories.

Work in progress

Draft EFC Memo for "National Adaption Fund" has beencirculated.

SFC proposal for NAF for Climate Risk in Agricultureamounting to ` 100 crore has been formulated and is inadvanced stage of processing.

Work in progress

Pulses are a major source of protein in India. Increasingproduction and productivity of pulses is being carried outthrough NFSM-Pulses. It is implemented in 615 districts of27 States for increasing the production & productivity ofpulses.

Additional area coverage for increasing pulses productionduring Rabi/Summer 2014-15 is also being implementedfor ` 224.42 crore.

Adaptive research projects are being implemented to reducethe gaps of potential yield and yield realized at farmers'field.

Efforts are being made to promote area expansion in ricefallows and cultivation of pulses as inter-crop with oilseeds/commercial crops/coarse cereals etc.

Work in progress

A State wise target for financing 5 lakh Joint Farming Groupsthrough Joint Liability Group mode financing has beencommunicated. The SLBCs have been advised by NABARDto communicate bank wise targets in each State and monitorthe progress.

RBI has issued a circular on 13.11.2014 to all banks forfinancing of Joint farming group of "Bhoomi Heen Kisan".

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67. 81 Price volatility in the agriculture produce createsuncertainties and hardship for the farmers. Tomitigate this I am providing a sum of 500 crorefor establishing a Price Stabilization Fund.


68. 82 The farmers and consumers' interest will befurther served by increasing competition andintegrating markets across the country. Toaccelerate setting up of a National Market, theCentral Government will work closely with theState Governments to re-orient theirrespective APMC Acts., to provide forestablishment of private market yards/ privatemarkets. The state governments will also beencouraged to develop Farmers' Markets intown areas to enable the farmers to sell theirproduce directly.


69. 83 I also propose to set aside a sum of `50 croresfor the development of indigenous cattle breedsand an equal amount for starting a bluerevolution in inland fisheries.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying &Fisheries]

70. 84 Agriculture CreditBanks are providing strong credit support tothe agriculture sector. A target of 8 lakh crorehas been set for agriculture credit during2014-15 which, I am confident, the banks willsurpass this.


71. 85 Interest Subvention Scheme for Short TermCrop LoansUnder the Interest Subvention Scheme for shortterm crop loans, the banks are extending loansto farmers at a concessional rate of 7%. Thefarmers get a further incentive of 3% for timelyrepayment. I propose to continue the Schemein 2014-15.


The draft Guidelines of Price Stabilization Fund have beenposted on website inviting comments from all stakeholdersby 02.02.2015. Guidelines will be finalized thereafter.

Work in progress

16 States have reformed their APMC Acts in respect ofpermitting direct marketing, contract farming and setting upof private markets and 9 of them have implemented Rulesin this regard.

States are being urged periodically to adopt reforms on thelines of the Model Act and beyond.

A central sector scheme on Promotion of NationalAgricultural Market through Agri-Tech Infrastructure Fund(ATIF) has been launched to facilitate to integrate themarkets across the country to move towards a NationalMarket through adoption of reforms and creating appropriatee-market platforms in States.

States are being constantly advised to adopt the model andservices of SFAC to develop the Farmers' Markets.

Work in progress

Administrative approval of and guidelines for implementationof the scheme for 'National Kamdhenu Breeding Centre'have been issued on 22.12.2014.States have beenrequested to submit proposals under the scheme.

It has been decided to implement the "Blue revolution"through National Fisheries Development Board, with aprovision of `50 crores.


Agency wise targets have been allotted.

Action completed

Cabinet has approved the proposal on 10.12.2014.Guidelines have been issued on 18.12.2014.

Action completed

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72. 86 Rural Infrastructure Development FundNABARD operates the Rural InfrastructureDevelopment Fund (RIDF), out of the prioritysector lending shortfall of the banks, whichhelps in creation of infrastructure in agricultureand rural sectors across the country. I proposeto raise the corpus of RIDF by an additional`5,000 crores from the target given in theInterim Budget to 25,000 crores in the currentfinancial year.


