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1. BookTitledNetajiSubhashChandraBoseandGermanyPresentedtothePresidentofIndia. BooktitledNetajiSubhashChandraBoseandGermanybyProfessorAnitaB.Pfaffwasgivento PranabMukherjeeatRashtrapatiBhavanon6February2013. 2. SupremeCourtofIndiaaskedSEBItoFreezeaccountsoftwocompaniesofSahara.Supreme CourtofIndiainitsdecisionaskedSEBItofreezetheaccountsofthetwocompaniesofSahara group. 3. YESBankthefourthlargestprivatesectorBankofIndiawasAwardedFinancialInstitutions SyndicatedDealoftheYear2012. 4. NetDirectTaxCollectionGrew12PercentinAprilJanuaryinFY20122013GrossDirectTax collectionfromtheperiodofApriltoJanuaryinfiscalyear20122013increasedby7.02percent. 5. MukundGovindRajanAppointedAsGroupSpokespersonandBrandCustodianofTataGroupon 6February2013. 5. KingofBhutanvisitedIndiaasRepublicDayfunctionChiefGuestKingandQueenofBhutan visitedIndiafrom23to30January2013.TheKingofBhutanwastheChiefGuestforthe RepublicDayCelebration. 6. ICICIPartneredWithAirceltoLaunchMobileBankingService,MobileMoney. 8. AllanBorderMedal2013:MichaelClarkeWontheMedalFourthTimeon4February2013. 9. ICCRankingsforTestCricketreleasedinDubai,SouthAfricaachievedthetopSpot. 10.WorldCancerDayobservedacrosstheworldWorldcancerdaywasobservedon4February 2013inordertoraiseawarenessaboutthisillness.ThethemeforWorldCancerDay,2013was CancerDidyouknow? 11. MoYanandJackieChanSelectedAsMembersofChineseParliamentMoYanandJackieChan weregivenapoliticalroleinChinabybeingselectedasmembersoftheCPPCC,oneofthe housesofChineseparliament. 12. PresidentofIndiaPranabMukherjeeGaveAssenttotheCriminalLaw(Amendment) Ordinance,2013ThePresidentofIndia,PranabMukherjeeon3Feb2013agreedtotheCriminal Law(Amendment)Ordinance,2013forsharpeningthelawsagainstsexualassault. 13. BhartiAirtelLaunchedEmergencyAlertServiceforWomenSubscribersBhartiAirtellaunched anemergencyalertserviceforthesubscribersinOdisha,BengalandKolkataon1February 2013.

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HaryanaCMBhupinderSinghHoodaLaunchedDBTSchemeinTwoDistrictsHaryanaCM BhupinderSinghHoodaon1February2013launchedtheDirectBenefitsTransferschemein StonecatandAmbaladistricts. MSDhoniNamedAstheVicePresidentofIndiaCementsMahendraSinghDhoni,thecaptain oftheIndiancricketteamwasappointedasthevicepresidentofIndiaCementson1February 2013. PanditRaviShankarHonouredWithPosthumousLifetimeAchievementGrammyAward PanditRaviShankar,thesitarlegendwashonouredwiththeposthumousLifetimeAchievement Grammyaward.AnoushkaShankaracceptedtheawardon9Feb2013. FinanceMinisterPChidambaramlaunchedRajivGandhiEquitySavingsSchemeinMumbai FinanceMinisterPChidambaramon9February2013launchedthemuchawaitedRajivGandhi EquitySavingsSchemeinMumbai. MinistryofCivilAviationlaunchedMonthlyBilingualShubhYatraMagazineMinistryofCivil Aviationon8February2013releasedShubhYatra,anexclusivemonthlybilingual(Hindi& English)inflightmagazineofAirIndia. CCEAapprovedincreaseofMSPofCoprafor2013seasonby150RupeesperQuintalCCCEA revisedtheMSPofMillingandBallCoprafor2013andincreaseditby150rupeesperquintal fromthepreviousyearsMSP. TheUnionGovernmentofIndiaapprovedsettingupofNPCACCEAapprovedtheproposalof mergingNLCPandNWCPtodevelopanewschemenamedNPCA(NationalPlanfor ConservationofAquaticEcosystems). IndiaReturnedWith46Medalsin2013PyeongchangSpecialOlympicsWorldWinterGames Publishedon:08FEB2013 EconomicGrowthofIndiaEstimatedtoFallTo5Percentin20122013FYTheeconomicgrowth ofIndiaisestimatedtofallto5percentin20122013financialyear,whichisalowestfigurein 10years. Worldsouthkorealaunchessatellite. Waterflowonmarssuggestsancientlifeonplanet. CHINAconstructthreemoredamsonbrahmputraa. ANNAHAZARElaunchesjanatantramorcha. Hightaxesspelldoomforginningindustry. Raremigratorybirdbackafter113years.

