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Finance Ministers of India

Pranab Kumar Mukherjee
(1982-1985, Feb 2009-May 2009, May 2009-Continuing)

Pranab Kumar Mukherjee is a prominent leader of India National Congress. He has...
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FM''s Budget Speech live 2011

India Infoline News Service / 12:01 PM , Feb 28, 2011

He sees farm growth at 5.4 % and GDP growth at 8.6%

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has started delivering his Sixth Budget speech in the Lok Sabha." 
He says that he sees average inflation lower in FY12 : He proposes the following points :

  • sees farm growth at 5.4 % and GDP growth at 8.6%

  • to give 3% interest subsidy to farmesr in FY12

  • Interest subvention on housing loans eligibility relaxed: FM

  • Interest subvention on housing loans extended by one year: FM

  • Propose to give Rs 3000cr to NABARD: FM

  • Infra sector FII cap for bonds with 5-year residual maturity: FM

  • To raise corpus of rural infra development fund to Rs 18000cr vs Rs 16000cr: FM

  • Discussions on to further liberalise FDI policy: FM

  • To raise corpus of rural infra development fund to Rs 18000cr vs Rs 16000cr: FM

  • To move to direct cash subsidy for fertilisers, kerosene: FM

  • Mulling nutrient-based subsidy policy for urea: FM

  • Propose to create an equity fund of Rs 100cr for MFIs: FM

  • Propose to create a women''''''''''''''''s self help group with a corpus of Rs 500cr: FM

  • Rs 300 cr to be allocated for oil palm production : FM

  • Private investment in agro processing should increase: FM

  • 6000cr capital infusion in 2011-12 for PSU banks: FM

  • RBI to issue guidelines on banking licesnes this fiscal: FM

  • FII''''''''''''''''s permitted to invest in unlisted bonds: FM