Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda, who holds the finance portfolio, on Wednesday, presented the state budget for the financial year 2024-25 in the legislative assembly amid constant ruckus created by the opposition Congress over the issue of an alleged nursing college scam. The budget speech remained inaudible in the din even as the finance minister continued with the presentation. The finance minister said that the budget presented by the Mohan Yadav-led BJP government for this fiscal year stood at Rs 3,65,000 crore, a jump of 16% from the previous fiscal.
Here are the key takeaways from MP Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Jagdish Devda:
-Provision of Rs 26,560 crore for women and child development. An 81% jump in the allocation of funds from the previous Budget.
-In the health sector, the government has allocated Rs 21,444 crore.
-Three medical universities to be set up in Neemuch, Mandsore and Siwani districts. In the coming two years, the BJP government plans to set up eight more medical universities.
-For health infrastructure and equipment, a provision of Rs 10,279 crore has been made.
-Under CM-Gram Sadak Yojana, the finance minister said 8,565 villages were connected through all-weather roads by 8,410 roads spanning 19,378 km.
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana: Target for construction of roads: 1,000 km in the financial year 2024-2025
Target of road renovation: 2,000 km in FY25.
-For roadways, the government has allocated Rs 10,000 crore for the financial year 2024-25.
-Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana: Provision of Rs 520 crore in the budget financial year 2024-25. Those women who remain excluded from the scheme will be brought into the fold by the government.
-Provision of Rs 50 crore for Chief Minister Teerth Darshan Scheme
-Provision of Rs 4,725 crore for forest and environment
-Provident fund payment process for government employees will be made online. Employees can be paid immediately after retirement.
-Chief Minister’s Cooperative Milk Producers Promotion Scheme: Provision of Rs 150 crore for implementation of the scheme.
-Estimated cost of Ken-Betwa Link Project’ is Rs 44,605 crore. This project will be a boon for the people in Bundelkhand region.
Upon completion of the project, along with irrigation facilities in an 8,11,000-hectare area of 1,900 villages in 10 districts of the state, availability of drinking water and water to industries will be ensured.
-For education, the government has allocated Rs 22,600 crore
-For Sports and Youth Welfare Department in the year 2024-25, the government has allocated Rs 586 crore
-For Gaushalas in the state, a provision of Rs 250 crore has been made in the Budget 2024-25.
-A budget provision Rs 1,081 crore is proposed for the Culture Department and Rs 666 crore is proposed for tourist facilities.
-A provision of Rs 13,596 crore was proposed for the construction and maintenance of irrigation projects.
-A provision of Rs 40,804 crore under the Scheduled Tribes Sub-Plan to bring the Scheduled Tribes class into the mainstream of society.
-A provision of Rs 27,900 crore is put forward under the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan to bring the Scheduled Caste category into the mainstream of society. A budget provision of Rs 1,704 crore is proposed for backward classes, minority welfare, nomadic and semi-nomadic communities.
-A budget provision of Rs 27,870 crore is proposed for panchayat and rural development.
-A provision of Rs 4,190 crore is proposed for the industry sector in fiscal year 2024-25, which is about 40% more than the last year.
-The finance minister said, “Our government is running various types of public welfare schemes such as National Widow Pension Scheme, National Disabled Pension Scheme, National Family Assistance Scheme,Samagra Samajik Suraksha Pension Yojana, Mukhyamantri Kanya Abhibhavak Pension Yojana, Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah and Nikah Yojana etc. Over 57 lakh beneficiaries have benefited in these schemes in Fiscal year 2023-24.”
Therefore, a provision of Rs 4,421 crore is proposed for pension and welfare schemes in FY 2024-25 which is 15% more than the previous fiscal.
-A budget provision of Rs 27,870 crore is proposed for panchayat and rural development for FY 2024-25.
-A provision of Rs 16,744 crore is proposed for urban development for the current financial year, which is Rs 1,836 crore more than the previous Budget.