Unioon Budget 2017
1.
Income tax for individuals for Rs 2.5
lakh to Rs 5 lakh lowered to 5%
2.
Individuals having income less than
Rs 5 lakh will have to file a return with a one page form. Surcharge of 10% on
those with income of Rs 50L to Rs 1 cr
3.
Reduction in timelines for revising
return of income and completing scrutiny assessments.
4.
India’s FDI increases 36 per cent
despite global degrowth of 5%
5.
India has become the 6th largest
manufacturing country in the world up from 9th position previously
6.
Foreign Exchange Reserve with India
stands at 361 Billion Dollars
7.
Total expenditure for 2017-18 at Rs
21,47,000 crore. Capex up 25.4% over previous year
8.
Demonetization was bold decision to
control black money, it will create clear and bigger GDP
9.
Demonetization disruptive, but will
have long-term benefits. Pace of remonitisation has picked up; impact of DeMonetisation
will not spill over to next year
10. Forex reserves comfortably cover for 12 months of imports
11. 3 challenges in current global scenario: Monetary stance of US FED
Reserve, Commodity prices specially crude oil & retreat from globalisation
12. The target for agricultural credit for the FY 2017-18 has been fixed at
Rs 10 lakh crore. Agriculture is expected to grow at 4.1 per cent
13. Merger of the Railway Budget with the Union Budget is a historic
approach
14. To spend Rs13,240 cr on crop insurance, modern law on contract farming
will be prepared and circulated among states for adoption
15. Issuance Of Soil Health Cards Has Gathered Momentum.To Up Crop Insurance
Coverage To 50% In FY19
16. Mission to bring 1cr households out of poverty
17. A composite index of poverty for every Gram Panchayat to monitor
progress to be developed
18. A dedicated fund to be set up by NABARD with corpus of Rs. 5,000 crore
to assure market prices to the farmers for their produce
19. Dairy processing infrastructure fund will be set up under NABARD, with
fund of 8,000 crore
20. Focus in rural spending-mnrega fund targets achieved for last yr, 48000
crores- highest ever allocations. MGNREGA gets Rs 48K cr from rs 38.5K cr last
year, highest till now
21. 50,000 gram panchayats to be made poverty free by 2019
22. Overall approach while preparing Budget2017 has been to spend more in
rural areas, infrastructure and poverty alleviation
23. Allocation for Pradhan Mantri Awaaz Yojana up from 15,000 cr to 23,000
cr
24. 100 per cent electrification of villages by May 1, 2018
25. Promises double income of farmers in 5 years and focus on poverty
alleviation with fiscal prudence.
26. INR 19,000 crores proposed for PMGKY Scheme so as to construct 1 crore
houses for those living in kachha houses
27. Safe drinking water key priority; panchayat raj institutions still lack
basic facilities; progm to be launched for this purpose
28. Allocation for rural housing increased from 15,000 cr to 23,000cr
29. Participation of women in #MNREGA has increased to 55%
30. Model law on contract farming to be adopted and circulated to states
31. Swach Baharat Mission made tremendous progress, Open defecation will be
reduced by providing water facility in rural areas
32. Allocation to agiculture and allied activities highest at Rs 187223
crore, up 27% over last year
33. Allocation for schemes for rural India pegged 24 percent higher at over
RS 1 lakh, 87,000 cr
34. Innovation Fund in high school announced; revised framework coming soon
for outcome-based accreditation for colleges
35. For providing Quality education for youth, an innovation fund will be
created
36. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana built 133 km roads as against 73 km
earlier
37. e-Market to be extended over 500 APMCs to help farmers
38. Skill centres will be set up across the country to help youth seeking
opportunities outside the country
39. Govt to set up New Body to conduct all exams for higher education
40. Govt to formulate modern law on contract farming and to be circulated
among States
41. A special scheme for leather and footwear sector to be introduced.
42. Five special tourism zones anchored as Incredible India 2 to be promoted
43. Govt wiil provide one stop convergence support system for skill
employment etc for rual women
44. Rs 6000 will be transferred to pregnant women’s accounts who go for
institutional delivery
45. 100 Skill Centres in English, Hindi and Foreign languages.
46. Propose To Finish 1 Cr Houses By 2019 For Those Living In Kachcha
Houses.
47. Elimination of TB by 2025 is also targeted. Poverty is usually
associated with poor health; action plan to tackle diseases such as leprosy, TB
48. Have Hiked Allocation For Women Skill Development To Rs 1.84 Lakh Cr In
FY18.
49. For welfare of women and children, allocation of RS 1.84 crore is
proposed.
50. New rules regarding medical devices will be regulated, Propose To Amend
Drug Rules To ensure Availability Of Drugs at Reasonable Prices.
51. Two new AIIMS will be set up in Jharkhand and Gujarat
52. Budget allocation for welfare of women and children increased to Rs
1,84,632 crore:
53. Govt to introduce Sr Citizen Smart Health Card Scheme; LIC to come up
special scheme. Aadharbased smart cards for senior citizens with their health
details to be introduced LIC to introduce pension scheme for senior citizens
with assured return of 8%
54. Govt to set up dairy processing fund of Rs 8,000 crore over 3 years with
initial corpus of Rs 2,000 crore
55. Railways to focus on 4 areas: passenger safety, capital &
development works, cleanliness, financial & accounting reforms
56. 1.5 Lakh Health Sub-centres To Be Transformed To Health Wellness
Centres.
