The Annual budget for 2019-20 was presented by Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who holds the Finance Ministry.
Chennai:
Aiming to woo voters ahead of the Lok sabha election, Edappadi K Palaniswami-led Tamil Nadu government came out with the populist announcement. TN deputy Chief Minister & Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam presented the annual budget for 2019.
State government's revenue is Rs 1.97 lakh crore. Expenditure is Rs 2.12 lakh crore.
12:25pm
Registration fee for transfer of asset will be hiked to Rs 30,000
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Rs 140.11 is allocated for Girl children protection scheme
Rs 138.48 crore is allocated to free cycle scheme
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Manonmaniam Sundaranar University will get world class swimming pool
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Rs 2747.96 crore is allocated for the development of industries.
Rs 726.32 is allocated for marriage assistance scheme
11:55am
Three thousand scooters will be provided to differently abled people.
Incentive for differently abled people will be hiked to Rs 25,000
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Skill development department gets Rs 200 crore
Rs 1170.5 crore is allocated for handloom and textiles department
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490 crore allocated for free dhoti & saree scheme
Rs 2681 crore is allocated to expansion of metro train project
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Welfare board for Workers of unorganised sector will be created at a cost of Rs 148.83 crore
11:30am
Rs 766 crore is allocated for free bus pass for school students
casualty wards will be expanded at the cost of Rs 150 crore
11:15am
Grants to universities is allocated to be Rs 538.10 crore
State land use policy will be created
Rs 269 crore is allocated to infrastructure development of government colleges.
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Rs 4,570 crore is allocated to improve integrated road transport
11:10am
Rs 168.27 crore is allocated for sports department
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Social welfare department gets Rs 5,305 crore
Rs 5,911 crore allocated to BC, MBC & Minority department
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Rs.281 crore to be allocated for Hindu religious and charitable endowments department
10:58am
Rs 400 crore is allocated to Swachh bharat abhiyan scheme
10:56am
Rs 2,747 crore is allocated for industrial development
10:54am
Rs 1,031 crores to be allocated to poverty eradication
10:52am
Rs 28,757 crores to be allocated for school education
Rs.13,605 crores to be allocated for state highway
10:50am
Anna university is granted with Rs 100 crore
2000 electric buses will be operated in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai
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A new arts and science college will be constructed in Rameshwaram, naming after former president Abdul Kalam.
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Rs 18,270 crore allocated to rural development.
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Rs 258 crore allocated for improving milk production
Rs 111.17 crore allocated to modernising the police department
Tamil Development department gets Rs 54.76 crore
10:25am
Rs 137 crore is allocated to Uninterrupted drinking water supply
10:20am
New medical policy to people below pverty line is to be introdued
10:16am
Rs 10, 550 crore is allocated to agricultural department
10:12am
Income deficit is expexted to reduce upto Rs 16, 315 crore.
10:10am
Income of the state givernment is expected to Rs 1,97,721 crore
10:00 am
The Finance Minister started his budget speech with Thirukural.
The first session of the Assembly for the year began on January 2 with the customary address of Governor Banwarilal Purohit to the House. The Opposition parties had boycotted his address.
A gift hamper to every family (including Rs 1,000 cash component) with a ration card for the harvest festival of Pongal (in January) was among the announcements he had made.