President addresses Budget session of Parliament: Highlights

NEW DELHI: The Budget Session of Parliament begins today with the President Pranab Mukherjee addressing both the Houses. Following which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will table the Economic Survey 2016-17.  Highlights of President Pranab Mukherjee's address:

• Pradhan Mantri YUVA Yojana launched for promoting entrepreneurship education and training amongst 7 lakh students
• National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme has been launched with a budget outlay of Rs. Ten thousand crore
• With motto of “Har Haath ko Hunar”, my govt has taken several steps for skilling youth & improving their employability
• The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme is yielding encouraging results
• My government is making Nari Shakti an integral part of our development journey
• Three crore Kisan Credit Cards will be converted into RUPAY debit cards soon
• Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana expanded ambit of risk-coverage, doubled sum insured & facilitated lowest-ever premium
• My Government has taken various steps to transform the lives of our farmers
• Mission Indradhanush commits to vaccinate “every child everywhere” against preventable diseases
• Under Deen Dayal Upadhayay Gram Jyoti Yojana over 11,000 villages have been electrified in a record time
• 37 percent of the Ujjwala beneficiaries belong to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
• The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana will make clean energy accessible to the poor
• My Government is committed to provide shelter to every houseless poor household through the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana
• My Government has taken many initiatives to improve the quality of life of the poor
• Under Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana, over Rs. 16000 crore have been made available to SHGs in the current Financial Year
• Over Rs 2 Lakh Crore has been provided through 5.6 crore loans sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
• To take the banking system to the doorstep of the poor and the unbanked, the Indian Postal Payment Bank has been started
• Close to 13 crore poor have been covered under various social security schemes
• An unprecedented 26 crore plus Jan Dhan accounts have been opened for the unbanked
• My government is guided by the Antyodaya philosophy of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya
• At the core of all my Govt's policies is the welfare of the garib, dalit, peedit, shoshit, vanchit, kisan, shramik and yuva
• Janashakti has transformed Swachh Bharat Mission into a jan-andolan
• Resilience & forbearance demonstrated by countrymen recently in fight against black money & corruption is remarkable
• The ideal of saha na vavatu, saha nau bhunaktu has inspired our civilisation from time immemorial
• I welcome you all to this Joint Session of both Houses of Parliament