• Budget around benefit of rural & infra push, critically balancing growth & fiscal prudence.
• *MSP on Kharif crop to be 1.5 times* of cost of prod.
@5Lk/family/year for 10cr poor families.
• focus on increasing *rural spending* , with rural livelihood spent plan @14.3Lk cr.
• Highway construction to exceed 9k km by end of Fy18. Target 35k km under Bharat mala with outlay of 5.35 Lk cr.
• *GoI does not consider crypto currency as legal tender* to take steps to curb illegitimate transactions.
• Bank recap plan to help banks lend additional 5Lk cr.
• *Standard deduction of 40k for salaried* in lieu of transport & medical exp.
• Capital gains on equities made till 31st Jan'18 to be grandfathered.