Key takeaways for ladies: Budget 2018

New Delhi, Feb 1 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday reported various plans and measures that are required to profit women in the nation.

Here are five key takeaways for ladies from Union Budget" Budget 2018:

- Arun Jaitley proposed to expand the objective of giving free LPG associations with 8 crore ladies living beneath the neediness line.

- Under "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao", Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme was propelled in January 2015. Until November 2017 more than 1.26 crore accounts have been opened the nation over for the sake of young lady tyke securing a measure of Rs.19,183 crore.

- The legislature generously expanded the allotment of National Rural Livelihood Mission to Rs. 5750 crore in 2018-19. Jaitley said that credits to Self Help Groups (SHGs) of ladies expanded to about Rs. 42,500 crore in 2016-17, growing 37 percent over earlier year. The administration is sure that advances to SHGs will increment to Rs.75,000 crore by March, 2019.

- In an offer to support women's cooperation in formal division occupations, Jaitley reported that lone eight percent EPF will be charged from ladies. "Office of settled term work to be broadened. 12 percent government commitment to EPF for new employees. Ladies' commitment to EPF to be lessened to eight percent for initial three years," Jaitley said.

- Stressing the need to contact each family unit of old, widows, orphaned children, divyaang and denied as characterized by the Socio-Economic Caste Census, the Finance Minister listed the usage of a far reaching government disability and assurance program. He reported a total of Rs. 9, 975 crore to be allotted for the National Social Assistance Program this year.