Register your preferences of Participating Organizations in CWE Clerks-II

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Date of Commencement of Application:- 15/04/2013

Date of Closure :- 22/04/2013

Last Date for Reprint :- 07/05/2013

Allotment :- In May

IMPORTANT NOTICE:- For Combined Graduate Level Examination 2013 to be held on 14th April, 2013 (Sunday)

The Combined Graduate Level Examination 2013 is scheduled to be held on 14th April, 2013 and 21st April, 2013 . As 14th April, 2013 has been declared a closed holiday on account of the Birth Anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the examination scheduled on 14th April, 2013 has been postponed and will now be held on 28th April,2013 . Revised Admission Certificates would be uploaded on the website www.ssc-cr.org and may be downloaded in a week’s time.

IBPS Clerk 2: Preference Notification Out!

40,000 Vacancies (Approx) in IBPS Clerk 2 Bankersadda has done a anaylis on vacancies under IBPS Clerk 2 project. In total there are 39690 Vacancies in various states including 17,000 for general candidates.
To Download full Notification Click Here IBPS CLERK PREFERENCE NOTIFICATION

IBPS Clerk II - Phase 2 Interview Result Out

IBPS has finally declared the result of common interviews held last month (IBPS Clerk Phase II).
To View Combined Result for CWE & Interview for Recruitment of Clerical Staff (CWE Clerks-II) CWE + Interview

UNITED INDIA INSURANCE LIMITED GENERALIST OFFICER RECRUITMENT 2013

United India insurance company, is a leading Public sector General insurance company wholly owned by Government of India with a targeted gross premium of Rs. 10,000 crores. A rapidl growing company with more than 1600 offices, highest network in the whole non-life insurance industry throughout the country .

Total No.of Post: 445
Education Qualification (As on 31.12.2012)
Graduation with 60% (55% for SC/ST candidates) or Post Graduation with 55% (50% for SC/ST candidates) marks in aggregate from recognised University.

Mode of Application: ONLINE between 02.04.2013 and 18.04.2013 (both days inclusive)

ONLINE WRITTEN TEST is on 26th May 2013

FOR FULL DETAILS VISIT WEBSITE click here

NATIONAL FILM AWARDS

बेस्ट एक्टर- इरफान खान, पान सिंह तोमर के लिए। विक्रम गोखले, अनुमति (मराठी) के लिए।

बेस्ट एक्ट्रेस - ऊषा जाधव, धाग (मराठी)

बेस्ट निर्देशक - शिवाजी लोटन पाटिल, धाग (मराठी)

बेस्ट फीचर फिल्म - पान सिंह तोमर

बेस्ट सपोर्टिंग एक्टर - अनु कपूर, विक्की डोनर के लिए

बेस्ट सपोर्टिंग एक्ट्रेस - डॉली अहलूवालिया, विक्की डोनर के लिए

बेस्ट मेल प्लेबैक सिंगर - शंकर महादेवन, चिटगांव के लिए

बेस्ट फीमेल प्लेबैक सिंगर - संहिता, पलकें ना मूंदों, आरती अंकलेकर्तीकेकर (मराठी)

