New Delhi:
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today specified "nine pillars" for India, which will be focus areas for the government.
"The agenda for next year is to undertake transformative measures based on 9 pillars for India," Mr Jaitley said in his third Budget speech.
The pillars listed by the Finance Minister are - agriculture, rural sector, social sector, education and job creation, infrastructure investment, financial sector reforms, governance and ease of doing business, fiscal discipline and tax reforms.
"In the agriculture sector, our aim is to double the income of farmers by 2022," said Mr Jaitley, announcing a total allocation of 35,984 crore.
"We need to think beyond food security to income security."
"The agenda for next year is to undertake transformative measures based on 9 pillars for India," Mr Jaitley said in his third Budget speech.
The pillars listed by the Finance Minister are - agriculture, rural sector, social sector, education and job creation, infrastructure investment, financial sector reforms, governance and ease of doing business, fiscal discipline and tax reforms.
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"In the agriculture sector, our aim is to double the income of farmers by 2022," said Mr Jaitley, announcing a total allocation of 35,984 crore.
"We need to think beyond food security to income security."
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