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Highlights of Interim
Union Budget 2019-20
Dear readers,

This PDF is a complete docket of important highlights of Interim Union Budget 2019-20 presented by Finance Minister Piyush
Goyal on February 01, 2019. This file is important and relevant for all competitive exams like SSC, IB, Railways, State, and other
Govt. Exams.

Interim
Union Budget 2019-20

Interim Budget 2019-20 was presented in Parliament on 01 February 2019, by the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate
Affairs, Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal.

About Interim budget:

• An interim budget is a temporary financial document that helps a business or public agency get through a period that's
shorter than a typical budget cycle, which is normally one year.
• An Interim Budget gives the complete financial statement, very similar to a full Budget.
• Just like the regular budget, estimates are presented for the whole year in the Interim Budget.

Economy & Finance

1. Fiscal deficit pegged at 3.4 per cent in the Interim Budget.

• The fiscal deficit has been brought down to 3.4 per cent as the revised estimates show.
• Capital expenditure is pegged at 3.36,292 lakh crore.
• Expenditure is expected to rise by 13% from revised estimate 2018-19 to budget estimate 2019-20.
2. Current account deficit to be contained to 2.5 per cent
3. In the last five years, nearly 34 crore Jan Dhan bank accounts were opened.
4. India is today the 6th largest economy in the world.
5. Tax Benefits
• Individual taxpayers having taxable annual income up to Rs.5 lakhs will not be required to pay any income tax.
Note:
• The government has proposed a tax rebate on the income up to Rs 5 lakh, meaning that taxpayers earning up to Rs
5 lakh will be exempted from paying taxes but will have to file returns without fail to claim the same.
• The existing income tax rates to continue.
6. For salaried persons - Standard tax deduction for salaried persons raised from Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000.
7. TDS threshold on interest on bank and post office deposits raised from Rs 10,000 to Rs 40,000
8. TDS threshold on rental income raised from Rs 1.8 lakh to Rs 2.4 lakh.
• The benefit of roll over on capital gains will be increased to investment on two residential houses. This benefit can
be availed only once in a lifetime.

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9. Mudra Yojana -
• The 16.53 crore loans have been disbursed under Mudra Yojana, he says and adds that Rs 7.23 lakh crore have
been disbursed through the scheme.
10. In all the total expenditure is to increase from Rs.24,57,235 crore in 2018-19 Revenue Expenditure (RE) to Rs.27,84,200
crore in 2019-20 Budget Expenditure (BE).
11. A rise of Rs.3,26,965 crore or approximately 13.30%. This reflects a high increase considering low inflation.

12. The FRBM Act prescribes that the Debt to GDP ratio of the Government of India should be brought down to 40% by 2024-
25. “
13. Gratuity limit increased from Rs. 10 lakhs to 20 lakh rupees.
• The government increased the gratuity limit from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.

Railways
14. The Railways gets Rs. 64587 crores in this Budget.
15. Vande Bharat Express (Train 18) will provide speed, service and safety and will give a boost to Make in India.
16. All unmanned level crossings on broad gauge have been eliminated.
17. The Railways’ overall capital expenditure programme is of Rs. 1,58,658 crore.
18. The Operating Ratio is expected to improve from 98.4% in 2017-18 to 96.2% in 2018-19 (RE) and further to 95% in 2019-
20 (BE).

Infrastructure
19. India is the fastest highway developer in the whole world, 27 kms of highways built each day, projects stuck for decades
completed: Goyal

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Scheme

20. Govt announces Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme for farmers
• Objective of the scheme - To help farmers with small landholdings. There are 12.56 crore marginal and small
farmers having less than 2 hectares (5 acre) holdings.
• Budget Outlay - The total outlay will be Rs 75,360 crore.
• Income support – This scheme offers direct income support of Rs 6,000 per year.

Key points:
• 2 per cent interest subvention to farmers pursuing animal husbandry and fisheries.
• All farmers severely affected by severe natural calamities will get 2% interest subvention who avail loan through
Kisan Credit Card and additional 3% interest subvention upon timely repayment of crop loans.
• The payments will be made in three instalments.
• This will save them from falling into a debt trap and help in procuring seeds and fertilisers.

