Arun Jaitley today while announcing Budget 2016-17, outlined the nine priority areas for the government that will transform the country.
“The agenda for next year is to undertake transformative measures based on 9 pillars for India,” finance minister Arun Jaitley said.
“Budget 2016 will outline several programmes with these nine priority areas in mind,” the finance minister said.
Jaitley said the government will lay greater emphasis on social sectors, education and skill building and job creation for building a knowledge based and productive economy.
The nine priority areas of the government are
1. Agriculture and farmer welfare
2. Rural sector
3. Social sector
4. Education skills and job creation
5. Infrastructure investment
6. Financial sector reforms
7. Governance reforms and ease of doing business
8. Fiscal discipline
9. Tax reforms to reduce compliance burden
