"telangana-budget"

Under the scheme, the government, in the next two years, will provide basic facilities in all government schools on a large scale

. "Job security has been ensured to the employees. Cargo parcel service was introduced to improve the corporation's finances and this is yielding good results," said Harish Rao

About 6.47 lakh migrant workers were given Rs 500 each along with 5 kg of rice at free of cost which incurred total expenditure of Rs 107 crore.

The new Panchayat Raj Act also mandates allocation of 10 per cent of the budget of the local bodies towards green budget.

Finance Minister T Harish Rao said the industrial sector in the State was progressing at a rapid pace.

The State government with an aim to further increase irrigation facilities has sanctioned several new lifts namely Nallikal lift in Nagarjunasagar constituency, Pogilla, Kambalapally among others.

The government in united Andhra Pradesh was given only Rs.200 pension, which was hiked to Rs.2,016 by the Telangana government after State formation, Finance Minister T Harish Rao said.

The Telangana government has established special residential schools for imparting quality education for development of SC, ST children.

Under this scheme, the State government is giving Rs.1,00,116 assistance to perform marriage of girls from the poorer sections of society.

The State government is all set to give an impetus to the Agriculture sector with emphasis on modern cultivation methods, farm mechanisation and market-driven production.

Finance Minister T Harish Rao pointed out that the government has been providing good meals to 55,000 people every day at Rs. 5 through 179 Annapurna centres.

Finance Minister T Harish Rao said the women's SHGs in the State were forging ahead with the help and cooperation of the State government.

Finance Minister T Harish Rao, presenting the budget in the State Assembly on Thursday, said farms loans that did not exceed Rs 25,000 had already been waived.

Despite the Covid-19 crisis, the State continued to give priority to both welfare of the people and development of the State.

At a review meeting with the officials, he took stock of the issues on pending questions and assurances in the two Legislative Houses.

Welfare, development priorities; announcement likely on two new schemes