Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is presenting the Union Budget 2018 in Parliament. The Railway Budget will be included in the General Budget. This is the last full Budget of Narendra Modi government.
Earlier on Monday, the government tabled the Economic Survey2017-18 in Parliament, in which it pegged India’s growth at 7 and 7.5 in the upcoming financial year.
Here are the key highlights of the Union Budget 2018:
* Govt will set up two new Schools of Planning and Architecture, says Finance Minister Jaitley.
* To tackle brain drain, Jaitley announces scheme to identify bright students pursuing B Tech in premiere engineering institutes, and providing them higher-education opportunities in the IITs and IISc. These students will receive handsome fellowships, and will be expected to dedicate a few hours to teach in higher education institutions weekly.Click Here: COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES 2019