Interim Budget 2014: Small cars, bikes, SUVs, local mobile phones to be cheaper, no change in IT rates

FM - Other major decisons include new bank licenses

FM - The companies act has replaced the 1956 Act.

11: 35 am: FM - Union Territories to get more funds.

FM - About 50000 MW of Thermal power projects will be completed.

FM: Lots of technology based industries have been given the nod

FM - We have encouraged small scale and cottages industries.

FM: Foreign exchange reserves up by USD 15 billion

FM: Agriculture credit will cross USD 45 billion against USD 41 billion in 2012-13.

FM- Nirbhaya fund has Rs.1000 crore. It will be a permanent fund.

FM - National Skill Development Programme to get more funds.

FM: 3 more industrial corridors - Chennai-Bangalore, Bangalore-Mumbai, Amritsar-Kolkata - under various stages of implementation.

FM: Merchandise export to grow by 6.8 pc to USD 326 billion.

FM: GDP growth rate in Q3 and Q4 of 2013-14 will be at least 5.2 pc

FM: Declining fiscal deficit, moderation of CAD, stable exchange rate and increase in project implementation result of hardwork

FM: Expenditure on education has risen from Rs 10,145 crore 10 years ago to Rs 79,251 crore this year

FM: Sugar decontrol, gradual correction of diesel prices, application for new bank licenses, sick electricity distribution companies restructured

FM: Average growth under UPA's ten year rule was 6.2 per cent against 5.9 during NDA period of 1999-2004

FM: Average growth under UPA-I was 8.4 per cent and UPA-II

FM - People at the bottom of the pyramid need Aadhar.

FM - Total of 54 lakh transaction has taken place under the Direct Benefit Scheme