57. Railway safety fund to be launched, corpus of 1 lakh cr over 5 years. A
safety fund to be set up with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore over five years
58. 500 railway stations to be made disabled-friendly and All coaches will
be fitted with biotiolets by 2019 and By 2019 all coaches to equipped with auto
pilot
59. Rs1.31 lakh crore capex fixed for Railways in 2017-18 including Rs
55,000 cr to be provided by govt.
60. Dedicated trains for #tourism and #pilgrimage
61. IRCTC not to collect service charge on e-tickets
62. Govt to come up with New Metro Rail Policy to involve private investment
63. To Commission 3,500 Km Of Railway Tracks In 2018.Railways To Implement
End-to-end Solutions For Some Commodities.
64. A New Metro Raliway policy will be introduced to improve urban transport
and youth employment
65. National Highway Allocation At Rs 64,000 Cr.
66. Highspeed optical fiber will be available more than 150,000 gram
panchayats
67. Airports Authority of India Act To Be Amended To Enable Monetisation Of
Land.
68. Total capital expenditure on Railways increased to 131000 crore from
121000 crore. Govt’s contribution will be 55,000 crore
69. Airports in Tier II cities to be developed under PPP model
70. To Commission 3500 km Of Railway Lines In FY18.
71. Total allocation for infra stands at a record level of Rs 396000 crore
72. Foreign Investment Promotion Board has been abolished. FIPB to be
abolished and more than 95% of FDI to be under automatic route. FDI policies
will be further liberalised
73. A draft Bill to curtail illegal deposits scheme will be introduced
shorty:
74. To Take Up Second Phase Of Solar Power Development For Addl 20,000 MW.
75. Rs 10,000 crore for recapitalisation of banks
76. IRCTC will be listed. Focus on PSU divestment to continue with Railway
subs and other government agencies
77. 3,500 km railway lines to be commissioned in 2017-18 as against 2,800 km
in 2016-17:
78. Evidence of increased digital transaction. Bhim app adopted by 125lakh
people. Two new schemes to encourage transactions through BHIM app will be
launched. Aadhar enabled payment system to be launched shortly. Banks will be
incentivised to introduce 20 lakh Aadhar Pay terminals by September 2017
79. Proposal to mandate all govt receipts as digital transactions, beyond a
certain limit
80. Will develop a centralised defence travel system. Now soldiers can now
book tickets online. Web based distribution system for defence pensioners to
address their grievances
81. Head Post Offices in far flung areas of #India to render passport
services. Head post offices to be used as the front office for Passport sevices
82. Confiscation of properties of those fleeing from facing law proposed.
83. intending to amend Negotiable Instrument Act to help quick realization
in case of dishonored cheques
84. Defence Expenditure Excluding Pension At Rs 2.74 Lakh Cr.
85. Fiscal deficit targeted at 3.26% Fiscal roadmap of 3% of GDP Fiscal
deficit for the next three years.
86. Revenue deficit down in current fiscal; fixed at 1.9% for next fiscal
87. As against 4.2 crore in organised sector, only Rs 1.7 crore rupees
Income Tax returns filed. Only 7,781 companies have shown income of more than
Rs 10 crore. From 3.5 cr individuals who filed tax returns, 99 lakh showed
income below income tax slab. Out of 13.9 lakh cos 5.97 lakh foled tax retuens
for AY 2016-17. Out of this 2.76 lakh show Losse or 0 income. Figures show we
are largely a a tax non compliant society. When too many people evade taxes,
the burden falls on honest people
88. FY18 net market borrowing pegged at 3.48 lakh crore
89. Net tax revenue for 2013-14 was 11.38 lak cr; this grew by 9% in 2014-15
and 17% in 2015-16
90. Post #DeMonetisation Deposits Between Rs 2-80 Lakhs Made In 1.09 Cr
Accounts. > Rs 80 lakh were deposited in more number of accounts-1.48 lakh
cr A/Cs. While Rs 2 to Rs 8 lakh was deposited in 1.09 cr A/Cs
91. Holding period for long-term cap gains for immobile assets reduced from
3 years to 2 years; base year for indexation to be 2001
92. Highest ever advance tax collection in personal income tax in last three
quarter of current FY
93. Startups can carry forward losses for three years even if promoter
holding goes below 51%. Definition of start-ups relaxed for qualification of
external commercial borrowing.
94. MAT can be carried forward by 15 years, it can be carried forward by 10
years currently. Govt. proposes carry forward of MAT Credit for a period of 15
years instead of 10 years
95. To make MSME biz more viable, IT for cos with turnover of upto 50cr
reduced to 25% from 30%
96. Instead Of Build-up Area, Carpet Area Will Be Counted For Affordable
Housing
97. National Housing Bank will refinance loans worth Rs. 20,000
crore
98. Banks to pay tax only on actual earnings on NPAs no accrued income tax.
99. Basic customes duty on Liquified Natural gas reduced to 2.5% from 5%
100. Maximum cash donation that a political party can receive from any source
is Rs 2,000 Cash donation for charitable trust reduced from Rs 10000 to Rs 2000
101. Presumptive tax on digital transactions – reduced to 6%
102. Threshold limit under Section 40A(3) for payment of expenses in cash is
reduced to Rs. 10,000
103. Political parties will be entitled to receive donations by cheque or
digital mode. An electoral bonds proposed redeemable in the accounts of
legimate political parties
104. Presumptive Income Scheme proposed to be extended for Turnover up to Rs.
2 Crore
105. No TDS for insurance agents if income is below taxable limit + Scrutiny
period reduced to 18 months
106. Use of IT in taxation for reducing human interface.
107. FM says not much change in indirect taxes as GST is on anvil
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