73. 87 Warehouse Infrastructure FundIncreasing warehousing capacity for increasingthe shelf life of agriculture produces and therebythe earning capacity of the farmers is of utmostimportance. Keeping in view the urgent needfor availability of scientific warehousinginfrastructure in the country, I propose anallocation of `5,000 crore for the fund for theyear 2014-15.


74. 88 Creation of Long Term Rural Credit FundThe share of long term investment credit inagriculture is going down as compared to shortterm crop loan. This is severely hampering theasset creation in agriculture and allied activities.In order to give a boost to long term investmentcredit in agriculture, I propose to set up "LongTerm Rural Credit Fund" in NABARD for thepurpose of providing refinance support toCooperative Banks and Regional Rural Bankswith an initial corpus of `5,000 crore.


75. 89 Allocation of STCRC (Refinance) FundThe Short Term Cooperative Rural Credit(STCRC) - Refinance Fund was announced inUnion Budget 2008-09 with initial corpus of`5,000 crore. In order to ensure increased anduninterrupted credit flow to farmers and to avoidhigh cost market borrowings by NABARD, Ipropose to allocate an amount of 50,000 crorefor STCRC Fund during 2014-15.


76. 90 Producers Development and UpliftmentCorpus (PRODUCE)The issue of profitability of small holding basedagriculture has assumed importance in view of

RBI has allocated ` 25,000 crore on 20.8.2014.

Action completed

RBI has allocated ` 5,000 crore on 20.8.2014.Guidelinesof the NABARD warehousing scheme have since beenissued by NABARD.

Action completed


Action completed


Action completed

Appraisal note seeking approval of Committee on Non PlanExpenditure (CNE) on PRODUCE has been considered in

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increasing proportion of small and marginalfarmers in the country. I propose to supplementNABARD's Producers' organizationdevelopment fund for Producer's developmentand upliftment called PRODUCE with a sum of`200 crore which will be utilized for building2,000 producers organizations across thecountry over the next two years.


77. 91 Food SecurityGovernment is committed to reforms in the foodsector. Restructuring FCI, reducingtransportation and distribution losses andefficacy of PDS would be taken up on priority.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Food & Public Distribution]

78. 92 Government is also committed to providewheat and rice at reasonable prices to theweaker sections of the society. Even if due toinadequate rainfall there is a marginal declinein agriculture production, stocks in the Centralpool are adequate to meet any exigency.Government shall, when required, undertakeopen market sales to keep prices undercontrol.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Food & Public Distribution]

79. 93 Kisan TVKisan TV, dedicated to the interests of theagriculture and allied sector will be launchedin the current financial year. This willdisseminate real time information to the farmersinformation regarding new farming techniques,water conservation, organic farming etc. I

its meeting held on 27.1.2015.

Work in progress

A High Level Expert Committee was constituted on01.09.2014 to make recommendations on unbundling/restructuring of FCI.

Many steps have been taken by FCI to reduce theTransportation and Distribution losses.

With a view to modernize the system, the Government isimplementing a Plan Scheme on 'End-to-endComputerisation of TPDS Operations' on cost sharing basiswherein technical and financial assistance is being given toStates/UTs.Best practices implemented by States and UTs in TPDSare being shared through advisories, guidelines,conferences etc. from time to time.

Work in progress

Foodgrains are being provided to the States/UTs fordistribution to the people at highly subsidized prices of Re.1/2/3 per Kg for coarse grains/wheat/rice respectively as perthe National Food Security Act.

So far 11 States/UTs have implemented NFSA.

Additional quantities of foodgrains have been allocated fordistribution to Below Poverty Line and Above Poverty Linefamilies from August, 2014 in the States/UTs where NFSAhas not been implemented.

