By Alasdair Pal
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Friday unveiled a budget aimed at tackling rural discontent, in what is being seen as a critical test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is facing anger over depressed farm incomes and unemployment, with a general election just months away.
Here are the highlights of interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal's budget for the 2019/20 fiscal year beginning April 1.
- Government to allocate 600 billion rupees ($8.45 billion) for a rural employment scheme in 2019/20
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($1 = 71.0420 Indian rupees)
(Complied by by Alasdair Pal; Editing by Krishna N. Das)
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