12 words that show how economy walked the Budget talk
From RK Shanmukham Chetty to Arun Jaitley, here are 12 words that show the continuous change in Indian economy.
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* The government aims to bring 1 crore households out of poverty by 2019.
* Will take steps to ensure participation of women in MGNREGA up to 55%.
* For imparting new skills to people in rural areas, mason training will be provided to five lakh persons by 2022.
* The government proposes to complete 1 crore houses for those without homes.
* Will allocate Rs 19,000 crore for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in 2017-18.
* The country is set to achieve 100% rural electrification by March 2018.
* With a progress of Swachh Bharat mission, sanitation coverage has gone up from 42% in Oct 13 to 60% now.
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Frequency of key words used in the Budget speeches delivered between 1947 and 2016 gives a broad idea of the shifting priorities in economic policy through the decades.
TOI scanned every speech--from the very first delivered by RK Shanmukham Chetty in November 1947 to the last one by Arun Jaitley on Feb 29, 2016--to narrow down on 12 words, the usage of which shows changes in economic thinking
* The government aims to bring 1 crore households out of poverty by 2019.
* Will take steps to ensure participation of women in MGNREGA up to 55%.
* For imparting new skills to people in rural areas, mason training will be provided to five lakh persons by 2022.
* The government proposes to complete 1 crore houses for those without homes.
* Will allocate Rs 19,000 crore for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in 2017-18.
* The country is set to achieve 100% rural electrification by March 2018.
* With a progress of Swachh Bharat mission, sanitation coverage has gone up from 42% in Oct 13 to 60% now.
* The government aims to bring 1 crore households out of poverty by 2019.
* Will take steps to ensure participation of women in MGNREGA up to 55%.
* For imparting new skills to people in rural areas,..
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