Union Budget 2017-18, February 2017 Current Affairs #2

Union Budget 2017-18, February 2017 Current Affairs for SBI, IBPS, RBI, LIC, UPSC, SSC exams

1. What is the bold and decisive measure to curb tax evasion and parallel economy?
2. What is the agenda of Road map and priorities for 2017-18?
3. Under Fasal Bhima Yojana, what is the budget provision been made?
4. What is e-NAM?
5. By which year did government aim to bring one crore households out of poverty and to make 50,000 gram panchayats poverty free?
6. To what percent did women participation in MGNREGA increased from less than 48%?
7. What is the allocation to MGNREGA in 2017-18?
8. What is the platform, leveraging IT, to be launched with at least 350 online courses?
9. Expand SANKALP.
10. What is the campaign that will be launched across the world to promote tourism and employment?
11. Which organisation will refinance individual housing loans of about Rs. 20,000 crore in 2017-18?
    
12. Where will the two new All India Institute of Medical Sciences be setup?
13. How much amount has been made in 2017-18 as a whole for transportation sector?
14. By which year, unmanned level crossing on broad gauge lines will be eliminated?
15. When will the Foreign Investment Promotion Board set to be abolished?

Answers

1. Demonetisation
2. Transform, Energise and Clean India
3. Rs. 9000 crore
4. National Agricultural Market
5. 2019
6. 50%
7. Rs. 48,000 crore
8. Swayam
9. Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Prompotion Programme
10. Incredible India 2.0
11. National Housing Bank
12. Jharkhand and Gujarat
13. Rs. 2,41,387 crore
14. 2020
15. 2017-18 

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