Highlights of Union Budget 2017-18 - Point 5

01/02/2017
The Hindu

1. Rs. 500 crore allocated for Mahila Shakthi Kendras. 2. Under a nationwide scheme for pregnant women, Rs. 6000 will be transferred to each person. 3. A sum of Rs. 1,84,632 crore allocated for women and children. 4. Affordable housing will be given infrastructure status. 5. Owing to surplus liquidity, banks have started reducing lending rates for housing. 6. Elimination of tuberculosis by 2025 targeted. 7. Health sub centres, numbering 1.5 lakh, willl be transformed into health wellness centres. 8. Two AIIMS will be set up in Jharkhand and Gujarat. 9. Will undertake structural transformation of the regulator framework for medical education. 10. Allocation for Scheduled Castes is Rs. 52,393 crore 11. Aadhaar-based smartcards will be issued to senior citizens to monitor health.