Foodgrains have also been allocated to the States forfestival, calamities etc. and 50 lakh tons of foodgrains havebeen allocated under Other Welfare Schemes.

The Government has started sale of 100 lakh MT wheatunder Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) during theyear 2014-15. A quantity of 23.08 lakh MT of wheat hasbeen sold under the scheme upto first week ofJanuary, 2015.

Work in progress

SFC Meeting held on 5.11.2014 gave 'in-principle' approvalto launch Kisan Channel scheme. Soft launch of the channelis proposed from 23.3.2015 and firm launch is expected on13/14th April 2015.

Work in progress

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propose to set aside a sum of `100 crore forthis purpose.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Information & Broadcasting ]

80. 94 IV. INDUSTRYThe eBiz platform aims to create a businessand investor friendly ecosystem in India bymaking all business and investment relatedclearances and compliances available on a24x7 single portal, with an integrated paymentgateway. All Central Government Departmentsand Ministries will integrate their services withthe eBiz platform on priority by 31 Decemberthis year.


81. 95 A National Industrial Corridor Authority, with itsheadquarters in Pune, is being set up tocoordinate the development of the industrialcorridors, with smart cities linked to transportconnectivity, which will be the cornerstone ofthe strategy to drive India's growth inmanufacturing and urbanization. I haveprovided an initial corpus of 100 crore for thispurpose.


82. 96 The Amritsar Kolkata Industrial masterplanning will be completed expeditiously forthe establishment of industrial smart cities inseven States of India. The master planning ofthree new smart cities in the Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor region, viz.,Ponneri in Tamil Nadu, Krishnapatnam inAndhra Pradesh and Tumkur in Karnataka willalso be completed.


83. 97 The perspective plan for the Bengaluru MumbaiEconomic corridor (BMEC) and Vizag-Chennaicorridor would be completed with the provisionfor 20 new industrial clusters.


Integration of the 13 priority Central services with e-Biz isat an advanced stage. Those which will be shortly readyfor public launch include 3 MCA services, 2 CBDT services,2 RBI services and EPFO services. The ESIC service waslaunched on 12.12.2014.

Work relating to integration of other Services is at anadvanced stage.

Work in progress

A Memorandum for EFC on formation of the NationalIndustrial Corridor Development Authority has beensubmitted.

Work in progress

DMICDC is in process of appointing consultant forundertaking feasibility study of Amritsar Kolkata IndustrialCorridor.

Master Planning for three industrial nodes in the ChennaiBengaluru Industrial Corridor region is likely to be completedby March 2015.

Work in progress

The perspective planning of BMEC project has been initiatedby the DMICDC and is in advanced stage. The draftperspective planning of BMEC has been submitted byDMICDC.

Feasibility study has been entrusted to Asian DevelopmentBank. ADB has submitted the Report of ConceptualDevelopment Plan of VCIC region. Out of four nodes namelyVishakhapatnam, Kakinada, Gannavaram and Kankipaduand Srikalahasti-Yerpedu. ADB would prioritize two nodesnamely Vishakhapatnam and Srikalahasti-Yerpedu formaster planning.

Work in progress

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84. 98 Kakinada, its adjoining area and the port will bedeveloped as the key drivers of economic growthin the region with a special focus on hardwaremanufacturing.


85. 99 Exports cannot be exponentially increasedunless the states play a very active role inexport promotion by providing goodinfrastructure and full facilitation. It will be ourendeavor to engage with the states to takeIndia's exports to a higher growth trajectory. Itis proposed to establish an Export promotionMission to bring all stakeholders under oneumbrella.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Commerce]

86. 100 Special Economic ZonesThe Government is committed to revive theSpecial Economic Zones (SEZs) and makethem effective instruments of industrialproduction, economic growth, export promotionand employment generation. For achieving this,effective steps would be undertaken tooperationalize the Special Economic Zones, torevive the investors' interest to develop betterinfrastructure and to effectively and efficientlyuse the available unutilized land.

