AP Chief Minister Mr. Rosaiah presents his 16th budget in the Assembly today.
The following are some of the key highlights of the Rs. 1,13,675 crore budget :
Non-plan expenditure of Rs. 73, 347 crore.
Revenue surplus of Rs. 3,548 crore
Fiscal deficit of Rs. 12, 983 crore.
SEZs planned for Kakinada, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam
353 heavy industries are being planned
A bus rapid transit system will be initiated in Vijayawada and Vizag
All government schools will have computers
Some of the budget allocations are as follows:
Arogyasri – Rs. 925 crores
Free power – Rs. 4,500 crores
Senior citizens and handicapped – Rs. 1,846 cores
Minorities – Rs. 210 crores
Scheduled tribes – Rs. 93 crores
Tribal welfare – Rs. 902 crores
BCs – Rs. 1032 crores
OBC welfare – Rs. 300 crores
Education – Rs. 3,155 crores
Roads & highways – Rs. 3,000 crores
Health – Rs. 1,820 crores
Pavalavaddi scheme – Rs. 200 crores
Backward areas – Rs. 383 crores
