56 Unserved airports will be connected through UDAN
*Govt. to implement MSP for all crops; MSP hiked to 1.5 times of production costs.
*Rural haats to be upgraded to Grameen agricultural markets.
*This year's Budget to focus on agriculture and rural economy.
*Women SHGs will be encouraged to take up organic farming.
*2,000 crore fund for development of agri market.
*2 crore additional toilets to be constructed under Swach Bharat Abhiyan.
*Free power connections to 4 crore homes.
*Govt. to provide free LPG connection to 8 crore women under Ujjwala scheme.
Will the income tax slabs be revised? Will the fuel prices see a hike? What about new trains? Any sops for industries bearing the brunt of GST? Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to answer every question in a few hours from now when he will present the Union Budget for 2018-19 in Lok Sabha on Thursday.While there are unlikely to be any major changes in indirect tax as most of them are now under the purview of the Goods and Services Tax Council, Budget 2018 could have several positive changes on the direct tax side, according to analysts.