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TzipiLivnienteredintoaCoalitionDealwithBenjaminNetanyahu,PrimeMinisterofIsrael. IndiaandSriLankaSignedAgreementsOnCombatingTerrorismandAvoidingDoubleTaxation. FIFAconfirmeduseofGoalLineTechnologyatthe2014WorldCup. RafaelNadaldefeatedDavidNalbandiantoWinBrazilOpen2013. SamsungElectronicsLaunchedWifiOnlyGalaxyCamerawithAndroid4.1OS. KaiPoChe,ChetanBhagatsNovelBasedMoviePremiered. ViswanathanAnandwonGrenkeChessClassicTrophy. ElaBhattConferred2011IndiraGandhiPrizeforPeace,DisarmamentandDevelopmentAward. NTPLSignedAgreementwithaGroupofBanksfor1000MWPowerProject. RomanianFilmChildsPosebaggedtheGoldenBearPrize. EnglandwontheTwenty20CricketSeriesagainstNewZealand.EnglanddefeatedhostNew ZealandinthethirdandlastTwenty20CricketmatchplayedatWellingtonon15Feb2013to wintheseries21. FirstIndiaJapanMaritimeAffairsDialoguewasheldinNewDelhi.ThefirstIndiaJapan MaritimeAffairsDialoguewasheldinNewDelhion29January2013. AngeloMathewsappointedCaptainoftheSriLankanTestandOneDayCricketTeam ReckittBenckisersignedaGlobalPartnershipDealwithSavetheChildren. SEBIorderedfreezingofaccountsandattachmentofpropertiesoftwocompaniesofSahara. Mahindra&Mahindra(M&M)AcquiredStakeofNavistarInternationalCorporation. NewPresidentandVicePresidentoftheInstituteofCharteredAccountantsofIndiaAppointed.

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TwitterlaunchedPayByTweetservicesinpartnershipwithAmericanExpress.PayByTweet servicewaslaunchedbyTwitterinpartnershipwithAmericanExpresson11February2013. WorldRadioDaywasobservedtoraiseAwarenessabouttheImportanceofRadio.World RadioDaywasobservedon12February2013toraiseawarenessabouttheimportanceofradi KalyanKumarChakravartyAppointedAstheChairmanofLalitKalaAkademiThePresidentof India,PranabMukherjeeappointedKalyanKumarChakravartyasthechairmanofLalitKala Akademion12February2013. IndiaandBangladeshsignedMoU(MemorandumofUnderstanding)onHealthTheHealth MinistersofIndiaandBangladeshsignedaMoUonHealthinNewDelhion12February2013. IndianTennisPlayersAssociationformedtoaddresstheconcernsofTennisPlayersIndian TennisPlayersAssociationwasdesignedon11Feb2013andtheassociationwouldbe responsibletoconcernsandprofessionalinterestsofitsmembers. IndiamaintainedtheirNumberOneSpotintheICCODIChampionshipTableIndiamaintained theirnumberonespotintheICCODIChampionshiptableinthelatestrankingsissuedinDubai on11February2013. ComfortLetterissuedbyFinanceMinistryforsanctionof25000croreSubsidyGovernmentof Indiadecidedtopaytheadditionalcashsubsidyof25000crorerupeestothestateownedfuel retailersinsecondweekofFeb2013. PakistanSuccessfullyTestFiredShortRangeSurfaceToSurfaceMissileHatfIX(NASR) Pakistanon11February2013successfullytestfiredshortrangesurfacetosurfacemissileHatf IX(NASR). RanchiRhinosBeatDelhiWaveriderstoWinInauguralHockeyIndiaLeagueRanchiRhinosbeat DelhiWaveriders21towintheinauguralHockeyIndiaLeague(HIL)inthematchatAstroturf HockeyStadiumon10February2013. PanditRaviShankarHonouredWithPosthumousLifetimeAchievementGrammyAward. ZhuangZedong,ThreeTimeWorldTableTennisChampionDiedAt72ZhuangZedong,the tabletennislegenddiedinBeijingon10February2013followinglengthyfightwithcancer.He wasaged72years. RailwayRevenueEarningsincreasedby20.38PerCentDuringApril2012January2013. FinanceMinisterPChidambaramlaunchedRajivGandhiEquitySavingsSchemeinMumbai. MinistryofCivilAviationlaunchedMonthlyBilingualShubhYatraMagazine. I&BMinistrylaunchedMyIndiaInitiativeADigitalVolunteerProgrammetoreachCitizens. SachinTendulkarequaledSunilGavaskarsrecordof81CenturiesinFirstClassCricket. AnindyaKumarMitraresignedastheAdvocateGeneralofWestBengal.

