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President addresses Budget session of Parliament: Highlights

NEW DELHI: The Budget Session of Parliament begins today with the President Pranab Mukherjee addressing both the Houses. Following which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will table the Economic Survey 2016-17.  Highlights of President Pranab Mukherjee's address:
  • Pradhan Mantri YUVA Yojana launched for promoting entrepreneurship education and training amongst 7 lakh students
  • National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme has been launched with a budget outlay of Rs. Ten thousand crore
  • With motto of “Har Haath ko Hunar”, my govt has taken several steps for skilling youth & improving their employability
  • The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme is yielding encouraging results
  • My government is making Nari Shakti an integral part of our development journey
  • Three crore Kisan Credit Cards will be converted into RUPAY debit cards soon
  • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana expanded ambit of risk-coverage, doubled sum insured & facilitated lowest-ever premium
  • My Government has taken various steps to transform the lives of our farmers
  • Mission Indradhanush commits to vaccinate “every child everywhere” against preventable diseases
  • Under Deen Dayal Upadhayay Gram Jyoti Yojana over 11,000 villages have been electrified in a record time
  • 37 percent of the Ujjwala beneficiaries belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
  • The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will make clean energy accessible to the poor
  • My Government is committed to provide shelter to every houseless poor household through the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana
  • My Government has taken many initiatives to improve the quality of life of the poor
  • Under Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana, over Rs. 16000 crore have been made available to SHGs in the current Financial Year
  • Over Rs 2 Lakh Crore has been provided through 5.6 crore loans sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
  • To take the banking system to the doorstep of the poor and the unbanked, the Indian Postal Payment Bank has been started
  • Close to 13 crore poor have been covered under various social security schemes
  • An unprecedented 26 crore plus Jan Dhan accounts have been opened for the unbanked
  • My government is guided by the Antyodaya philosophy of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya
  • At the core of all my Govt's policies is the welfare of the garib, dalit, peedit, shoshit, vanchit, kisan, shramik and yuva
  • Janashakti has transformed Swachh Bharat Mission into a jan-andolan
  • Resilience & forbearance demonstrated by countrymen recently in fight against black money & corruption is remarkable
  • The ideal of saha na vavatu, saha nau bhunaktu has inspired our civilisation from time immemorial
  • I welcome you all to this Joint Session of both Houses of Parliament
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