evidence: Education, Health, and Social Protection - Estimated budgetary expenditure on health, education and social protection at Rs.1.38 lakh crore - Ekalavya Model Residential School to be set up for tribal children - Investments for research & infra in premier educational institutions at Rs.1 lakh crore in next 4 years - Allocation on National Social Assistance Programme at Rs. 9975 crore - World’s largest government-funded health care programme titled National Health Protection Scheme announced - NHPS to cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) [...] Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) and Employment - Major thrust for Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) – allocation at Rs. 3794 crore - Target of Rs.3 lakh crore for lending under MUDRA Yojana - 70 lakh formal jobs to be created this year - Govt to make 12% contribution of new employees in the EPF for all the sectors for 3 years - Outlay of Rs.7148 crore for the textile sector - Increase budgetary allocation on infrastructure for at Rs.5.97 lakh crore - To develop 10 prominent tourist sites into Iconic Tourism destinations - 35000 kms road construction in Phase-I at an estimated cost of Rs.5,35,000 crore [...] Digital Economy - NITI Aayog to initiate a national program to direct efforts in artificial intelligence - Department of Science & Technology to launch Mission on Cyber-Physical Systems - Allocation doubled on Digital India programme to Rs 3073 crore - To set up 5 lakh wifi hotspots to provide net-connectivity to five crore rural citizens - Rs. 10000 crore for creation and augmentation of telecom infrastructure