Re: General Budget.....releases......

On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 2:01 PM, PIB Calcutta <pib.calcutta@gmail.com> wrote:

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Finance                                                               General Budget-2009-10
Rs.190 Crore budgetary support for Civil Aviation

BUDGETARY SUPPORT FOR AAI FOR DEVELOPMENTS OF AIRPORTS
New Delhi: July 6, 2009

Out of the total Plan Outlay of Rs.12164.76 crore for the Ministry of
Civil Aviation, Rs.190 crore is the budgetary support, of which the
Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been provided with Rs.99.15
crore for development of airports.

Of the total budgetary support for AAI, Rs.20 crore has been earmarked
for the development of airports in the North-Eastern states and the
balanced amount of Rs.79.15 crore is for development of airports in
other crucial areas like Jammu, Srinagar, Aggtti, Puducherry airport
etc.

Budgetary support of Rs.50 crore has been provided to the Director
General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and a provision of Rs.14 crore for
the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) to pursue their plan
schemes.

A provision of Rs.10 crore has been made for Pawan Hans Helicopters
Ltd. (PHHL) for heliport in NCR/Delhi in order to facilitate Common
Wealth Games and also to provide for Disaster Management/Mitigation
measure.

The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uraan Akademi and Aeroclub of India have
been provided grants-in-aid of Rs.8 crores and Rs.5 crores
respectively.

bsc/mc/mk/dk/kol/13:59 hrs.

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Finance                                                              General Budget-2009-10
'Takeout financing' scheme to be evolved by IIFCL

IIFCL TO REFINANCE 60% OF COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS FOR PPP PROJECTS
New Delhi: July 6, 2009

The India infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) will evolve a
'takeout financing' scheme in consultation with banks to facilitate
incremental landing to infrastructure sector. This was announced today
by the Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee while presenting
the General Budget 2009-10.

'Takeout financing', an accepted international practice of releasing
long term funds for financing infrastructure projects, can be used
effectively to address the asset liability mismatch of commercial
banks arising out of financing infrastructure projects. It can also be
used effectively to free up capital for financing new projects.

The Finance Minister has also announced the Government's decision that
IIFCL will refinance 60 per cent of commercial bank loans for PPP
projects in critical sectors over the next 15 to 18 months. This is to
ensure that infrastructure projects in sectors such as
telecommunication, power generation, airports, ports, roads and
railways, do not face financing difficulties arising from the current
downturn. The Minister stated that the IIFCL and Banks are now in a
position to support projects involving a total investment of
Rs.100,000 crores in infrastructure. Combined with the steps taken by
the government to increase public investment in infrastructure, this
step is expected to provide a big boost to such investment.

bsc/mc/mk/dk/kol/14:00 hrs.

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Finance                                                                       Budget 2009-10
National Action Plan on Climate Change: funds to be allocated for the
eight National Missions
New Delhi: July 6, 2009

Necessary funds are proposed to be allocated for the eight National
Misssions that are being launched following the National Action Plan
on Climate Change (NAPCC) unveiled last year. This was announced by
Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Union Minister for Finance while presenting the
Budget in Parliament today. The NAPCC outlines our strategy to adapt
to Climate Change and enhance the ecological sustainability of our
developmental path, he added.

Shri Mukherjee stated that the Government proposes increasing the
Budgetary outlay for the National River and Lake Conservation Plans to
Rs.562 crore in 2009-10 from Rs.335 crore in 2008-09. The Government
has already set up a National Ganga River Basin Authority, he added.

The Finance Minister announced a special one-time grant of Rs.100
crore to the Indian Council of Forestary Research and Education,
Dehradun in recognition of its excellence in the field of research,
education and extension. He also proposed an allocation of Rs.15 crore
each for the Botanical Survey of India, Zoological Survey of India and
Geological Survey of India.

bsc/mv/ska/dk/kol/14:00 hrs.

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Finance                                                                     Budget 2009-10
One handloom mega cluster each for West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, one
Powerloom mega cluster for Rajasthan announced
New Delhi: July 6, 2009

The Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, while presenting
the Union Budget in Parliament today announced that it is proposed to
add one handloom mega cluster each in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu and
one powerloom mega cluster in Rajasthan. He said that this would help
preserve the magnificent textile tradition in West Bengal and Tamil
Nadu and generate thousands of jobs in Rajasthan. He said that, in
addition, he proposes to add new mega clusters for carpets in Srinagar
(J&K) and Mirzapur (U.P.). Shri Mukherjee also gave the instance of
the two handloom mega clusters at Varanasi and Sibsagar and the two
mega powerloom clusters at Erode and Bhiwandi approved in the last
Budget that are under successful implementation.

bsc/mv/ska/dk/kol/14:01 hrs.


Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Finance                                                                       Budget 2009-10
All BPL families proposed to be brought under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
New Delhi: July 6, 2009

The Government proposes to bring all BPL families under the Rashtriya
Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY). Announcing this while presenting the
Budget in Parliament today, the Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab
Mukherjee said that Rs. 350 crore, marking a 40 per cent increase over
the previous allocation is being provided in the 2009-10 BE for this.
The RSBY was operationalised last year and the initial response was
very good, with more than 46 lakh BPL families in eighteen States and
UTs having been issued biometric smart cards, he added. This scheme
empowers poor families by giving them freedom of choice for using
health care services from an extensive list of hospitals including
private hospitals.

Shri Mukherjee stated that for the National Rural Health Mission, an
increase of Rs.2057 crore over and above Rs.12,070 crore provided in
the interim Budget is proposed, as this is an essential instrument for
achieving our goal of Health for All.

bsc/mv/ska/dk/kol/14:01 hrs.

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Finance                                                                      Budget 2009-10
New Project to enable job seekers to register on-line from anywhere to
be launched
New Delhi: July 6, 2009

A new project for the modernization of the Employment Exchanges is to
be launched in Public Private Partnership. Announcing this while
presenting the Union Budget in Parliament today, the Union Finance
Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee said that this would enable a job
seeker to register on-line from anywhere and approach any Employment
Exchange.

Shri Mukherjee said that under the project a national web portal with
common software will be developed. This will contain all the data
regarding availability of skilled persons on the one hand and
requirements of skilled persons by the industry on the other. It will
help the youth get placed and enable industry to procure required
skills on real time basis, he added.

bsc/mv/ska/dk/kol/14:02 hrs.

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Finance                                                                       Budget 2009-10
Plan Outlay for Ministry of Minority Affairs increased by 74 per cent

RS 25 CRORE EACH ALLOCATED FOR AMU CAMPUSES IN MURSHIDABAD AND MALAPPURAM
New Delhi: July 6, 2009

The Plan Outlay of the Ministry of Minority Affairs has been enhanced
from Rs. 1,000 crore in BE 2008-09 to Rs.1,740 crore in
2009-10,registering an increase of 74 per cent. Announcing this while
presenting the Union Budge in Parliament today, the Union Finance
Minister Shri Pranab Mukheree said that this includes Rs.990 crore for
Multi-Sectoral Development Programme for Minorities in selected
minority concentration districts, Grants-in-aid to Maulana Azad
Education Foundation which is almost doubled, and provisions for
National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation and Pre-Matric
and Post-Matric Scholarships for Minorities. Allocations have also
been made for the new schemes of National Fellowship for Students from
the Minority community and Grants-in-aid to Central Wakf council for
computerization of records of State Wakf Boards.

Shri Mukherjee announced that a sum of Rs 25 crore each has been
allocated for the two campuses that the Aligarh Muslim University has
decided to establish at Murshidabad \in West Bengal and Malappuram in
Kerala.

bsc/mv/ska/dk/kol/14:02 hrs.

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
* * * * * *
Ministry of Finance                                                                     Budget 2009-10
ICDS to be extended to every child under six by March 2012

FULL INTEREST SUBSIDY FOR STUDENT LOANS OF WEAKER SECTIONS
New Delhi: July 6, 2009

The Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee while presenting the
Budget in Parliament today has announced that the Governemnt is
committed to the universalisation of the Integrated Child Development
Services (ICDS) Scheme in the country. He said that, by March 2012,
all services under ICDS would be extended with quality to every child
under the age of six.

Expressing grave concern at the low level of female literacy in the
country, Shri Mukherjee said that the aim of the National Mission for
Female Literacy would be to reduce by half, the current level of
female illiteracy, in three years. This mission will focus on
minorities, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other marginalized
groups.

The Finance Minister announced that in order to enable students from
economically weaker sections to access higher education, it is
proposed to provide them full interest subsidy during the period of
moratorium. It will cover loans of students from scheduled banks to
pursue any of the approved courses of study in technical and
professional streams from recognized institutions in India, he said.
It is estimated that over 5 lakh students would avail of this benefit.

bsc/mv/ska/dk/kol/14:03 hrs.

--
Palash Biswas
Pl Read:
http://nandigramunited.blogspot.com/