Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Stress in the farm sector is real; a call had to be taken on reasonable MSP. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley We have not been able to put up all the anti-evasion measures in place. So far, it is voluntary compliance. Once these measures are in place, revenue should not be much of a challenge. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley In the coming year, I see a more comfortable situation as far as revenue is concerned. I had said, tax buoyancy in direct taxes has been 1.1, but because of demonetisation and GST it has been 1.9-2.1. The number of assessees has gone up. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley When you start, you allocate a certain amount, and then provide as is required. We have provided Rs 20 billion (Rs 2,000 crore). Finance Minister Arun Jaitley The health scheme was originally envisaged in the Niti Aayog itself. An expert in health public health who after detailed consultation, had come up with this idea. Originally, the presentation he made to the PM was for a universal health-care scheme. We felt we were unsure of the cost involved and the magnitude of the scheme. So we started it at a more achievable scheme. It takes care of hospitalisation and secondary and tertiary care. It will involve state and private hospitals. It is not based on a reimbursement model. It could be based on a trust model. Date of implementation is FY19. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley You can see some connection between different steps taken by the government, where some social security setup in India is beginning to take shape.
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