Disposable income is channelised

From the perspective of financial planning, a larger disposable income is channelised to long-term asset creation and meeting a family's financial goals. The Budget proposes to leave more funds with the family for effective financial planning. A household with a net taxable income of Rs 5 lakh can save an additional Rs 20,600 in income tax in the new fiscal. This increases to Rs 51,500 if the taxable income rises to Rs 8 lakh.

Could you please explain to me what "channelised" means in this context?

Source : http://in.budget.yahoo.com/2010/news-detail?blogid=budgetnews&postid=327&viewPost=1