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Significant announcement of Budget 2018

FM Arun Jaitley's Budget 2018 speech highlights

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Nidhi Salampuria
Universal Health Care Under Ayushman Bharat Program
– Urgent & Important Required Move – considering the rising cost of medical cost across the country
Rupees Five Lakh Annual Health Care benefit for 10 cr families estimated to cover 50 cr individuals, ie. 37.09% of the population is covered under this as per the current estimated population of 134 cr. 

Standard Deduction for Salaried Employees -  Actual Additional benefit of Rs.5800 Only.
Appreciated move, but insufficient to take care to cost of living in todays scenario. Salaried tax payers to get a standard deduction of Rs.40,000 in lieu of transport allowance