<p class="title">Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the construction of rural roads trebled under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and 2.5 crore rural households were electrified.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also said the government has provided 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections, which will create 2 lakh seats in educational institutions alone, Goyal said while presenting the budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/union-budget-2019-speech-live-interim-budget-latest-updates-715913.html" target="_blank">Union Budget 2019 LIVE - Catch the latest updates here</a></strong></em></p>.<p class="bodytext">Goyal said 143 crore LED bulbs were made available for lower and middle class families. The use of LED bulbs saved power bill of about Rs 50,000 crore, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Highlighting the the government's focus on providing power to all, he said 2.5 crore families were without electricity in 2014 and "we have provided power to almost all families".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goyal, who presented the budget as interim finance minister in place of ailing Arun Jaitley, further said, "As many as 1.53 crore houses were constructed during 2014-18 under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Construction of rural roads tripled under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, he said while also announcing setting up of Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog to enhance productivity of cows.</p>
<p class="title">Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the construction of rural roads trebled under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and 2.5 crore rural households were electrified.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also said the government has provided 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections, which will create 2 lakh seats in educational institutions alone, Goyal said while presenting the budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><em><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/union-budget-2019-speech-live-interim-budget-latest-updates-715913.html" target="_blank">Union Budget 2019 LIVE - Catch the latest updates here</a></strong></em></p>.<p class="bodytext">Goyal said 143 crore LED bulbs were made available for lower and middle class families. The use of LED bulbs saved power bill of about Rs 50,000 crore, he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Highlighting the the government's focus on providing power to all, he said 2.5 crore families were without electricity in 2014 and "we have provided power to almost all families".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Goyal, who presented the budget as interim finance minister in place of ailing Arun Jaitley, further said, "As many as 1.53 crore houses were constructed during 2014-18 under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Construction of rural roads tripled under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, he said while also announcing setting up of Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog to enhance productivity of cows.</p>