Today afternoon in Gandhinagar, Gujarat Finance Minister Saurabh Patel presents Budget 2016-17 in Assembly.
Allocation of funds (rupees in crores) for Budget for 2016-17 are as follows:
Agriculture and allied activities: 5940.08
Rural Development: 2764.89
Special Zone development programs:50
Irrigation and flood:14294.20
Energy:6823.82
Industries and minerals:2955.26
Transport:7969
TeleCommunication:997.35
Science and environment:721.96
General Financial Services:2645.78
Social Services:40285.52
General Services:109.92
Total:85557.78
funds allocation for other important projects are as follows:
- Statue of Unity: 1066 Cr
- Sardar Sarovar program: 9050 Cr
- Water resources: 5244 Cr
- Six lakh loan for Kharif crop at the rate of 1 %: 375 Cr
- National Agricultural development:300 cr
- Agriculture and cattle rearing: 5792.45 cr
- Rs 2,000 crore for SAUNI Yojana
- Rs 102 crore for Kalpsar project related studies, Rs 50 crore Bhadbhut barrage project which includes Hansol-Dahej bridge