[Nodal Ministry/Department: Department of Commerce]

87. 101 ApprenticeshipComparing the size of the Indian economy, theperformance of the Apprenticeship TrainingScheme is not satisfactory and a large numberof training facilities in the industry are unutilized.Apprenticeship Act will be suitably amendedto make it more responsive to industry andyouth. We will also encourage MSMEs to availof the benefits of this scheme.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Labour & Employment; MSME]

As per the Report of Conceptual Development Plan ofVCIC region out of four nodes namely Vishakhapatnam,Kakinada, Gannavaram and Kankipadu and Srikalahasti-Yerpedu identified by ADB in their CDP-VCIC region, ADBwould prioritize two nodes namely Vishakhapatnam andSrikalahasti-Yerpedu for master planning.

Work in progress

A workshop of the Principal Secretaries of 14 States ofIndustries and Commerce Departments was held on25.7.2014 for mainstreaming of States to boost exports.Commerce Secretary has written to Chief Secretaries of15 States to mainstream States to expand exports. TheState Governments have been advised to appoint anExport Commissioner for coordination of all export relatedactivities.

Nodal Officers in DoC have been tasked to emphasizedevelopment of an Export Strategy by the State Governmentduring their SLEPC meetings chaired by Chief Secretariesof the respective State Governments.

The issue regarding establishment of an export promotionMission to bring all stakeholders under on umbrella is beingtaken care of in the Foreign Trade Policy through a proposedstructure by the DGFT.

Work in progress

Following measures have been undertaken:

Mapping of activities related to SEZ Developers andUnits has been completed and timelines forcompletion of the said activities have also beenfinalized and implemented in all the Zones. Activitieswhich are being taken up for Digitization and Onlineprocessing of works relating to SEZ Developers andUnits has been finalized. A module is being preparedby NSDL for Online processing activities for adoptionand implementation in all SEZs. A pilot module ondigitization and online processing of works related toSEZ developers and units was launched in SEEPASEZ, Mumbai in 12.9.2014. On the basis of feedbackon the performance of the module, it will be replicatedin all the Zones.

All DCs have been directed to constantly interact withDevelopers for speedy operationalisation of all non-functional SEZs.

Work in progress

In order to make the Apprentices Act, 1961 more responsiveto industry and youth, the Apprentices (Amendment) Bill,2014 has been further amended and brought into effectw.e.f. 22.10.2014.

In addition, action has been taken on the scheme of sharingof 50% of prescribed stipend by the Central Governmentfor 1,00,000 apprentices to be engaged by manufacturingand other Enterprises.

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88. 102 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sectorSMEs form the backbone of our Economy.They account for a large portion of ourindustrial output and employment. The bulkof service sector enterprises are also SMEs.Most of these SMEs are Own AccountEnterprises. Most importantly a majority ofthese enterprises are owned or run by SCs,STs and OBCs. Financing to this sector is ofcritical importance, particularly as it benefitsthe weakest sections. There is need toexamine the financial architecture for thissector. I propose to appoint a committee withrepresentatives from the Finance Ministry,Ministry of MSME, RBI to give concretesuggestions in three months.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises,Department of Financial Services]

89. 103 Promotion of entrepreneurship and start-upCompanies remains a challenge. While therehave been some efforts to encourage, oneprincipal limitation has been availability ofstart-up capital by way of equity to be brought inby the promoters. In order to create a conduciveeco-system for the venture capital in the MSMEsector it is proposed to establish a 10,000 crorefund to act as a catalyst to attract private Capitalby way of providing equity, quasi equity, soft loansand other risk capital for start-up companies.

[Nodal Ministry/Department: Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises]

90. 104 To establish technology centre network topromote innovation, entrepreneurship andagro-industry, I propose to set up a fund with acorpus of `200 crore.


91. 105 The definition of MSME will be reviewed toprovide for a higher capital ceil ing. Aprogramme to facilitate forward and backwardlinkages with multiple value chain ofmanufacturing and service delivery will alsobe put in place.


