AP Budget 2015-16: Key allocations

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu presented the first-ever full-fledged Budget of Andhra Pradesh state. Yanamala Ramakrishnudu has presented a Rs. 1,13,049 crore budget for 2015-16.

While the non-Plan expenditure is Rs. 78,637 crore, the Plan outlay has been put at Rs. 34,412 crore. Yanamala says revenue deficit of Rs. 7,300 crore and fiscal deficit of Rs. 17,584 crore.Here are the highlights of the State Budget 2015-16 presented in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly by AP finance Minister

*Total budget Rs 1,13,049 crore

*Plan expenditure Rs. 34,412 cr

*Non-plan expenditure Rs. 78,637 cr

*Revenue deficit Rs 87,300 cr

*Fiscal deficit Rs 17,584 cr

*This is a zero-based budged, says Yanamala

*Higher education will get Rs.3049 cr

*Intermediate education will get Rs. 585 cr.

*School education will get Rs 14962 cr

*BC welfare Rs 3231 crores

*Minority welfare Rs 378 crores

*Forests department will get Rs. 284 cr

*Irrigation water Rs 5,258 cr

*AP Transport department gets Rs 122 cr

*Disaster management Rs 484 cr

*For infrastrural investment Rs 637 cr

*Endowment department gets Rs 200 cr

*Law & Order Rs 4062 cr

*Tribal welfare gets Rs. 993 crores

*Tourism department will get RS 330 cr

*Information Technology department will get Rs. 370 cr

*For skill development Rs 360 cr

*For mines Rs 27 cr

*For health department Rs 5,728 cr

*For Civil Supplies Rs 2,459 cr

*For handlooms & textiles Rs 46 cr

*Housing Rs 897 cr

*For Godavari Pushkaras on behalf of the department Rs 1,360 cr

*Science and Techonology Rs 280 cr

*Allocation of Rs 3,168 cr prposed for new State capital