of defence forces i propose to increase the allocation for defence from rs 83000 crore to rs 89000 crore in 200607 and this will include rs 37458 crore for capital expenditureegovernance104 the national egovernance plan will be approved shortly and 25 projects in mission mode will be launched in 200607 among them is project mca21 to enable companies to file returns electronically and a project for setting up common service centres and assigning unique id to bpl families it is governments intention to bring a number of services online in a webbased mode including applications under the right to information act applications for house sites ration cards transfers of teachers inclusion in the electoral roll filing of police complaint and issue of birthdeath certificates and copies of land recordscelebrating history and heritagein 2007 we will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first war of indian independence an event that shaped the destiny of the nation to ensure that the event is observed in a befitting manner i propose to make a provision of rs10 crore for preparatory activitiestwo gandhian institutions the national gandhi museum rajghat and the kasturba gandhi national memorial fund indore deserve support i intend to provide rs5 crore each to the corpus of these institutions in 200607i am happy to inform the house that kuttiyattam vedic chanting and ramlila have been declared oral and intangible heritage of humanity by the unesco these old art forms and oral traditions need to be safeguarded pending drawing up a detailed scheme i propose to make an initial provision of rs5 crore in 200607fiscal consolidationtwelfth finance commissionthe recommendations of the twelfth finance commission tfc are being implemented cumulatively state loans amounting to rs103710 crore have been consolidated so far under the new scheme of tax devolution rs94402 crore will be released as the states share in the current year compared to rs78595 crore in 200405 as regards grantsinaid the amounts granted in 200405 and 200506 re are rs12081 crore and rs25134 crore respectively in 200607 both the tax devolution and the grants will be substantially higher the states have never been so well provided as you will find from the budget papersi may add that i have made appropriate provision in the budget for debt consolidation and relief i have also provided rs3000 crore towards compensation for vat losses if any in 200607subsidiesthe issue of subsidies is proving to be a divisive one but i would urge honourable members that it is imperative that we make progress on this front if we are serious about targeting subsidies at the poor and the truly needy my ministry has held extensive discussions with stakeholders on three major subsidies namely food fertilizer and petroleum we have also sought the views of the general public working groupscommittees have gone into the question of fertilizer and petroleum subsidies the latest being the dr c rangarajan committee i would urge members to help the government evolve a consensus on the issue of subsidiesgross budgetary support and gross