The Committee has been constituted. It held a meeting on5.11.2014. The report of the Committee is awaited.

Work in progress

A fund with corpus of ` 10,000 crore has been establishedwith SIDBI from contributions of priority sector shortfall ofbanks. The tenure of the deposits will be for a period ofthree years or as decided by the RBI from time to time.

The scheme has been formulated. RBI's comments havebeen received.

The matter with regard to the source of investment is underconsideration.


Fund for Promoting Innovation, Entrepreneurship andAgro-Industry has been formulated.

The MSMEs had detailed consultations with differentMinistries and Departments to operationalize the Fund. Thedraft scheme has been uploaded on to the website foreliciting comments from various stakeholders. In parallel,the SFC Memorandum has been circulated to variousMinistries for inter-Ministerial consultations. A contest forName, Logo and Tagline for the proposed scheme has beenset up on MyGov Platform.

Work in progress

The draft Amendment Bill to change the definition of MSMEhas been circulated to all the concerned Ministries/Departments, State Governments and other stakeholdersfor comments.

Work in progress

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92. 106 Entrepreneur friendly legal bankruptcy frameworkwill also be developed for SMEs to enable easyexit. A nationwide "District level Incubation andAccelerator Programme" would be taken up forincubation of new ideas and providing necessarysupport for accelerating entrepreneurship.

[Nodal Ministry/Department: Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises,Department of Economic Affairs]

93. 107 TextilesI propose to set up a Trade Facilitation Centreand a Crafts Museum with an outlay of `50crore to develop and promote handloomproducts and carry forward the rich tradition ofhandlooms of Varanasi, where I also intend tosupport a Textile mega-cluster. I also proposeto set up six more Textile mega-clusters atBareily, Lucknow, Surat, Kuttch, Bhagalpur,Mysore and one in Tamil Nadu. I am allocatinga sum of `200 crore for this purpose.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Textiles]

94. 108 I also propose to set up a Hastkala Academy

The draft Amendment Bill, along with a background note,has been circulated to all the concerned Ministries forcomments.

Work in progress

The SFC in its meeting held on 05.01.2015 has appraisedthe scheme, "setting up at Trade Facilitation Centres & CraftMuseum" at Badalpur, Varanasi at a total cost of` 200 crore.

Textile Mega Cluster, Varanasi- Projects are at differentstages of implementation. Total amount released ` 33.10crore, 51,936 handloom parts distributed, 2308 BatteryLinked Inverter Lighting Units distributed, yarn suppliedworth ` 171 crore etc. 2458 weavers provided credit. EoIshave been invited through advertisement published on02.01.2015 for engaging designers in the Varanasi megaHandloom Cluster. Also 6 common Facility Centres arebeing set up.

Textile Mega Cluster Lucknow, Bareily and Kutch:Preliminarily survey work has been completed. Projectimplementation through SPV in collaboration with StateGovernment is under progress. Diagnostic study and DPRis being prepared by National Centre for Design andProduct Development (NCDPD), New Delhi.Implementation shall commence thereafter. The formationof the SPV for the implementation and execution of theMega Cluster has been initiated and the memorandum ofAssociation and rules and regulations are under formation/submission for the formation of SPV.

Textile Mega Cluster in Bhagalpur: Agreement with NIFT,Patna has been signed for engaging them as ClusterManagement & Technical Agency (CMTA). Baseline surveyof cluster is in progress. CMTA is likely to submit the DPRby 15.01.2015.

Textile Mega-cluster in Tamil Nadu: Agreement with M/sTamil Nadu Handloom development Corporation as CMTAhas been signed. Revised DPR submitted to the ProjectApproval and Monitoring Committee for approval.

Textile Mega Cluster of Surat (Gujarat): The bid for CMTAis under process.