बेस्ट एडिटिंग - सेल्यूलॉइड मैन

बेस्ट इन्वेस्टिगेटिव फिल्म - इंशाअल्लाह कश्मीर

बेस्ट एडवेंचर फिल्म - मणिपुरी पोनी

बेस्ट स्पेशल इफेक्ट्स - ईगा

बेस्ट कास्ट्यूम डिजाइनर - पूर्णिमा, परदेसी के लिए

बेस्ट बैकग्राउंड स्कोर - कलियाचन

बेस्ट स्क्रीनप्ले (अडैप्टेड) - ओह माई गॉड

बेस्ट साउंड रिकॉर्डिंग - गैंग्स ऑफ वासेपुर

बेस्ट कोरियोग्राफी और आर्ट डायरेक्शन - विश्वरूपम

इंदिरा गांधी अवार्ड फोर डेब्यू डायरेक्टर - चिटगांव

बेस्ट फिल्म ऑन सोशल इश्यू- मलयालम फिल्म स्प्रिट

बेस्ट पापुलर फिल्म फोर होल्सम एंटरटेन्मेंट - विक्की डोनर और उस्ताद होटल

बेस्ट फिल्म ऑन एनवायरमेंट - मलयालम फिल्म ब्लैक फॉरेस्ट

स्पेशल ज्यूरी अवार्ड- रितुपर्णो घोष, नवाजुद्दीन सिद्दकी

बेस्ट डायलॉग्स - अंजलि मेनन, उस्ताद होटल के लिए

बेस्ट अडाप्टेड स्क्रीनप्ले - ओह माई गॉड

बेस्ट स्क्रीनप्ले राइटर - सुजॉय घोष, कहानी के लिए

बेस्ट एडिटिंग - कहानी

बेस्ट मेकअप आर्टिस्ट - राजा, वजाक्खु एन 18/9 के लिए

स्पेशल मेंशन-  परीणिति चोपड़ा को इशकजादे के लिए

बेस्ट तमिल फिल्म- वजाक्खु एन

बेस्ट नॉन फीचर फिल्म - शेफर्ड ऑफ पैराडाइज

बेस्ट फिल्म ऑफ एग्रीकल्चर - टिम्बकटू

बेस्ट सॉन्ग - बोलो ना, चिटगांव

बेस्ट तेलुगु फिल्म- ऐगा

बेस्ट हिंदी फिल्म- फिल्मिस्तान

बेस्ट चाइल्ड आर्टिस्ट - मास्टर विरेंद्र प्रताप, देख इंडियन सर्कस

IBPS PO CWE-II 2012 Allotment Process Complete!!

CWE PO/MT-II: Allotment process for Public Sector Banks etc. against vacancies of Probationary Officers/ Management Trainees (PO/MT) for 2013-14 has been completed. Each candidate is being intimated about his/her status at the email address and mobile number registered for CWE PO/MT-II..........

For more info CLICK HERE

Attention Regarding CMPFO Exam Schedule......

The tentative date of examination of Lower Division Clerk and Provident Fund Inspector in Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation which was proposed on 24th March, 2013 as published in the Official web-site of CMPFO and also in the Employment News of English edition dated 12-18 January, 2013 is postponed due to unavoidable circumstances and next date of examination will be informed in due course of time. Inconvenience, if any, is regretted.............

For more detail CLICK HERE

Download your IBPS CLERK CWE COMMON INTERVIEW CALL LETTER

TO Download your IBPS CLERK CWE COMMON INTERVIEW CALL LETTER CLICK HERE CLERK COMMON INTERVIEW

Click Here to Download Form of certificate to be produced by a candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe in support of his / her claim

Click Here to Download Form of certificate to be Produced by Other Backward Classes

RECRUITMENT FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN LIC

Life Insurance Corporation of India invites Online Applications from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment to the post of Assistant Administrative Officer. Candidates are requested to apply On-Line only. No other means/mode of application will be accepted.  The schedule of events shall be as under:

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Start date for Online Registration 5th March, 2013 
Start date for Offline  Payment of Application Fee/Intimation Charges at State Bank of India Branches 
7th March, 2013 Start date for Online Payment of Application Fee / Intimation Charges  5th March, 2013 
Last date for Online Registration & Online Payment of Application Fee/Intimation Charges 1st April, 2013 
Last Date for Offline Payment of Application Fee /Intimation Charges 4th April, 2013 
Download of Call Letter for Examination  First Week of May,2013 Date of Online Examination (Tentative) 11th and/or 12th May, 2013 

TOTAL NO.OF VACANCIES: 750


Application Fees /Intimation Charges(Non-refundable):  

For General/OBC 

Candidates

500/- plus Bank Charges 

For SC/ST/PH Candidates   `50/- inclusive of Bank 

Charges 

Selection Procedure : 

Selection will be made on the basis of performance in the on-line test followed by a

personal interview of short listed candidates and subsequent Pre-Recruitment 

Medical Examination. 

On-line Test: On-line test will be of objective type, multiple choices of 120 minutes (2 hrs) duration
comprising of the following

Section	Questions	Marks	Total Time (Hrs)
Reasoning Ability	30	90	120 Min. (2 Hr.)
Numerical Ability	30	90
G.K+G.A	30	60
Computer Knowledge	30	60
English Language with Special emphasis on Grammar, Vocabulary and Comprehension	40	100
Total	160	400

For  More detail click here LIC AAO RECRUITMENT

RECRUITMENT IN CLERICAL CADRE IN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS CLERK COMMON INTERVIEW DATE OUT

Important Dates (Tentative) 

Download of call letters for Interview  After 01.03.2013 
Conduct of Interview  16.03.2013 onwards 
Declaration of combined result of CWE and Interview Second week of April 2013 
Notification of vacancies of each of the Participating Banks Last week of April 2013 
Registration of order of preference for banks by the successful candidates First week of May 2013 
  Allotment  Last week of May 2013 

To download full notification click here IBPS CLERK CI

HIGH-LIGHTS OF UNION BUDGET 2013-14

*.All realty stocks shoot up after Finance Minister announces incentive for home loan

*.Re-financing capacity of SIDBI increased to Rs 10,000 crore from Rs 5,000 crore for Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises

*.Eastern Indian states to get Rs 1,000 crore allocation for improving agricultural production.

