| Finance minister P. Chidambaram announced the | | | | sum rose up to 1,680 crores. In addition the Fin |
| Union-Budget recently for the fifth consecutive | | | | Min has announced three new schemes |
| time. And it had most of the country beaming | | | | ⢠The budget has allocated Rs 1,680 |
| with pleasure. But even with IT and the | | | | crore to the Department of Information |
| outsourcing industry terming the budget as | | | | Technology in 2008-09 as against Rs 1,500 crore |
| âpopulistâ they arenât | | | | in 2007-08 and has announced three new |
| all that happy with it. | | | | schemes to establish 100,000 broadband |
| What the Budget has in store | | | | internet-enabled Common Service Centers in rural |
| This year, the union budget has been kinder, | | | | areas and State Wide Area Networks (SWAN) |
| compared to last year where it had set aside | | | | with Central assistance and to increase the |
| 1,500 crores for the IT department, this year the | | | | number of IT educational institutions. |