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BANKING&FINANCIALAWARENESS
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AbsoluteAdvantage:CountryAhasanabsoluteadvantageovercountryBiftheoutputper unitofinputofAishigherthanthatofB. AcceleratorPrinciple:AcceleratorPrincipleofacompanyisthegrowthinouputofthecompany thatwouldinduceacontinuationinnetinvestment.

AdValoremTax:Itisataxbasedonthevalueoftheproperty. AggregateDemand:Itisthetotalofallthedemandinacountry.Itcanalsobeexpressedas TotalExportsofacountryTotalimportsofthecountry. AggregateSupply:Totalvalueofgoodandservicesproducedinaneconomy+{ImportsExports}. BrettonWoods:Itisamonetarysystemthatexistedfromtheyear19461973.Inthismonetary systemthevalueofdollarwascalculatedusinggoldreservesandeveryothercountryheldits currencyatanexchangeratewithUSdollars. CapitalGainsTax:Taxpaidfortheprofitmadethroughthesaleofanasset. Centrallyplannedeconomy:Aneconomicsystemwheretheproduction&pricingofgoodsand servicesaredeterminedbythegovernment. ClassicalEconomics:Thetheoryemphasizesthefactthatfreemarketcanregulatethemselves. ThistheorywasframedbyAdamSmith,DavidRicardo,ThomasMalthusandJohnStuartMill Closedeconomy:Theeconomyisclosedanddoesnthaveanycontactwiththerestoftheworld ConsumerPriceIndex:Itisthemeasureoftheaveragepriceofconsumergoodsandservices purchasedbyhouseholds.Itismeasuredwith1982asitsbaseyear. CountervailingDuties:ThesearethedutiesthatareimposedbyacountryonForeignproducers inordertoneutralizethenegativeeffectsofotherduties. CurrencyAppreciation:Increaseinthevalueofacurrencyovertheother.Ittakesplacewhen themarketexchangerateschange. CurrentAccountDeficit:Currentaccountdeficit=ExportImport.

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IMPORTANTDAYSOFFEBUARY2013

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Feb2WorldWetlandsDay Feb4NatinalDayofSrilanka Feb5KashmirDay(OrganisedbyPakistan) Feb13SarojiniNaidu'sBirthAnniversary Feb14St.Valentine'sDay Feb24CentralExiseDay Feb28NationalScienceDay

