Tamil Nadu Budget 2021 : Highlights
Posted on: 13/Aug/2021 10:30:04 AM
The first paperless budget session in the history of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is underway at Kalaivanar Arangam in Chennai today. This is the DMK government’s maiden budget session after getting elected to power in May this year.
- MLAs constituency development fund enhanced to Rs 3 crore
- Tamil Nadu govt would incur loss of Rs 1,160 crore by reducing the petrol price
- CM has ordered to reduce petrol price by Rs 3 per litre
- Loans to the tune of Rs 2,756 crore given to women SHGs would be waived
- Tamil Nadu allocates Rs 225.62 crore for sports and youth development.
- Tamil Nadu sets aside Rs 4,142 crore for Adi Dravidar and ST welfare.
- Rs 6 cr allocated to renovate mosques and churches in the state
- Rs 1.50 crore allocated for transgenders pension scheme
- 300 tourists destinations to be developed under tourism master plan. Rs 187.50 crore has been allocated for the same.
- Rs 409 crore has been st aside for free school uniforms scheme
- SIPCOT to come up in nine districts, including Tiruvannamalai and Dharmapuri; Rs 1,500 crore has been allocated for the same as first instalment
- Nandambakkam to get a FinTech city at the cost of Rs 165 crore
- TN skill development corporation would be revived. Rs 215.64 crore allocated to unorganized workers welfare board. TN would create 45,000 hectares of land bank.
- Rs 18,933 crore allocated for health and family welfare in Tamil Nadu.
- Tamil Nadu govt allocates Rs 959 crore for Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity benefit scheme
- The budget allocates Rs 5,369 crore for higher education department for 2021-22
- Tamil Nadu govt allocates Rs 32,599.54 crore to school education department
- Allocate Rs 623 crore for 100 new public buses. Detailed project report would be prepared for Madurai Metro Rail project.
- Diesel subsidy of Rs 750 crore given to state public transport
- Have allocated Rs 703 crore for the free ride for TN women in public buses
- Allocated Rs 2,000 crore for underground drainage plan
- About Rs 20,000 crore loan aide will be given for women self-help groups (SHGs)
- Govt allocates Rs 3,954 crore to Tamil Nadu slum clearance board.
- Rs 1,000 crore allocated to Kalaignar Urban development scheme
- About Rs 1,450 crore allocated for Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation scheme.
- Singara Chennai 2.0 plan will begin soon
- Rs 1,200 crore set aside for Anna Marumalarchi Thittam
- Tamil Nadu FM says self-help groups will get Rs 20,000 crore loan
- Rs 100 crore allocated for Namakku Naame scheme to be implemented after Kalaignar (M Karunanidhi)
- About 1.27 crore households in villages to get assured drinking water supply
- Allocated Rs 2,000 crore under the Jal Jeevan Mission, which aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections.
- About 8 lakh families will get new houses in the villages in the next five years
- About Rs 8,400 crore budget allocated for food subsidy
- Rs 1,149 crore to be set aside for fishermen welfare
- Chennai Kasimedu fishing harbour to be upgraded with Rs 150 crore
- About Rs 111 crore budget allocated to clean up 200 lakes and ponds across the state
- Over Rs 111 crore allocated for desilting ponds
- About Rs 405 crore budget allocated for the TN fire service department
- Rs 500 crore to be set aside for road safety initiative across departments
- About Rs 8,900 crore budget allocated for the TN police department
- An allocation of Rs 4,807 crore for social security pensions
- “2.05 lakh hectares of government land is occupied; Improved government land management system will be created for better management of public lands”
- Semmozhi Tamil award will be awarded every year on June 3.
- Payment of Rs 4,000 to PDS card holders was the first step towards fulfilling promises made to people.
- From the 4.57 lakh queries or applications received under TN CM scheme, we have settled and found solutions for 2.29 lakh.
