32.Our Government has been steadily increasing the volume of institutional credit for agriculture sector from year-to-year from Rs8.5 lakh crore in 2014-15 to Rs10 lakh crore in 2017-18. 70.Government’s estimated schematic budgetary expenditure on health, education and social protection for 2018-19 is Rs1.38 lakh crore against estimated expenditure of Rs1.22 lakh crore in BE 2017-18. 73.MUDRA Yojana launched in April, 2015 has led to sanction of Rs4.6 lakh crore in credit from 10.38 crore MUDRA loans. This recapitalization will pave the way for the public sector banks to lend additional credit of Rs.5 lakh crore. 140.Total Revised Estimates for expenditure in 2017-18 are Rs21.57 lakh crore (net of GST compensation transfers to the States) as against the Budget Estimates of Rs21.47 lakh crore.

Source: Mint February 01, 2018 08:15 UTC