Budget 2023 Highlights  -New Nursing Colleges - Proposed new income tax regime - Growth estimate

BUDGET 2023 • First Budget in Amrit Kaal • Implementing free food scheme for the next 1 year – 2 lac cr to be borne by center • Current Years growth estimate at 7%

• Per Capita Income doubled to 1.97 Lac • 7 priorities of Budget - Inclusive development - Reaching the last mile - Infra investment

- Green growth - Youth power - Financial sector - Unleashing Potential • Launch Atma Nirbhar Clean Program

• Spend 2200 cr on high-value horticulture • Agri Credit target increased to 20 lakh cr

• 157 new nursing colleges to be established n co-location with the existing 157 med colleges since 2014

New Pharma Program for R&D through Centre for Excellence • National Digital Library for Children and Adolescents to be set up.  • 6000 crs for promoting fisherie

• 15000 crs for 3 years for dev action plan for scheduled tribe • 38800 teachers to be recruited for 740 eklavya model residential schools serving 3.5 lac

• New Tax Slabs in the New Regime: - 0 - 3 Lacs – 0% - 3 - 6 Lacs – 5% - 6 - 9 Lacs – 10% - 9 - 12 Lacs – 15%

• Rebate increased from 5 lacs to 7 lacs for tax free income in the new tax regime

o 12 – 15 Lacs – 20% o > 15 Lacs – 30% • Highest Surcharge rate reduced to 25% from 37%  in the new tax regime. Reduction of Max Tax Rate to 39%

TOTAL HIGHLIGHTS IN THE BELOW LINK

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