Textile Mega Cluster, Mysore: Karnataka State TextilesInfrastructure Development Corporation Limited (KSTIDC)has been finalized as CMTA. Work is underway for preparingdetailed Project Report.

Work in progress

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for the preservation, revival, and documentationof the handloom/handicraft sector in PPP modein Delhi. I have set aside a sum of 30 crore forthis purpose.


95. 109 I propose to start a Pashmina PromotionProgramme (P-3) and a programme for thedevelopment of other crafts of Jammu &Kashmir. I am setting aside a sum of `50 crorefor this purpose.


96. 110 V. INFRASTRUCTUREIndia has emerged as the largest PPPmarket in the world with over 900 projects invarious stages of development. PPPs havedelivered some of the iconic infrastructure likeairports, ports and highways which are seenas models for development globally. But wehave also seen the weaknesses of the PPPframework, the rigidities in contractualarrangements, the need to develop morenuanced and sophist icated models ofcontracting and develop quick disputeredressal mechanism. An institution toprovide support to mainstreaming PPPscalled 3P India will be set up with a corpus of`500 crores.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Economic Affairs]

97. 111 ShippingA policy for encouraging the growth of Indiancontrolled tonnage will be formulated to ensureincrease in employment of the Indian seafarers.Development of ports is also critical for boostingtrade. Sixteen new port projects are proposedto be awarded this year with a focus on portconnectivity. 11,635 crore will be allocated forthe development of Outer Harbour Project inTuticorin for phase I. SEZs will also bedeveloped in Kandla and JNPT. Acomprehensive policy will also be announcedto promote Indian ship building industry in thecurrent financial year.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Shipping,Department of Commerce]

The EFC Memorandum stands submitted.

Work in process

Pashmina Promotion Programme(P-3) has been launchedon 8.10.2014. Guidelines approved by the Hon'ble Ministerof State for Textiles.

National Centre for Design and Product Development asnodal Agency is to be appointed for undertaking baselinesurvey/Diagnostic study for J&K craft projects and supportthe formation of SPV and preparation of DPR. An amountof ` 25.50 lakh has been released.


The Cabinet Note on Setting up of the 3P India Institution isready. The Cabinet Note shall be sent to the CabinetSecretariat in February, 2015.

Work in progress

(i) Allowing Indian Shipping companies to flag theirtonnage abroad- Policy decision has been taken andnotification has been issued by the DG (Shipping) on23.07.2014.

(ii) Development of Ports: 11port projects have beenawarded.

(iii) Development of Outer Harbour Projects inTuticorin for Phase I: This project has been posedto Government of Japan for JICA OfficialDevelopment Assistance loan for ` 5686 crore onNovember 5, 2014.

(iv) The SEZ at JNPT was launched on 16.8.2014.

In principle approval of Ministry of Commerce has beenextended upto July, 2015 for Kandla Port Trust.

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98. 112 Inland NavigationDevelopment of inland waterways can improvevastly the capacity for the transportation ofgoods. A project on the river Ganga called'JalMargVikas' (National Waterways-I) will bedeveloped between Allahabad and Haldia tocover a distance of 1620 kms, which will enablecommercial navigation of at least 1500 tonnevessels. The project will be completed over aperiod of six years at an estimated cost of`4,200 crore.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Shipping]

99. 113 New AirportsDespite increase in air connectivity air travel isstill out of reach of a large number ofaspirational Indians. Scheme for developmentof new airports in Tier I and Tier II will belaunched for implementation through AirportAuthority of India or PPPs.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Civil Aviation]

100. 114 Roads sectorRoads sector constitutes a very import arteryof communication in the country. The sectorhad taken shape from 1998-2004 under NDA-I. The sector again needs huge amount ofinvestment along with debottlenecking frommaze of clearances. I propose investment inNational Highways Authority of India and StateRoads of an amount of `37,880 crores, whichincludes `3,000 crores for the North East.During CFY a target of NH construction of 8500km will be achieved.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of Road Transport & Highways]

101. 116 PowerTo promote cleaner and more efficient thermalpower, I propose to allocate an initial sum of`100 crore for preparatory work for a newscheme "Ultra-Modern Super Critical CoalBased Thermal Power Technology."