4. Rs 7 lakh crore target fixed for agriculture credit for 2013-14 compared to Rs 5.75 lakh crore in the current year.

*. Expenditure for 2014 up 16% at Rs16.65 trillion

*.Rs 37,330 crore allocated for Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

*.Rs 110 crore to be allocated to the department of disability affairs, says FM.

*.Rs 3511 crore allocated to Minority Affairs Ministry which is 60 per cent of the revised estimates.

*.Additional sum of Rs 200 crore to Women and Child Welfare Ministry to address issues of vulnerable women

*.Securities and Exchange Board of India to simplify procedures for foreign portfolio investors Propose to provide Rs. 14,000 cr for capital infusion in public sector banks Inflation indexed bonds and NSCs to be introduced JNNURM is being continued in the 12th Plan; Rs. 14,873 cr to be provided to the Mission

*Rs. 33,000 crore to be allocated to MNREGA

*Rs. 6000 crore for rural housing fund, Rs. 2000 cr for urban housing fund
*All towns having population of 10,000 to get LIC office *Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna to be extended to rickshaw pullers and rag pickers *SEBI to simplify procedures for entry of foreign portfolio investors in India: Chidambaram *Rs. 110 cr to be allocated to department of disability: Chidambaram *Foreign investment imperative for growth: Chidambaram *No choice but to cut spendings to control inflation: Chidambaram

*Two new ports to be built in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh

*List of eligible securities will be enlarged: Chidambaram

*All public sector bank branches to have ATMs

*Focus on modernisation of powerloom sector

*Propose to continue with the technology upgradation, funds scheme for textile sector: Chidambaram

*Rs. 1650 cr allocated for AIIMS like institutes

*Natural gas pricing policy will be reviewed: Chidambaram

*Person taking home loan for the first time to get tax cut of Rs. 1 lakh

*Regulatory authority to be set up for road sector

*Rs. 17,700 crore to be allocated for Integrated Child Development Scheme

*Rs. 5000 cr allocated to NABARD

*Income level of Rajiv Gandhi equity schemes increased by Rs. 2 lakh

*Rs. 80, 194 crore allocated for rural development: Chidambaram

*Rs. 25,000 cr to be raised through tax free bonds: Chidambaram

*Rs. 10,000 crore for food security bill promised by UPA: Chidambaram

*Infrastructure debt fund to be encouraged: Chidambaram

*Rs. 37,330 cr allocated to ministry of health and family welfare: Chidambaram

*Rs. 41,000 allocated for scheduled caste welfare: Chidambaram

*Rs. 27,49 cr to be allocated to the agriculture ministry: Chidambaram

*Plan expenditure in 12th Five Year Plan revised to Rs. 14,30,825 cr or 96% of budgeted expenditure

* Scholarships for students from SC/ST, minority communities: Chidambaram

*Increased allocation for safe drinking water and sanitation:

*Increased allocation for mid-day meal schemes: Chidambaram

*Rs. 65,000 cr allocation for education schemes: Chidambaram

*Rs. 110 cr to be allocated to department of disability: Chidambaram

*Need $ 75 billion to bridge current account deficit: Chidambaram

*2013-14 budget has sub-plans for SC, ST, youth and women: Chidambaram

*Our economy has slowed down after 2010: Chidambaram

*China and Indonesia are growing faster than India:

*Getting back to 8% growth is a challenge for country: Chidambaram

*Our goal is higher growth: Chidambaram

*Between 2004-2008 and again in 2009-10, 2010-11 the growth rate was over 8%: Chidambaram

*.National Livestock Mission launched with Rs 307 crore

*. Rs 15269 crore for water and sanitation

*. Rs 9954 crore and Rs 2250 crore for crop diversification under different schemes.

