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SECTOR
SPENDING
* To
allocate
more than
1.64
trillion
rupees to
defence
sector in
2011-12
(Read: 11%
hike in
defence
allocation )
* Corpus of
rural
infrastructure
development
fund raised
to 180
billion
rupees in
2011-12
* To provide
201.5
billion
rupees
capital
infusion in
state-run
banks in
2011-12
* To
allocate
520.5
billion
rupees for
the
education
sector.
Rs.21,000
crore for
Sarva
Shiksha
Abhiyan. (
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story )
* To raise
health
sector
allocation
to 267.6
billion
rupees
(Read: 20%
hike in
health
budget )
* Rs.500
crore more
for national
skill
development
fund.
* Rs.54
crore each
for AMU (Aligarh
Muslim
University)
centres at
Murshidabad
and
Mallapuram.
* Rs.58,000
crore for
Bharat
Nirman;
increase of
Rs.10,000
crore.
* Mahatma
Gandhi
National
Rural
Employment
Guarantee
Scheme wage
rates linked
to consumer
price index;
will rise
from
existing
Rs.100 per
day.
* Increased
outlay on
social
sector
schemes. (
Read: Social
sector
allocation
up by 17%)
*
Infrastructure
critical for
development;
23 percent
higher
allocation
in 2011-12.
( Read: Rs
2,14,000 cr
allocated
for
infrastructure
sector )
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