YSRCP government in Andhra Pradesh, has presented its budget in the assembly today. Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy came up with some key highlights of the AP budget.
He said that the outstanding debts of state in 2014 were Rs 1,30,654 crore and were increased to Rs 2,58,928 crore in 2018-19, showing a clear negligence of the previous government. Adding to it, in TDP’s regime, the then CM Chandrababu Naidu has lent loans worth Rs 10,000 crore from various corporations and there are about Rs 18,000 crore pending bills.
Here is the detailed list of categories, and the budget allocations of AP budget 2019.
Farmers and agriculture
Seeds distribution – Rs 200 crore
Free bore to farmers – Rs 200 crore
Electricity subsidy to aqua farmers – Rs 475 crore
YSR Rythu Bhima – Rs 1,163 crore
Agriculture and affiliated sector – Rs 20,677 crore
Irrigation and flood prevention – Rs 13,139 crore
Nine hours free power to farmers – Rs 4,525 crore
YSR Rythu Bharosa – Rs 8,750 crore
Farmer Welfare: The Price Stabilization Fund – Rs 3,000 crore
Education
Education- Rs 32,618 crore
Infrastructure development of schools – Rs 1,500 crore
Amma Vodi – Rs 6,455 crore
Mid-Day Meals – Rs 1,077 crore
Schools Maintenance Grant – Rs 160 crore
Pensions, Loans, Compensations
Pension for the elderly and widows – Rs 12,801 crore
Asha Workers – Rs 455.85 crore
Dwakra women’s interest-free loans – Rs 1,140 crore
Interest-free loans to urban self-help groups – Rs 648 crore
Single women’s pensions – Rs 300
AgriGold victims – Rs 1,150 crore
Weavers – Rs 200 crore
Natural Disaster Prevention Fund – Rs 2,002 crore
Developments
Rural Development – Rs 29,329 crore
Minority Development – Rs 952 crore
Development of Dalits – Rs 15,000 crore
Development of the tribes – Rs 4,988 crore
Development of Backward Classes (BC) – Rs 1,561 crore
Other schemes
YSR Arogya Sri – Rs 1,740 crore
YSR housing accommodation scheme – Rs 5000 crore