Telangana Budget 2021 Highlights

Telangana Finance minister T Harish Rao has presented the state’s budget for the financial year 2021-2022 in the Assembly at 11:30 AM. Telangana GSDP grew by 1.3 per cent in 2020-21, announced Harish Rao and the total budget is valued at Rs 2,30,825.96 crore.

Here are some of the key notes:

Total Budget – Rs 2,30,825.96 crore

Revenue Estimation – Rs 1,69,383.44 crore

Revenue Deficit – Rs 45, 509.60 crore

GSDP Estimation – Rs 9,78, 373 crore

Panchayatraj, Rural Development – Rs 29,271 crore

Agriculture – Rs 25,000 crore

Irrigation – Rs 16,900 crore

Rythu Bandhu – Rs 14,800 crore

Farm Loan Waiver – Rs 5225 crore

Construction of New Secretariat – Rs 610 crore

Regional Ring Road – Rs 750 crore

Rythu Bhima – Rs 1200 crore

Aasara Pensions – Rs 11,728 crore

BC Welfare – Rs 5522 crore

Women & Child Welfare – Rs 1702 crore

Kalyana Lakshmi/ Shaadi Mubarak – Rs 2750 crore

Farm mechanisation – Rs 1500 crore

Double Bedroom Scheme – Rs 11,000 crore

Free Drinking Water for Hyderabad – Rs 250 crore

CM’s Dalit Empowerment Scheme – Rs 1000 crore

Animal Husbandry – Rs 1730 crore

Forest Department – Rs 1276 crore

RTC – Rs 1500 crore

Endowment Department – Rs 720 crore

Information Technology – Rs 360 crore

Musi River Beautification – Rs 200 crore

Metro Rail Project – Rs 1000 crore

In addition to the above, Harish Rao has announced Rs 5 crore to each Assembly constituency under Assembly Constituency Development Fund and a budget of Rs 800 crore is allotted for this.