union budget on 2017-18 in rural sector

1. By: Deepak G

3.  The Budget broadly focused on 10 themes viz.
agriculture, rural population, the youth, the poor to
name a few.
 Allocation for rural sector for fiscal year 2018 is
1,87,223cr which is a record and represents an
increase by 24%
 Under MNREGA increased from 38500cr to 48000cr

4.  1 crore houses to be completed by 2019 for houseless
and those living in 'kacha' houses
 To develop Five lakh farm ponds will be taken up
under the MGNREGA.
 To increase women participation in MGNREGA up
to 55%.

5.  Space technology will be used in a big way to ensure
MGNREGA works.
 Will allocate Rs. 19,000 crore for Pradhan Mantri
Gram Sadak Yojana in 2017-18.
 To achieve 100% rural electrification by March
2018.

6.  Swachh Bharat mission has made tremendous
progress; sanitation coverage has gone up from 42%
in Oct 13 to 60% now.
 Open defecation free villages are now being given
priority for pipe to water supply.
 To provide safe drinking water to 28,000 arsenic and
fluoride affected habitations.

7.  Sanitation coverage in villages has increased
from 42 percent in October 2016 to 60 percent,
a rise of 18 percent.
 To construct one crore houses by 2019 for
homeless. PM Awas Yojana allocation raised
from Rs 15,000 crore to Rs 23,000 crore

8.  Rs 500 crore allocated to set up Mahila Shakti
Kendras, Allocation raised from Rs 1.56 lakh
crore to Rs 1.84 lakh crore for women and
child welfare.

9.  100% electrification target will ensure that maximum
houses in the rural areas will be electrified at least.
 Participation of women in employment is enhanced
because of the reservation provided in the budget.
 Sanitation in the rural areas will be improved

10.  No Action Plan for Job creation – Biggest Issue in
India is creating jobs for 45 crore youth. Govt. has
failed to do so in last 2 year’s and this year also there
was lack of vision in this regard.

11. Thank you