Finance Minister Eetela Rajendar, has released the Telangana Government’s Budget of 2016- 2017 in the legislature.

Telangana State Government mainly aimed at enlarging the power generation from 6,000 MW to 20,000 MW by year 2020, and 35 crores will be allotted for this scheme.

Here are the Sector Wise Allocations List of Telangana Budget 2016-17

Total Budget – Rs.  1,30,415 Crores
Unplanned Costing – Rs.62,785 Crores
Planned Costing – Rs.67,630  Crores
Revenue Surplus – Rs .3,318 crore
Estimated fiscal deficit-  Rs .23,467.29 crore

Budget speech Highlights

*  Rs .3,318 crore of revenue surplus

*  Estimated fiscal deficit of Rs .23,467.29 crore

*  Rs .3,718 crore for loan waiver

*  11.47 per cent of the gross production

*  Rs .4,693 crore for Aasara pensions

*  Rs .738 crore for Kalyani Lakshmi  scheme

*  Rs .1,553 crore for the welfare of women and child

*  Rs 100 crore for the welfare of the Brahmin

*  Rs .2,538 crore for the welfare of BC

*  Rs .1,204 crore for the welfare of minorities

*  Rs .7,122 crore for the welfare of SC

*  Rs .3,752 crore for the welfare of STs

*  State's share of Godavari, Krishna river waters- 1250 tmcs

*  Rs .3,333 crore for roads and building Department

*  Rs .10,731 crore for Panchayati Raj rural development

*  Rs .4815 crore for Urban Development

*  Rs .967 crore for Research

*  Rs .254 crore for  IT,Communications

*  Rs 50 crore for Culture, tourism

*  Rs .4,675 crore for special development

*  Rs 223 crore for Fire Department

*  Rs 25 crore for irrigation sector

*  Rs .6286 crore for Kalesvaram lift irrigation project.

*  Rs .1,150 crore Seetha rama lift irrigation.

*  Rs .7,861 crore Palamuru lift irrigation project

By Phani Ch