Telangana budget: Key Highlights

Newly formed Telangana states first full-fledged budget was presented in the assembly on Wednesday by Finance minister Etela Rajendra. The finanace minister proposed an expenditure of Rs.1,15,689 crore for the financial year 2015-16.This includes a plan expenditure of Rs.52,383 crore and non-plan outlay of Rs.63,306 crore.

Etela presented the budget with estimated revenue surplus of Rs.531 crore and the fiscal deficit is projected at Rs.16,969 crore. The Finance Minister stated that Telangana in one of the two surplus economy states in India, besides Gujarat.

Here are the highlights of the budget:

Total budget: Rs 1,15,689 cr

For SC development in Telangana : Rs 5,540 cr

Budget surplus is Rs. 531 cr

TS non-plan expenditure put at Rs 63,350 cr

Planned spending at Rs. 52,283 cr

BC welfare: Rs 2,172 cr

Flyovers: Rs 1,600 cr

Roads & Buildings: Rs 4,980 cr

Anganwadi workers salary: Rs 7000 per month

Education: Rs 11,216

Mission Kakatiya: Rs 2,083 cr

RTC development: Rs 400 cr

Teangana water grid: Rs 4,000 cr

Forest & environment: Rs 325 cr

For energy sector: Rs 7,400 cr

For health: Rs 4,932

For ST development: Rs 2.878

For farmer loan waiver: Rs 4,250 cr

For GHMC: Rs 526 cr

Yadagirigutta :Rs 100 cr

Osmania University: Rs 238 cr

Metrol rail project in Hyd: Rs. 416 core

SC sub-plan: Rs 8,089 cr

ST sub-plan: Rs 5,036 cr

Government to provide monthly fund Rs 70,000 to each police station in Hyderabad and Cyberabad

Rs 50,000 fund to city police station

Rs 25,000 for rural police stations

For food subsidy: Rs 2,200 cr

Agriculture and allied sectors: Rs 8,432

Irrigation sector: Rs 8,500 cr

For Aasara pension scheme: Rs 4,000 cr