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1. UnionRailwayMinisterPawanKumarBansalpresentedtheUnionRailwayBudgetfor201314 inLokSabhaon26February2013.SomeoftheNewPlansandSchemesproposedinRailway Budget201314. 2. CelkonMobileslaunchedatabletPCcalledCelkonCT910with3GSIMaswellasasmartphone calledA225inthelastweekofFebruary2013. 3. NationalScienceDaywasobservedon28February2013.Thethemeof2013wasGenetically ModifiedCropsandFoodSecurity. 4. SomdevDevvarmanofIndiawasdefeatedoutoftheATPDubaiTennisChampionship2013.In theMensSingles,SomdevDevvarmanlosttoJuanMartinDelPotro. 5. SugataMitrawasawardedthemilliondollarTEDPrizeon26February2013forpursuinghisidea forbuildingtheschoolsintheInternet. 6. CapitalofIndia,Delhiwasrankedatnumber32ortheworstpositioninthecrucial environmentalparametersofEnvironmentalPerformanceIndex(EPI). 7. AnupamKher,theveteranBollywoodactorwasawardedwiththeCityProclamationAwardin LosAngelesinthelastweekofFebruary2013. 8. RailwayMinisterPawanKumarBansalon27February2013proposedtheintroductionof67 newexpresstrainsand26newpassengertrains.Healsoassertedtheintroductionof22new linesin201314. 9. HotairballooncrashednearLuxor,Egypton26February2013becauseofmidairgasexplosion, whichkilled19tourists. 10. Vishwaroop,theCEO,NTPCSAILPowerCompany(NSPCL)wasconferredwiththeExemplary LeaderAwardinMumbaion25February2013. 11. TheSurreySpaceCentre(SSC)oftheUniversityofSurreyon26February2013announcedthat STRaND1waslaunchedsuccessfullyintospacefromIndia. 12. DelhibecamethefirststateinIndiatobanthemanualscavenging.Delhion26February2013 banneddeploymentofcleaningstaffformanualsewercleaning. 13. Mozilla,thesoftwarecommunitywhichisknownforproducingtheFirefoxwebbrowser, launchedWebbasedSmartphoneoperatingsystemon24February2013. 14. JelenaJankovic,theformerworldno.1wontheWTACopaClaroColsanitasCup2013inBogota, Colombiaon24February2013. KnowledgeIcon,C/o.DreamWeaversGroup,SCO112,PPRMall,,4thFloor,MithapurRoad,Jalandhar. +9101817102400,7102500,9646824367,9888842223,Email:info@knowledgeicon.com.

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15. ArunTadanki,themanagingdirectorforYahooIndiaandSouthEastAsiaquitYahooon25 February2013.HebecametheManagingDirectorofYahooinMay2009. 16. SixforeignmicroandminispacecraftsandSARALwerelaunchedsuccessfullybyPSLVC20rocket on25February2013fromSriharikota. 17. CBIregisteredacaseon22February2013againstBhartiAirtelLtdandTataCommunicationsLtd forviolatingnormsofDepartmentofTelecom(DoT). 18. 61stCavalrydefeatedIPG95intheM3MMaharajaJiwajiRaoScindiaGoldCup2013tolift thetrophyon24February2013. 19. NicosAnastasiades,thecentrerightDISY(theDemocraticRally)partyleaderwonthe presidentialelectionsofCypruson24Feb2013with57.5percentvotes. 20. UKscientistsdiscoveredasetofhydrothermalvents,thedeepestanywhereintheworldwhile exploringtheoceanfloorintheCaribbeanislands. 21. NASAscientistsspottedtheyoungestblackholeyetintheMilkyWaygalaxycalledW49B,which isjust1000yearsold. 22. AssambecamethefirststateinIndiatoproduceover500millionkilogramteafortwoyearsina row. 23. India'sSaniaMirzaandherAmericanpartnerBethanieMattekSandswontheDubaiTennis Championshipon23February2013. 24. GuidelinesforLicensingofNewBanksinthePrivateSectorwasreleasedbyReserveBankof Indiaon22February2013. 25. Budget201314waspresentedintheVidhanSabhaon19February2013bytheChiefMinister ofUttarPradesh,AkhileshYadav. 26. NationalThermalPowerCorporation(NTPC)tiedupatermloanfacilityof250millionUSdollars withvariousbanks. 27. RatanTata,theformerheadofTataGroupwasawardedthelifetimeachievementaward2012 byErnst&Youngon21February2013. 28. TwobombsplantedoncyclesinDilsukhnagarofHyderabadexplodedon21February2013 claiminglivesof14people. KnowledgeIcon,C/o.DreamWeaversGroup,SCO112,PPRMall,,4thFloor,MithapurRoad,Jalandhar. +9101817102400,7102500,9646824367,9888842223,Email:info@knowledgeicon.com.

