Andhra Pradesh Budget 2018: Highlights

Finance minister Yanamala Rama Krishnudu presents Andhra Pradesh Budget 2018. Here are the highlights from his Budget speech.

Yanamala Ramakrishnudu proposed an increase of 20 per cent in the outlay over the previous year.

Social Welfare – Rs 13,722 crore

For BCs – Rs. 35 crore

Kapu community – Rs 1,000 crore

Kapu social students – Rs 750 crore

Reservation – Rs 40 crore

Non-Brahmins Rs 30 Crores

Backward Classes – Rs. 100 crore

Christian minorities – Rs. 75 crore

Female child welfare – Rs 2839 crore

Tribal welfare – Rs 250 crore

BCC welfare – Rs. 4477 crores

Labour employment – Rs 902 crores

Social Security – Rs 3,029 crore

Handloom welfare – Rs.250 crores

Dwarka women – Rs 1,000 crore

For BCs and SCs under Chandranna wedding scheme – Rs 100 crore

The water project is Rs 500 crore

Electricity, agriculture and irrigation sector

Irrigation sector – Rs 16,978 crore

Irrigation department – Rs 9,000 crore

Agriculture – Rs 12,355 crores

The power sector is Rs 5,052 crore

Loan amount – Rs 4100 crores

Industries, transportation sector

Industries – Rs 3,700 crores

Transportation sector – Rs 4,653 crore

The environmental sector is estimated to be around Rs 4,00,999 crore

Food Processing Industries Rs 300 crore

Transport and road building – Rs 4,653 crore

Road development – Rs 1413 crore

Rural, housing and urban areas

Rural development – Rs 20,815 crore

Urban development – Rs.7,740 crore

Housing development – Rs 3,679 crore

House construction – Rs 575 crores

The municipal department has Rs 7,761 crore

Water and sanitation – Rs 2,623 crore

Visakhapatnam Chennai corridor Rs 1168 crores

Smart cities Rs 800 crore

An amount of Rs 1450 crores is for charity

RTC – Rs.200 crore

Amravati construction – Rs 7,741 crore

Amruth scheme is Rs 490 crore

Education, medicine, technology

General education – Rs 24,180 crore

Technical education – Rs 818 crore

Skill development – Rs 300 crore

Model schools Rs 377 crores

Residential schools Rs 670 crores

Unemployment benefit – Rs 1,000 crore

Sports and youth services – Rs 1,635 crore

Medical treatment – Rs 8,463 crore

Department of Information – Rs 224 crores

The infrastructure for various universities is Rs 20 crore

Cultural sector is Rs 94.98 crore

NTR Medical Services Rs 1,000 crore

Agricultural University Rs 357 crores

Municipal department – Rs 7,761 crore

MSME sector is worth Rs 200 crore

Industrial Trade – Rs 3,075 crore

Information Technology – Rs 1,000 crore

The agricultural budget is Rs 19,070 crore