Hyderabad: Telangana state’s finance department has directed all departments to send proposals for new schemes based on the re-cent announcements made by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao so that they can be included in the 2018-19 Budget.
During his meetings with several sections of people at Pragati Bhavan in the last 10 months, Mr Rao has announced various schemes which will have huge financial implications.
During a meeting with dairy farmers, Mr Rao announced the Kshera Viplavam (Milk revoluti-on) scheme, under which the state government would provide 50 per cent of the cost of a buffalo for a dairy farmer, going up to 75 per cent if the dairy farmer was of the Scheduled Caste or Tribe co-mmunity. This means the state government will have to fork out betwe-en '50,000 and '85,000 to each dairy farmer. There are about 3 lakh dairy fa-rmers in Telangana.
The investment subsidy scheme for farmers at the rate of '4,000 per acre will also be included in the budget. For the kharif season, this amo-unts to '6,500 crore.
Mr Rao has also annou-nced financial assistance to Nayi Brahmins to set up hair-cutting salons. He said each one will be given '1 lakh. But there is no data with the government on how many Nayi Brahmins are in need of financial assistance.
The 24x7 free power to the agriculture sector also has to be budgeted, and in addition funds must be allotted for power consumption by lift irrigation projects.
The Chief Minister also announced '1,000 crore for the welfare of most backward communities.
He also announced that farmer coordination committees will purchase crops from farmers in the state. For this also the state government has to allot funds.