*. 17% increase in budgetary support for HRD ministry. Good step. We need many more schools and colleges

*. Rs 13215 crore for mid-day meal scheme

*Plan expenditure Rs 555322 cr, non-plan Rs 1199074 crore

*Rs 5,80,000 crore to states and Union Territories

*Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana to include rickshaw pullers, taxi drivers and ragpickers.

*National Institute of Sports Coaching to be set up in Patiala at a cost of Rs 253 crore

*Rs 5400 crore to department of space and Rs 5600 crore to department of atomic energy.

*Defence gets upwards of Rs 2,00,000 crore, Rs 86721 crore for capital expenditure. No cuts but a hike.

*Rs 11500 crore for backward areas

*KYC of banks enough to get insurance

*No changes in Income Tax rates or slabs, Rs 2000 credit for those earning up to Rs 5 lakh per annum.

*Surcharge on those earning above Rs 1 crore

*Surcharge on corporate taxes increased.

*Rural housing to get Rs 6000 crore, urban housing Rs 2000 crore

-To present draft bill on GST in the next few months

 - Tax credit of Rs 2000 to be provided to every person to having income of up to Rs 5 lakh

 - Air Conditioned restaurants serving liquor to be under the ambit of service tax

 - Customs duty on imported cars hiked from 75% to 100%

 - No tax slab change means benefit restricted to lowest slab and not shared by those in the higher income slabs

 - Commodity transaction tax introduced (CTT) at 0.1%

 -Raising of DDT from 5% to 10 % will be taken negatively by the market.

 - fiscal deficit marginally lower than Economic Survey deficit figure of 5.3%, but enough to stop market decline for time being

 - will follow global policy on determining if investment is FII or FDI: less than 10% by one entity, it will be FII, more will be FDI

 - will set up India's first women's bank as a public sector bank

 - Natural Gas Pricing Policy to be reviewed; Natural Gas and Shale Gas pricing policy to benefit ONGC, Reliance

 - 17% hike in allocation to education

 - Widows, single women, vulnerable women allocated additional sum of Rs 200 crore to begin work

 -Global growth slowed to 3.2% vs 3.9% yoy

HIGH-LIGHTS OF UNION BUDGET 2013-14

*.All realty stocks shoot up after Finance Minister announces incentive for home loan

*.Re-financing capacity of SIDBI increased to Rs 10,000 crore from Rs 5,000 crore for Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises

*.Eastern Indian states to get Rs 1,000 crore allocation for improving agricultural production.

4. Rs 7 lakh crore target fixed for agriculture credit for 2013-14 compared to Rs 5.75 lakh crore in the current year.

*. Expenditure for 2014 up 16% at Rs16.65 trillion

*.Rs 37,330 crore allocated for Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

*.Rs 110 crore to be allocated to the department of disability affairs, says FM.

*.Rs 3511 crore allocated to Minority Affairs Ministry which is 60 per cent of the revised estimates.

*.Additional sum of Rs 200 crore to Women and Child Welfare Ministry to address issues of vulnerable women

*.Securities and Exchange Board of India to simplify procedures for foreign portfolio investors Propose to provide Rs. 14,000 cr for capital infusion in public sector banks Inflation indexed bonds and NSCs to be introduced JNNURM is being continued in the 12th Plan; Rs. 14,873 cr to be provided to the Mission

*Rs. 33,000 crore to be allocated to MNREGA

*Rs. 6000 crore for rural housing fund, Rs. 2000 cr for urban housing fund
*All towns having population of 10,000 to get LIC office
*Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna to be extended to rickshaw pullers and rag pickers
*SEBI to simplify procedures for entry of foreign portfolio investors in India: Chidambaram
*Rs. 110 cr to be allocated to department of disability: Chidambaram
*Foreign investment imperative for growth: Chidambaram
*No choice but to cut spendings to control inflation: Chidambaram

*Two new ports to be built in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh

*List of eligible securities will be enlarged: Chidambaram

*All public sector bank branches to have ATMs

*Focus on modernisation of powerloom sector

*Propose to continue with the technology upgradation, funds scheme for textile sector: Chidambaram

