Feb 1 (IANS): * Highest ever allocation to MGNREGA at Rs 48,000 crore (11:54)
*Merger of Railway Budget with Budget 2017 a historic step
* Transform, Energize and Clean India - #TECIndia - our agenda for the next year
* Advancement of budget will enable all ministries, departments to operationalize all schemes right from beginning of next fiscal
* Demonetisation aims to create a new normal, where the GDP would be bigger, cleaner and real
* Effects of demonetisation not expected to spill over to next year
* Firmly believe that GST, Demonetisation, built on JAM, will have an epoch-making impact on the lives of our people
* Demonetisation aims to create a new normal, where the GDP would be bigger, cleaner and real
* Recalls #MahatmaGandhi's words: A right cause never fails
* 3 challenges in current global scenario:Monetary stance of US FED Reserve, Commodity prices specially crude oil & retreat from globalisation
* We have moved from a discretionary administration to a policy-based administration
* Expectations included burning issues like inflation and price rise, issue of corruption & crony capitalism
* Our government was elected amidst huge expectations of people, the underlying theme of expectations being good governance
* Hope to resolve all issues regarding GST via consultations
* We are moving from informal to formal economy & the Government is now seen as a trusted custodian of public money