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TheKeralaGovt.on20February2013approvedKeralaAbkariActAmendmentOrdinance2013, thusraisingagelimitforbuyingorsellingliquorfrom18to21. AbhishekKapoor'sKaiPoChebasedonthenovelofChetanBhagat3MistakesofMyLifewas premieredon18February2013. ViswanathanAnandon17January2013wontheChessClassictrophyafterdefeatingArkadij NaiditschfromGermany. ThePresidentofIndiaPranabMukherjeeon18Feb2013conferred2011IndiraGandhiPrizefor Peace,DisarmamentandDevelopmentAwardtoElaRameshBhatt. AustraliadefeatedWestIndiesby114runstowinICCWomensWorldCupTrophyinthefinals on17Feb.2013. TelecomoperatorUninorcloseditsoperationsinMumbaion17February2013followinga SupremeCourtorder. TheAfricanstateofGabonon16February2013decidedtosuspendthesaleoflargecalibre armsandammunitionstostemelephantpoachinginthecountry. IndiaandBangladeshheldJointConsultativeCommissionmeetinginDhakaon16February2013 toresolveborderdispute. TheRomanianfilmChild'sPosebaggedthecovetedGoldenBearprizeforbestfilmatthe63rd Berlinfilmfestival. RBIdirectsCoopbankstonotgrantloansforgoldpurchase.TheRBIhasdirectedStateand Centralcooperativebanksnottogiveloansforpurchaseofgoldinanyformtocurbthe considerableincreaseinitsimportinrecentyears.

39. CorporationBanklaunchesnewvariantsofsavingsbankaccounts.CorporationBankhasrolled outtwonewtypesofsavingsaccountsnamelySBSuperandSBSignature. 40. ThirtySoftwarecompaniesdetachfromNASSCOMtoformiSpirt30Indiansoftwareproduct companieshavedecidedtoformanewassociationcalledtheIndianSoftwareProductIndustry RoundTable,oriSpirt. 41. AirceloffersMobileMoney.TheTelecomoperatorAircelhaslaunchedanewservicecalled MobileMoneyincollaborationwithICICIBankandVisatoenableitscustomerstransfer money,paybillsandwithdrawcashbyusingonlytheirmobilephoneswithouthavingtomake atriptothebankoranATM. KnowledgeIcon,C/o.DreamWeaversGroup,SCO112,PPRMall,,4thFloor,MithapurRoad,Jalandhar. +9101817102400,7102500,9646824367,9888842223,Email:info@knowledgeicon.com.

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42. RBIcutspolicyratesby0.25percent.Afteralonggapofninemonths,theReserveBank(RBI) hasreducedtheshorttermlendingrateby0.25percentto7.75percentandCashReserve Ratio(CRR)bysimilarmarginto4percentthusreleasedRs18,000croresprimaryliquidityinto thesystem. 43. CentralBankunveilslimitedperioddepositscheme.CentralBankofIndiahaslaunchedanew limitedperioddepositschemeCent101,tomobiliseuptoRs3,000crore,forashortterm requirementofthebank. 44. VijayaBanksnewcreditcardstargethighnetworthindividuals.VijayaBankhaslaunchedtwo creditcardsVPlatinumandVPrivilegetargetedathighnetworthindividuals(HNIs)andterm depositholders.