*Rs. 1650 cr allocated for AIIMS like institutes

*Natural gas pricing policy will be reviewed: Chidambaram

*Person taking home loan for the first time to get tax cut of Rs. 1 lakh

*Regulatory authority to be set up for road sector

*Rs. 17,700 crore to be allocated for Integrated Child Development Scheme

*Rs. 5000 cr allocated to NABARD

*Income level of Rajiv Gandhi equity schemes increased by Rs. 2 lakh

*Rs. 80, 194 crore allocated for rural development: Chidambaram

*Rs. 25,000 cr to be raised through tax free bonds: Chidambaram

*Rs. 10,000 crore for food security bill promised by UPA: Chidambaram

*Infrastructure debt fund to be encouraged: Chidambaram

*Rs. 37,330 cr allocated to ministry of health and family welfare: Chidambaram

*Rs. 41,000 allocated for scheduled caste welfare: Chidambaram

*Rs. 27,49 cr to be allocated to the agriculture ministry: Chidambaram

*Plan expenditure in 12th Five Year Plan revised to Rs. 14,30,825 cr or 96% of budgeted expenditure

* Scholarships for students from SC/ST, minority communities: Chidambaram

*Increased allocation for safe drinking water and sanitation:

*Increased allocation for mid-day meal schemes: Chidambaram

*Rs. 65,000 cr allocation for education schemes: Chidambaram

*Rs. 110 cr to be allocated to department of disability: Chidambaram

*Need $ 75 billion to bridge current account deficit: Chidambaram

*2013-14 budget has sub-plans for SC, ST, youth and women: Chidambaram

*Our economy has slowed down after 2010: Chidambaram

*China and Indonesia are growing faster than India:

*Getting back to 8% growth is a challenge for country: Chidambaram

*Our goal is higher growth: Chidambaram

*Between 2004-2008 and again in 2009-10, 2010-11 the growth rate was over 8%: Chidambaram

*.National Livestock Mission launched with Rs 307 crore

*. Rs 15269 crore for water and sanitation

*. Rs 9954 crore and Rs 2250 crore for crop diversification under different schemes.

*. 17% increase in budgetary support for HRD ministry. Good step. We need many more schools and colleges

*. Rs 13215 crore for mid-day meal scheme

*Plan expenditure Rs 555322 cr, non-plan Rs 1199074 crore

*Rs 5,80,000 crore to states and Union Territories

*Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana to include rickshaw pullers, taxi drivers and ragpickers.

*National Institute of Sports Coaching to be set up in Patiala at a cost of Rs 253 crore

*Rs 5400 crore to department of space and Rs 5600 crore to department of atomic energy.

*Defence gets upwards of Rs 2,00,000 crore, Rs 86721 crore for capital expenditure. No cuts but a hike.

*Rs 11500 crore for backward areas

*KYC of banks enough to get insurance

*No changes in Income Tax rates or slabs, Rs 2000 credit for those earning up to Rs 5 lakh per annum.

*Surcharge on those earning above Rs 1 crore

*Surcharge on corporate taxes increased.

*Rural housing to get Rs 6000 crore, urban housing Rs 2000 crore

-To present draft bill on GST in the next few months

 - Tax credit of Rs 2000 to be provided to every person to having income of up to Rs 5 lakh

 - Air Conditioned restaurants serving liquor to be under the ambit of service tax

 - Customs duty on imported cars hiked from 75% to 100%

 - No tax slab change means benefit restricted to lowest slab and not shared by those in the higher income slabs

 - Commodity transaction tax introduced (CTT) at 0.1%

 -Raising of DDT from 5% to 10 % will be taken negatively by the market.

 - fiscal deficit marginally lower than Economic Survey deficit figure of 5.3%, but enough to stop market decline for time being

 - will follow global policy on determining if investment is FII or FDI: less than 10% by one entity, it will be FII, more will be FDI

 - will set up India's first women's bank as a public sector bank

 - Natural Gas Pricing Policy to be reviewed; Natural Gas and Shale Gas pricing policy to benefit ONGC, Reliance

 - 17% hike in allocation to education

 - Widows, single women, vulnerable women allocated additional sum of Rs 200 crore to begin work

 -Global growth slowed to 3.2% vs 3.9% yoy

HIGH-LIGHTS OF UNION BUDGET 2013-14

*.All realty stocks shoot up after Finance Minister announces incentive for home loan

*.Re-financing capacity of SIDBI increased to Rs 10,000 crore from Rs 5,000 crore for Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises

*.Eastern Indian states to get Rs 1,000 crore allocation for improving agricultural production.

4. Rs 7 lakh crore target fixed for agriculture credit for 2013-14 compared to Rs 5.75 lakh crore in the current year.

*. Expenditure for 2014 up 16% at Rs16.65 trillion

*.Rs 37,330 crore allocated for Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

*.Rs 110 crore to be allocated to the department of disability affairs, says FM.

