Dim light of the Budget 2019

Point no 32 - Page 10

Finance Minister said - Mahatma Gandhi said, “The soul of India lives in its villages”. This year even as we are marking the 150^th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, I submit that our Government keeps Antyodaya at the core of all its efforts. At the Centre of everything that we do, we keep “gaon, garib, aur Kisan”.

Reality - Widows considered as one of the weaker section of the society. They need the highest attention. While Budget allocation of the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) has been reduced to 1938 crore from 2255 crore.

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Point 33- Page 10

Finance Minister said - Hon'ble Prime Minister's two mega initiatives of Ujjwala Yojana and Saubhagya Yojana - have transformed the lives of every rural family, dramatically improving the ease of their living.

The reality of Saubhagya yojana - The total outlay of the project is Rs. 16, 320 crore while the Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) is Rs. 12,320 crore. Govt made headlines in 2017 by promising 12,350 crores while spent only 4424 Crore that is only 35% of the promise.

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Point 47 - Page 11

Finance Minister said - Further, to improve the technology of such industries, the Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship’ (ASPIRE) has been consolidated for setting up of Livelihood Business Incubators (LBIs) and Technology Business Incubators  (TBIs).

Reality - Budgetary allocation for the previous year was 232 crore which slashed to 50 crores for the Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship’ (ASPIRE).

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Point no 47 - Page 11

Finance Minister said - The SFURTI envisions setting up 100 new clusters during 2019-20 which should enable 50,000 artisans to join the economic value chain.

Reality - Budget allocation for 2018 was 128 crore and 128 crores for the 2019. Not a single rupee increase in allocation of SFURTI. With 128 crores, Govt wants to support 50,000 artisans that means 26,000 per artisans

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Point 48 - page 12

Finance Minister said - We will invest widely in agricultural infrastructure.

Reality - For the farmers, the biggest bottleneck is the market. For Farmers the Main "Infrastructure" after irrigation is market facility. Govt slashed the budget of the Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Marketing to the 600 crores from 1050 crore, Nearly 40% reduction.

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Point 50 - Page 12

Finance Minister said - Ease of doing business and ease of living both should apply to farmers too. We shall go back to basics on one count: Zero Budget Farming.

Reality - Zero Budget farming is not organic farming but similar to it. There is no specific scheme of govt for the zero budget farming but there is a scheme called "Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana" for organic farming. The budget of this reduced to 325 crore form 360 crore.

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Point 51 - Page 13

Finance Minister said - The Jal Jeevan Mission will converge with other Central and State Government Schemes to achieve its objectives of sustainable water supply management across the country.

Reality - Govt reduced the Budget of the Drip irrigation ( Per drop, More crop) by 500 crores. 35,00 crore form 4,000 crore. ! ( Under Agriculture ministry)

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Point 54 - Page 13

Finance Minister said - To bridge rural-urban digital divide, Bharat-Net is targeting internet connectivity in local bodies in every Panchayat in the country

Reality - Bharat net budgetary allocation slashed by the 2175 crore. This year allocation is 6000 crore from earlier allocation of the 8175 crores.

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Point 58 - Page 14

Finance Minister said - A Gandhipedia is also being developed by National Council for Science Museums to sensitize youth and society at large about positive Gandhian values.

Reality - Gandhi's India lived in Villages while Government's new India lives in Smart city. प्लीज बापू , आप बुरा मत मानना

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Point 60 - Page 15

Finance Minister said -  The Government will bring in a New National Education Policy to transform India’s higher education system to one of the global best education systems.

Reality - Government proposed to provide Rs. 10000 crore to each selected institution in 5 years duration. That Means one institution should get Rs. 200 per year. The government selected 3 institutions so Budgetary allocation should be (200*30 ) = 600 Crore for this year. While Govt allocated only 380 Crore for the "World class Institution"

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Point 63 - Page 15

Finance minister said - I, therefore, propose to start a programme, ‘Study in India’, that will focus on bringing foreign students to study in our higher educational institutions.

Reality - On 18th April 2018, The Then MEA Shushma Swaraj and Minister of State for the Education Satpal Singh launched the Study in India scheme. So, In the Budget speech, Finance Minister Announced to launch a new scheme which already inaugurated by Government a year ago.

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Point 66 - Page 16 :-

Finance Minister said:- Demographic trends worldwide show that major economies will face severe labour shortages in the future. To prepare our youth to also take up jobs overseas, we will increase focus on skill sets needed abroad including language training. We will also lay focus on new-age skills like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things, Big Data, 3D Printing, Virtual Reality and Robotics, which are valued highly both within and outside the country, and offer much higher remuneration.

Reality:- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana's Budget allocation slashed by nearly 600 Crore. This year allocation is 2676 crore while the previous was 3273 crore.

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Point 77- Page 18

Finance the minister said - In India’s growth story, particularly in the rural economy, “grameen arth vyavastha” the role of women is a very sweet story. This Government wishes to encourage and facilitate this role of women.

Reality - Whenever we hear the word "Women empowerment". The first things come in mind are the Beti bachao, Beti padhao ( BBBP) and Nirbhaya safety fund. In both Government didn’t add up a single rupee. BBP budget remains 280 crore and Nirbhaya fund remained 500 Crore.