Note:
• The budget scheme is a modification of the Rythu Bandhu scheme of Telangana government, which
provides assistance on per-acre basis (Rs 8,000 per acre per year) without any holding size limit.
21. Mega Pension Yojana - Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan announced
Key points
• A sum of Rs. 500 crore has been allocated for the Scheme.
• Under the scheme assured monthly pension of 3000 rupees per month, with contribution of 100 rupees per
month, for workers in unorganized sector after 60 years of age.
• This move will benefit 10 crore workers in unorganised sector, may become the world's biggest pension
scheme for unorganised sector in five years.
• The scheme will also be implemented from the current year.
22. MGNREGA - Rs 60,000 crore set aside for MGNREGA
23. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana - Rs 19,000 crore allocated for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
24. 1.53 crore houses constructed in last five years under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
25. PM Ujjwala Yojana scheme: Six crore free LPG connections distributed so far

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• To ensure cleaner fuel and health assurance, six crore free LPG connections distributed far under the PM Ujjwala
Yojana scheme: FM Piyush Goyal
26. One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme –
• Rs. 35000 crore have been disbursed under OROP Scheme.
27. Allocation for Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) is being increased from Rs.23,357 crore in RE 2018-19 to
Rs.27,584 crore in BE 2019-20.

Health Sector

28. Ayushman Bharat scheme

• Healthcare has seen a massive scale-up. 10 lakh people treated under Ayushman Bharat.
• The scheme resulted in Rs 3000 cr savings for households.
• Have announced 14 new AIIMS from 2014: Piyush Goyal
29. 14 out of 21 AIIMS were set up under this government. The 22nd AIIMS will come up in Haryana.

Agriculture & Farmers

30. Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog will be set up

Objective: To upscale sustainable genetic upgradation of cow resources and to enhance production and productivity of
cows has also been announced.
• The Aayog will also look after effective implementation of laws and welfare schemes for cow.
• India is the second largest dairy producing nation in the world.
31. Rashtriya Gokul Mission - 750 crores allocated under this mission.
• Conservation of indigenous breeds and their development to improve their genetic makeup, enhancing the milk
productivity and distribution of disease free high genetic breed.

Defence
32. The first time the centre has increased the Defence Budget to over Rs. 3 lakh crore.
• The Defence Budget earmarked in the last fiscal was Rs. 2,95,511 crore.

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Organised Sector

33. Employee Provident Fund (EPFO) limit enhanced from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 6 lakh
• To ensure safety to the family of a salaried person, the government has increased the Employee Provident Fund
(EPF) from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 6 lakh in case of demise of the employee.
34. EPFO membership has gone up by 2 crore in five years indicating formalisation of the economy.
Key points
• In last five years, all classes of workers saw a 42 per cent increase in wages which is highest so far, he adds.
• The ESI cover limit has been increased to Rs. 21,000.
• The minimum pension was also increased to Rs. 1000.

Miscellaneous

35. A new Board will be created for nomadic and semi-nomadic community.
36. Anti-camcord regulations will be introduced in the Indian Cinematograph Act to prevent piracy and contact theft of
Bollywood films.
37. To promote entertainment industry, single window clearance for Indian filmmakers will be introduced.
38. India's installed solar capacity has grown 10 times in last five years.
39. Record allocation of funds at Rs 58,166 crore for North Eastern Areas.
40. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion will now be renamed as the Department for Promotion of Industries
and Internal Trade.
41. 10-point vision for 2030 in his Interim Budget.
(i) A next-gen infrastructure
(ii) A Digital India
(iii) A pollution free India that drives on electric vehicles.
(iv) Expanding rural industrialisation
(v) Clean Rivers with safe drinking water
(vi) Developing the coastline and harnessing the blue economy
(vii) Placing an Indian astronaut in place
(viii) Making India self-sufficient in food, exporting food and organic farming
(ix) Healthy India, a distress-free healthcare and comprehensive wellness system
(x) Maximum Governance

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