(i) Draft Cabinet note on "New Ship buildingdevelopment scheme" has been circulated forinter-ministerial consultations.


Process of establishment of Project Monitoring has beencompleted. EOI for Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA)/Environmental Management Plan was issued in thesecond week of September 2014. The response to EOI hasbeen received. IWAI has listed the consultants forpreparation of DPR and EIA/EMP study.

Work in progress

It has been decided to develop 'No frills' airports in Tier IIand Tier III cities across the country keeping the criteria ofpopulation, distance and the potential for tourism andindustry. So far 50 locations have been identified.

Five airports viz., namely Hubli and Belgaum inKarnataka; Kishangarh in Rajasthan; Jharsuguda inOdisha and Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh have beenidenti f ied for construct ion of small airports forcommencement of work during 2014-15 and the work hasalready been started by Airports Authority of India. Theremaining 45 locations will be reviewed based on thebroad criteria of minimum population of 10 lacs, tourismpotential, viability of airport operations, details of flightmovement in the past etc.

Action Completed

Till December, 2014, 2475 km. highway has beenconstructed.

Work in progress

EFC has approved the proposal of R&D project fordevelopment of Advanced Ultra Super-Critical Technologyfor Thermal Power Plants on a Mission Mode.

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[Nodal Ministry/Department:Department of Heavy Industries]

102. 117 CoalComprehensive measures for enhancingdomestic coal production are being put in placealong with stringent mechanism for qualitycontrol and environmental protection, whichincludes supply of crushed coal and setting upof washeries. The existing impasse in the coalsector will be resolved and adequate quantityof coal will be provided to power plants whichare already commissioned or would becommissioned by March 2015, to unlock deadinvestments. An exercise to rationalize coallinkages which will optimize transport of coaland reduce cost of power is underway.

[Nodal Ministry/Department: Ministry of Coal]

103. 118 New & Renewable EnergyNew and Renewable energy deserves a veryhigh priority. It is proposed to take up UltraMega Solar Power Projects in Rajasthan,Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Laddakh in J&K. Ihave set aside a sum of `500 crores for this.We are launching a scheme for solar powerdriven agricultural pump sets and waterpumping stations for energizing one lakhpumps. I propose to allocate a sum of `400crores for this purpose. An additional 100 croreis set aside for the development of 1 MW SolarParks on the banks of canals. Implementationof the Green Energy Corridor Project will beaccelerated in this financial year to facilitateevacuation of renewable energy across thecountry.

[Nodal Ministry/Department:Ministry of New & Renewable Energy ]

104. 119 Petroleum & Natural Gas

BHEL has been requested to start the important projectactivities related to the R&D project. After approval of CCEA,` 100 crore, will be released to BHEL.

A draft CCEA note has been submitted.

Work in progress

Action for timely implementation of various projects as perproduction plan for reaching 1 billion tonnes by 2019-20will be taken after approval by CIL Board.

To bring about improvement in the quality of coal supply,the system of Third Party Sampling was introduced w.e.f.01.10.2013. Power utilities like NTPC and others are in theprocess of selecting the third party agencies thoroughtendering process.

The Coal Mines (Special provisions) Ordinance, 2014 hasbeen promulgated.

E-auction of the coal blocks has been initiated. The powerplants which are already commissioned or would becommissioned by March, 2015 can participate in competitivebidding.

Work in progress

The Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra MegaSolar Power Projects was approved by the Cabinet in itsmeeting held on 10.12.2014 . The guidelines of the Schemewere issued on 12.12.2014

The scheme of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy(MNRE) for providing subsidy for solar pumps has beenintegrated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry ofDrinking Water Supply so that drip irrigation, waterharvesting

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