UPA GOVERNMENT-THE TRUST
RAILWAY BUDGET-2008-09
- 5% deduction in 2nd
class tickets for mail and express train.
- Free monthly ticket for students pursuing study up to class 12 and graduates.
- 50% deduction in train tickets for all women above 60 years.
- Licensed coolies to get permanent railway jobs as gang man.
- New pay commission to be anounced soon.
- Over 5000 vacancies in railway protection force to be filled soon, out of which 10% is reserved for female candidates.
- 7% deduction in train fare for AC first class.
- 4% deduction in train fare for AC 2 tier.
- Deduction in train fare for new look sleeper class trains going to come soon.
- 1 rupee deduction in general class tickets for tickets up to Rs 50.
- 5% deduction in general class tickets for tickets above Rs 50.
- Deduction of 5% in fuel carriage for fuel like petrol and diesel and deduction of 14% in fuel carriage for fuel like flyash.
- For carriage of products in North Eastern states there will be 6% deduction in carrying cost.
GENERAL BUDGET-2008-09
- Rs 60,000 crore loan waiver to small farmers and big farmers.
- No tax for income up to Rs 1,50,000.
- New pay commission to be anounced soon. Pay package may increase.
- Indira Gandhi elderly pension scheme has been increased.
- 3 more IIT's to be constructed.
- Increase in funds for India's defence up to 10%.
- Life insurance for womens self dependent groups.
- National scheme for elderly.
- Price of small cars,bus,life saving drugs,fertilizers, set top box, tea, milk products,animal food, washing machine,A C machine,sports gear,shampoo, hair oil,jewellery,water purifying machine to be decreased.
- Increase in price for non-filtered cigarette and mobile handset.
- For any transaction in share markets pan card is a must.
- No change in peak rate for import and export.
- For every products CENVAT is from 16% to 14%.
- Farmers get insurance.
- Rs 1000 crores for "Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna".
- Rs 3,966 crores alloted for SC/ST.
- Increase in funds for education and construction of schools for poor children.
- Midday meal for upper primary class.
- Poor persons job allotment to be soon started which will come in to effect from 1st April-2008.
- Rashtriya health insurance for people below poverty line and unorganised sector.
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