Live updates on budget 2017

#FM - India's Current Account Deficit decreased from about 1% of GDP last year to 0.3% of GDP in first half of 2016-17

Merger of railway budget with Union Budget is a historic move - FM

Total area sown under Rabi and Kharif season is more than last year #FM

Agriculture sector expected to grow 4.6%, agriculture expenditure targeted at Rs 10 lacs crores, focus are credit agri disbursements #FM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley begins presenting his fourth national budget @ FM

Allocation for Pradhan Mantri Awaaz Yojana up from 15,000 cr to 23,000 cr

 Rs 4,800 crore allocated under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, says FM

Will undertake reforms in UGC to improve higher education, says FM

-100% village electrification will be achieved by May 1,2018

- Minilabs by qualified local entrepreneurs to be set up for soil testing in all 648 krishivigyan kendras in the country