OSCARS2013
85thOscarawardspresentationceremonywasinaguratedinLosAngelson25February2013.Inthis ceremoneyLifeofPicinemagota4Oscarawards. 1. BestPicture:Argo 2. BestActor:DanielDayLewis(Lincoln) 3. BestActress:JenniferLawrence(SilverLiningsPlaybook) 4. BestSupportingActor:ChristophWaltz(DjangoUnchained) 5. BestSupportingActress:AnneHathaway(LesMisrables) 6. BestDirecting:AngLee(LifeofPi) 7. BestAdaptedScreenplay:ChrisTerrio(Argo) 8. BestOriginalScreenplay:QuentinTarantino(DjangoUnchained) 9. BestDocumentaryFeature:SearchingforSugarMan 10. BestOriginalSong:SkyfallfromSkyfall,musicandlyricsbyAdeleAdkinsandPaulEpworth 11. BestOriginalScore:LifeofPi 12. BestAnimatedFeature:Brave 13. BestCinematography:LifeofPi 14. BestCostumeDesign:AnnaKarenina 15. BestDocumentaryShortSubject:Inocente 16. BestFilmEditing:Argo 17. BestForeignLanguageFilm:Amour(Austria) 18. BestMakeupandHairstyling:LesMisrables 19. BestProductionDesign:Lincoln 20. BestShortFilm(LiveAction):Curfew 21. BestSoundEditing:Skyfall(TIE),ZeroDarkThirty(TIE) 22. BestSoundMixing:LesMisrables 23. BestVisualEffects:LifeofPi

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UNIONBUDGET2013
FinanceMinisterPChidambarampresentedoneofthemosthighlyanticipatedbudgetsofrecent years.Herearethehighlightsofthisyear'sbudget:
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Leatherproductsgetcheaper. Excisedutyoncigarettesraisedby18percent. DutyfreelimitforGoldraisedtoRs.50,000incaseofamalepassengerandRs.1lakhfor femalepassengers. TaxAdministrationReformsCommissiontobesetuptoreviewtaxlaws. In200708TaxGDPratiotouchedapeak;inshorttermwemustregainthatpeak. Thecurrentslabswereintroducedlastyear.Hencethereisnocaseofrevisingthem. ButwillgivesometaxreliefofRs.2000foreverypersonwhohasanannualincomeofupto Rs.5lakh. AllRegionalRuralBanksandcooperativebankstobeelinkedbythisyearend. NationalHousingBank(NHB)tosetupurbanhousingbankfundandRs.2,000crorewillbe allocatedinthisregard. StandingCouncilofExpertsinMinistryofFinancetoexaminetransactioncostofdoing businessinIndia. Rs.14,000crorecapitalinfusionintopublicsectorbanksin201314. PSUbankstohaveATMsatalltheirbranchesbyMarch31,2014. Rs.6,000croretobeallocatedforruralhousingfundin201314. Rs.6,275croretoministryofscienceandtechnology,Rs.5,880croretoDepartmentof AtomicEnergy. CoalimportsduringAprDec2012crossed100milliontonnesandexpectedtogoupto185 milliontonnesin201617. FinanceMinsterasksstategovernmentstopreparefinancialrestructuringplanforpower distributioncompaniesattheearliest. SimplerSEBIrules:SecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndiatosimplifyproceduresforforeign portfolioinvestors. TwonewportstobesetupinWestBengalandAndhraPradeshtoad100milliontoneshandling capacity. GashandlingterminalatDabholinMaharashtratobefullyoperationalduring201314. TaxfreeinfrastructurebondsofRs.50,000croretobeissued. TextileministryallocatedRs.50croreforestablishingapparelparks. HandloomsectorallocatedRs.96croretobenefit150,000weavers. Infrastructuredebtfundstobeencouraged. Regulatortobeappointedforroadprojects;3,000kmofroadprojectstobeawardedinfirst sixmonthsof201314. Incentiveallowanceof15percentoverandabovepermitteddepreciationtothoseinvesting overRs.100croreininfrastructureprojects.

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RajivGandhiEquitySchemetobeliberalised. Foodgrainproductionduring201314estimatedat250milliontonnes. RefinancingcapacityofSIDBIincreasedtoRs.10,000crorefromRs.5,000croreforMinistryof SmallandMediumEnterprises. Rs.27,049croreallocationtotheAgricultureMinistryin201314. Rs.7lakhcroretargetfixedforagriculturecreditfor201314comparedtoRs.5.75lakhcrore inthecurrentyear. EasternIndianstatestogetRs.1,000croreallocationforimprovingagriculturalproduction. Govtcommittedtofoodsecuritybill.10,000croressetapartforexpenditurelikelyunderthe act. Rs.37,330croreallocatedforMinistryofHealth&FamilyWelfare. Rs.3511croreallocatedtoMinorityAffairsMinistrywhichis60percentoftherevised estimates.

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