Interim budget highlights 

• Economy grew at 9% for 3rd straight year
• Per capita income grew 7.4% during UPA regime
• Farm growth at 3.7% in last 4 years
• Foreign trade at 35.5% of GDP during 2007-08
• Agriculture growth outlook for 2009 looks encouraging
• Growth rate of exports down to 17.1% in 9 months
• India second fastest growing economy in the world
• Outlook for 2009 encouraging if rainfall normal
• Record FDI of $32.4 billion in 2008-09
• Govt may consider additional fiscal measures in budget
• Need to accelerate pace of policy reforms
• Govt to expand employment generation schemes
• Planned allocation for agriculture up by 300% between 2004-09
• MSP for paddy increased to Rs 900 per quintal in 08-09
• Farmers' debt waiver of Rs 65300 crore till now
• Outlay for higher education rose 900% in 11th 5-year-plan
• State-run PSU profits up 72% to Rs 91,000 crore in 08-09
• 55 loss-making PSUs against 73 when UPA took over
• Have taken steps to deepen, widen securities market
• Revenue deficit seen at 4.4% vs 1% earlier
• Fiscal deficit at 6% of GDP vs 2.5% in the Budget Estimate
• Infrastructure spending to be 9% of GDP by 2014