Budget 2012-13: Populist Measures - NYTimes.com March 16, 2012, 3:29 am Inclusive development spending in 2012-13: 37,113 crore, or 37.1 billion rupees ($7.3 billion approx.), funding for programs for scheduled caste and scheduled tribes, up 18 percent over last year. 11,937 crore or 11.9 billion rupees ($2.3 billion approx.) allocated for mid-day meals in schools. 11,937 crore or 11.9 billion rupees ($2.3 billion approx.) for rural sanitation 24,000 crore or 24 billion rupees ($4.7 billion approx.) allocated for PM Gram Sadak Yojana, a state road building project "Aadhar," the Unique Identification program, will be used to computerize public distribution of benefits, and will be rolled out by December 2012.