Budget 2016: FM Jaitley outlines nine pillars to transform India, puts focus on social sector

Sticking to the script, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the NDA government’s third union budget, which focused largely on bolstering the rural economy and bringing tax relief for the salaried class. With an aim to transform the country Arun Jaitley today identified “nine pillars” for India, which will be focus areas for the government.

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Revolt of the free-riding Netizens

The 1857 Indian revolt (aka the Indian Mutiny) was sparked by a perception, circulated widely in an organised, albeit ingenious manner, that the British were secretly trying to subvert the religious beliefs of Hindu and Muslim soldiers. Once the perception took hold, it was the lightening rod which channeled grievances against the British Raj, accumulated over 100 years, into horrendous violence on both sides. To the credit of the Raj, it also resulted in improved governance practices and objectives.

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