Social Sector
- Rs 38500 crore for Mahatma Gandhi NREGA for 2016-17.
- Swacch Bharat Abhiyan allocated 7 9500 crore.
- Hub to support SC/ST entrpreneurs.
- The government is launching a new initiative to provide cooking gas to BPL families with State support.
- LPG connections to be provided under the name of women members of family : 7 2000 crore allocated for 5 years for BPL families.
- Stand up India scheme- 2 projects per bank branch to benefit 2.5 lakh entrepreneurs.
- Four schemes for animal welfare.
Healthcare
- 2.2 lakh renal patients added every year in India. Basic dialysis equipment gets some relief.
- A new health protection scheme for health cover upto Rs 1 lakh per family.
- Senior citizens will get additional healthcare cover of Rs 30000 under the new scheme.
- Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana to be strengthened, 300 generic drug store to be opened.
Education Sector
- Incresed allocation to Sarva Shlksha Abhiyan-bcllcr quality of education.
- 10 public and 10 private educational institutions to be made world-class.
- Digital repository for all school leaving certificates and diplomas.
- Rs 1000 crore for higher education financing.
- Rs 1700 crore for 1500 mult l-skill development centres
- 62 new Navodaya Vldyalayas to provide quality education.
Skills and Job Creation
- Scheme to get Rs 500 crore for promoting entrepreneurship among SC/ST.
- Objective to skill 1 crore youth in the next 3 years under the PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana.
- National Skill Development Mission has imparted training to 76 lakh youth. 1500 Multi-skill training institutes to be set-up.
- 100 model career centers.
- Model shops and establishments-bill to be circulated to States.
- Entrepreneurship training to be provided across 300 schools,
- 2200 colleges, 500 government ITIs and 50 vocational training centers through massive online courses.
- The government to pay off 8.33% on behalf of all new employees enrolling to EPFO in first 3 years.
- Deduction under Section-80JJAA of IT Art vailable to all assesses.
Investments and Infrastructure
- Total outlay for infrastructure in Budget 2016 now stands at Rs 221246 crore.
- Rs 27000 crore to be spent on roadways.
- 65 eligible habitats to be connected via 2.23 lakh km of road. Current construction pace is 100 km/day.
- 70 languishing projects covering 8300 km revived.
- Record 10000 km of National Highways to be approved in 2016-17.
- Opening up road transport by removing permits in passenger transport segment.
- Revive 160 unserved and undcrscrved airports in partnership with State governments for regional connectivity,
- Shops to be given option to remain open all seven days in a week across markets.
- Rs 55000 crore for roads and highways. Total allocation for road construction, including PMGSY, -Rs 97000 crore.
- New greenfield ports to be developed on East and West coasts.
