With Major Allocation to Agri Sector, Telangana Govt Presents Budget of Rs 2-lakh Crore
News 18With special focus on the agriculture sector, Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Thursday presented a budget of Rs 2,30,825 crore for the financial year 2021-22. Following is a list of some of the major allocations of the budget: — Panchayati Raj, Rural Development Department – Rs 29,271 crore — CM Dalit Empowerment – Rs 1,000 crore. – Old age and Aasara pensions – Rs 11,728 crore – Kalyana Lakshmi, Shadimubarak – Rs 2,750 crore. – Special Development fund for SCs – Rs.12,304 crore – Special development fund for STs – Rs.12,304 – Weaver Development – Rs 338 crore – BC welfare – Rs 5,522 crore – BC corporation- Rs 1000 crores – School education – Rs 11,735 crore – Higher Education – Rs 1,873 crore – Upgrade of education – Rs 4,000 crore – Modernisation of government schools – Rs 2,000 crore – Moosi River Development – Rs 200 – Metro Rail – Rs 1,000 crore – Urban development – Rs 500 crore – TSRTC – Rs 3,000 crore – Forest department – Rs 1,276 crore – Construction of new secretariat – Rs 610 crore – MLAs constituency development fund – Rs 800 crore – Construction of double bedroom houses – Rs 11,000 crore – Minority welfare – Rs 1,600 crore – Construction of ‘she’ toilets in police station – Rs 20 crore – Interest-free loans for self-help groups – Rs 3,000 crore – Women and child welfare – Rs 1,702 crore – Construction of graveyards – Rs 200 crore – Drinking water supply – Rs 250 crore – Sunkesula drinking water project – Rs 725 crore – New airport – Rs 100 crore – Tourism – Rs 726 crore Minister for Legislative Affairs and Roads and Buildings Vemula Prashanth Reddy presented the budget in the Legislative council.