*.Rs 3511 crore allocated to Minority Affairs Ministry which is 60 per cent of the revised estimates.

*.Additional sum of Rs 200 crore to Women and Child Welfare Ministry to address issues of vulnerable women

*.Securities and Exchange Board of India to simplify procedures for foreign portfolio investors Propose to provide Rs. 14,000 cr for capital infusion in public sector banks Inflation indexed bonds and NSCs to be introduced JNNURM is being continued in the 12th Plan; Rs. 14,873 cr to be provided to the Mission

*Rs. 33,000 crore to be allocated to MNREGA

*Rs. 6000 crore for rural housing fund, Rs. 2000 cr for urban housing fund
*All towns having population of 10,000 to get LIC office
*Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna to be extended to rickshaw pullers and rag pickers
*SEBI to simplify procedures for entry of foreign portfolio investors in India: Chidambaram
*Rs. 110 cr to be allocated to department of disability: Chidambaram
*Foreign investment imperative for growth: Chidambaram
*No choice but to cut spendings to control inflation: Chidambaram

*Two new ports to be built in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh

*List of eligible securities will be enlarged: Chidambaram

*All public sector bank branches to have ATMs

*Focus on modernisation of powerloom sector

*Propose to continue with the technology upgradation, funds scheme for textile sector: Chidambaram

*Rs. 1650 cr allocated for AIIMS like institutes

*Natural gas pricing policy will be reviewed: Chidambaram

*Person taking home loan for the first time to get tax cut of Rs. 1 lakh

*Regulatory authority to be set up for road sector

*Rs. 17,700 crore to be allocated for Integrated Child Development Scheme

*Rs. 5000 cr allocated to NABARD

*Income level of Rajiv Gandhi equity schemes increased by Rs. 2 lakh

*Rs. 80, 194 crore allocated for rural development: Chidambaram

*Rs. 25,000 cr to be raised through tax free bonds: Chidambaram

*Rs. 10,000 crore for food security bill promised by UPA: Chidambaram

*Infrastructure debt fund to be encouraged: Chidambaram

*Rs. 37,330 cr allocated to ministry of health and family welfare: Chidambaram

*Rs. 41,000 allocated for scheduled caste welfare: Chidambaram

*Rs. 27,49 cr to be allocated to the agriculture ministry: Chidambaram

*Plan expenditure in 12th Five Year Plan revised to Rs. 14,30,825 cr or 96% of budgeted expenditure

* Scholarships for students from SC/ST, minority communities: Chidambaram

*Increased allocation for safe drinking water and sanitation:

*Increased allocation for mid-day meal schemes: Chidambaram

*Rs. 65,000 cr allocation for education schemes: Chidambaram

*Rs. 110 cr to be allocated to department of disability: Chidambaram

*Need $ 75 billion to bridge current account deficit: Chidambaram

*2013-14 budget has sub-plans for SC, ST, youth and women: Chidambaram

*Our economy has slowed down after 2010: Chidambaram

*China and Indonesia are growing faster than India:

*Getting back to 8% growth is a challenge for country: Chidambaram

*Our goal is higher growth: Chidambaram

*Between 2004-2008 and again in 2009-10, 2010-11 the growth rate was over 8%: Chidambaram

*.National Livestock Mission launched with Rs 307 crore

*. Rs 15269 crore for water and sanitation

*. Rs 9954 crore and Rs 2250 crore for crop diversification under different schemes.

*. 17% increase in budgetary support for HRD ministry. Good step. We need many more schools and colleges

*. Rs 13215 crore for mid-day meal scheme

*Plan expenditure Rs 555322 cr, non-plan Rs 1199074 crore

*Rs 5,80,000 crore to states and Union Territories

*Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana to include rickshaw pullers, taxi drivers and ragpickers.

*National Institute of Sports Coaching to be set up in Patiala at a cost of Rs 253 crore

*Rs 5400 crore to department of space and Rs 5600 crore to department of atomic energy.

*Defence gets upwards of Rs 2,00,000 crore, Rs 86721 crore for capital expenditure. No cuts but a hike.

*Rs 11500 crore for backward areas

*KYC of banks enough to get insurance

*No changes in Income Tax rates or slabs, Rs 2000 credit for those earning up to Rs 5 lakh per annum.

*Surcharge on those earning above Rs 1 crore

*Surcharge on corporate taxes increased.

*Rural housing to get Rs 6000 crore, urban housing Rs 2000 crore