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Article: Rs 1134 crore hike proposed for S&T.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- February 28, 2007
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Rs 1134 crore hike proposed for S&T
New Delhi, Feb 28 (PTI) Government today proposed a hike of Rs 1134.7 crore in the budgetary allocation for science and technology with nearly Rs 200 crore for modernisation of mapping organisations.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has also proposed to enhance the funds for the Ministry of Earth Sciences by Rs 297.05 crore from Rs 589.95 crore the previous fiscal.
The Centre has given Rs 35 crore for the Tsunami and Storm Surge Warning System compared to Rs 56 crore the last financial year.
The Budget also seeks to more than double the allocation for the Meteorological Department, assigning almost the ...