Farmers and rural sector take the spotlight in this Budget.

Irrigation corpus increased from Rs 20,000 crores to Rs 40,000.

Dairy processing infrastructure fund with be created initially with a corpus of Rs. 2000 cr.

Issuance of Soil cards has gained momentum

A model law on contract farming will be prepared and shared with States.

Government targets to bring 1 crore households out of poverty by 2019

During 2017-18, 5 lakh farm ponds to be taken up under MGNREGA

Over Rs 3 lakh cr spend for rural India. MGNREGA to double farmers income

Participation of women in MGNREGA up to 55%

During 2017-18, 5 lakh farm ponds to be taken up under MGNREGA

Using space tech in a big way to plan MGNREGA works

Propose to complete 1 crore houses for those without homes.

Allocating Rs. 19,000 cr for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in 2017-18.

On our way of achieving 100% rural electrification by March 2018.

Swachh Bharat mission has made tremendous progress, sanitation coverage has gone up from 42% in Oct 13 to 60% now.

Sanitation coverage in rural areas gone up from 42% in Oct 2014 to 60% now.

Mahila Shakthi Kendras - Rs. 500 cr allocated.

Nationwide scheme for pregnant women - Rs. 6000 each will be transferred.

For women and Kids - Rs. 1,84,632 cr. allocation investment

Affordable housing to be given infrastructure status.

Surplus liquidity - banks have already started reducing lending rates for housing.

Elimination of tuberculosis by 2025 targeted.

1.5 lakh health sub centres to be transformed into health wellness centre.

Two new AIIMS in Jharkhand and Gujarat.

Structural transformation of regulator framework for medical education in India
Allocation for Scheduled Caste - Rs. 52,393 crore

Aadhaar-based smartcards for senior citizens to monitor health.