Wednesday, February 9, 2011

[ZESTCaste] BSP’s last budget not least for Dalits

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/bsps-last-budget-not-least-for-dalits/747769/

BSP's last budget not least for Dalits
Express News Service Posted online: Wed Feb 09 2011, 02:41 hrs
Lucknow : Sight on 2012 * Maya govt's please-all budget with no new
tax for people

With an eye on Assembly elections due in 2012, Mayawati government on
Tuesday presented a please-all budget with emphasis on extending the
benefits of welfare schemes to Dalits and other deprived sections of
the society.

As the state goes to Assembly polls in the first quarter of 2012, the
government in its fifth and last budget proposed no new taxes for the
financial year 2011-12.

In 2012, the government will bring only the vote-on-account for the
first six months of the next fiscal 2012-13 for meeting the non-plan
committed expenditure of the government like the salary, pension and
repayment of loans and interest. Presenting the budget, state Finance
Minister Lalji Verma said the Chief Minister has always endeavoured
for uplift of the marginalised sections of the society and was all for
providing for the basic needs of these sections and keeping them at
the focus of every decision. Verma asserted that the budget carried
forward the policy of well-being of all sections of society.

In a bid to woo the party's traditional voters, the finance minister
announced hike in outlay for the "Special component plan" for the
scheduled castes to Rs 9,722 crore, which is 6.8 per cent more then
the provision made in the last year. In case of social welfare schemes
for the poor and the disadvantaged sections of society, a provision of
Rs 10,084 crore has been made which is 15.8 higher than the last year.
For shelter to Dalits under BPL category, the budget provision has
been increased by Rs 200 crore to Rs 550 crore under Mahamaya Avas
Yojna.

The monthly pension for the poor covered under the Mahamaya Garib
Arthik Madad Yojna, has been hiked to Rs 400 and a provision of Rs
1,081 cr has been made in the budget. The budget provision for
daughter's marriage and medical treatment has been increased to Rs 268
crore from Rs 175 cr in the previous budget.

Furthermore, Rs 1,084 cr have been earmarked for reimbursement of fees
and scholarship under the scholarship schemes for students of backward
classes.

For the backward region of Bundelkhand an additional provision of Rs
1,200 crore has been made in the budget. Keeping in view the specific
requirements of eastern UP and filling critical gaps, the state
government has allocated a sum of Rs 291 crore for the purpose. The
government has also made a budgetary allocation of Rs 6,133 crore for
rural development, including Rs 500 cr as state share to cover 70 lakh
families under MNREGA in the next fiscal.

On the infrastructure front, the government spending on roads and
bridges has been upscaled as has been in the energy sector. An amount
of Rs 6,775 crore has been earmarked for the construction of roads and
bridges, which is 16.6 crore more than the last year. And for the
energy sector, a provision of Rs 8,227 crore has been made in the
budget.

At Rs 16,9416.38 crore, the size of the budget is 10.6 per cent more
than last year's budget and the fiscal deficit is estimated at Rs
18,959.66 crore, which is 2.97 per cent of state'GDP.


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