9 Pillars of the Budget 2017-18

(i)                Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare: with focus on doubling farmers’ income in five years;

(ii)             Rural Sector: with emphasis on rural employment and infrastructure;

(iii)           Social Sector including Healthcare: to cover all under welfare and health services;

(iv)           Education, Skills and Job Creation: to make India acknowledge based and productive society;

(v)              Infrastructure and Investment: to enhance efficiency and quality of life;

(vi)           Financial Sector Reforms: to bring transparency and stability;

(vii)         Governance and Ease of Doing Business: to enable the people to realise their full potential;

(viii)      Fiscal Discipline: prudent management of Government finances and delivery of benefits to the needy; and

(ix)           Tax Reforms: to reduce compliance burden with faith in the citizenry.