Massive outlay for Programmes benefiting common man, Rs 14000 cr for rural infrastructure

New Delhi, Feb 16 : There is massive outlay for programmes benefiting, common man - Aam Aadmi.

Presenting the interim budget in Lok Sabha on Monday the finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee sought a massive allocation of 40,900 crore rupees for its flagship programme - Bharat Nirman for the coming financial year. The interim Budget seeks 30,100 crore rupees for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) to benefit the rural households. The interim budget proposed 14 thousand crore rupees corpus for rural infrastructure projects including 4 thousand crore rupees for rural roads. Considering the significant contribution of the Sarva Sikhsha Abhiyan programme to boost elementary education, the interim budget seeks an allocation of 13, 100 crore rupees for 2009-2010. The world's largest mid-day meals programme in schools, will get 8,000 crore rupees and the Integrated Child Development Scheme over 6,700 crore rupees.

Another Aam Amadi programme Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission for development of urban infrastructure and services is proposed to get an outlay of over 11,800 crore rupees.

The interim budget proposes an outlay over 12,000 crore rupees for National Rural Health Mission, 7 thousand 400 crore rupees for Rajiv Gandhi Rural Drinking water Mission and 1,200 crore rupees for rural sanitation programme.