Budget 2014: Finance Minister's 'Rs. 100-crore' Club Sparks Buzz
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's budget speech today started a buzz about a series of "100-crore schemes" announced by the new government.
For 29 schemes, Mr Jaitley said he was setting aside Rs 100 crores. Within moments, 100 crore became a talking point on twitter. There were comparisons to Bollywood blockbusters, for which the 100-crore mark is a measure of success.
"Word of the day: Rs 100 crore," tweeted Ankur Mishra.
Another tweet quoted Arun Jaitley as saying: "And finally, I allocate 100 crores to manage all these countless 100 crore projects"
Here is a list of Mr Jaitley's 100 crore schemes:
- Modernisation of Madrasas
- Young leaders' programme
- Sports University in Manipur
- Development of archaeological sites
- National Industrial Corridor
- Metro projects in Ahmedabad, Lucknow
- 'Start-up' programme for rural youth
- 'Beti Bachao, Beti Parhao Yojna' for women's welfare
- Training sportspersons for Commonwealth and Asian Games
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
- Development & beautification of river fronts
- Development of Technology Development Fund
- War Memorial at Prince's Park, War Museum
- Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana for tribals
- Organic farming in the north-east
- National Adaptation Fund for climate change
- National Centre for Himalayan Studies
- Virtual classrooms
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