Telangana Budget 2016-17 Highlights

The annual budget 2016-17 for Telangana state was presented on Monday. Finance Minister Etela Rajender presented the budget and said achieving a 'Golden Telangana' was Government's aim. Rajender has presented a Rs. 1,30,415 crore budget for the financial year 2016-17.

Here are the major allocations in the annual budget:

Total budgetary outlay Rs 1,30,415 crore.

Planned expenditure is to a tune of Rs 67000 crore

non-planned expenditure Rs 620000 crore

The total fiscal deficit Rs 23, 467 crore.

Irrigation projects - Rs 25000 crore

Mission Bhagiratha - Rs 40000 crore

Health sector - Rs 5967 crore

Education sector - Rs 1694 crore of planned expenditure and Rs 9044 crore of planned expenditure

SC welfare - Rs 7122 crore

ST welfare - Rs 3552 crore

BC welfare - Rs 2538 crore

Aasara pensions - Rs 4693 crore

Kalyana Lakshmi scheme - Rs 738 crore

Women and Child Welfare - Rs 1553 crore

Brahmin Welfare Corporation - Rs 100 crore

Roads and Buildings - Rs 3333 crore

Panchayat Raj and Rural Development - Rs 10731 crore

Urban Development - Rs 4815 crore

Industries - Rs 967 crore

IT and Communications - Rs 254 crore

Special Develpment Fund - Rs 4675 crore