Gujarat Deputy CM Nitin Patel presents State Budget 2021-22 with an outlay of INR 2.27 Lakh Crore

On March 3, 2021, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Nitin Patel who holds the Finance Portfolio presented the State Budget 2021-22 with a Budget Outlay of INR 2, 27, 029 Crore which is an increase of INR 9, 742 Crore than the budget presented in 2020-21.

• At INR 2.27 Lakh Crore it is Gujarat’s Largest budget so far.
• It was a INR 587.88 Crore Surplus budget.
• The state government has not imposed any increase or offered any relief in Gujarat’s existing tax structure.
• Gujarat’s Public Debt is set to increase to INR 3.78 Trillion by end of FY 2021-22 from INR 2.67 Trillion as on March 31, 2020.

‘Gujarat Budget’ – Mobile app

• In February 2021, Nitin Patel launched ‘Gujarat Budget’ mobile application through all information regarding budget, access to Budget documents will be provided to the lawmakers & general public.

Fiscal Indicators

• Revenue Receipts – INR 1, 67, 969 Crore
• Revenue Expenditure – INR 1, 66, 760 Crore for the year 2021-22
• Estimated Fiscal deficit in FY 2020-21 – 3.10% due to High Government spending & lower revenue due to pandemic

Sector-wise Allocations

• Education – INR 32, 719 crore
• Health and Family Welfare – INR 11, 323 Crore
• Urban Development – INR 13,493 Crore
• Energy and Petrochemicals – INR 13, 034 Crore

Major Announcements

• Announcement of the start of 2nd Edition of ‘Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana’ for the Tribal population with an allocation of INR 1 Lakh Crore over 5 years. It was started by the Former Chief Minister Narendra Modi in 2007.
• INR 1, 500 Crore rupees allocated for Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train Project
• INR 652 Crore has been allocated for the Statue of Unity area development.
• Announcement of a new scheme ‘MASIHA’ under which houses will be constructed for labourers at concessional rate on Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis.
• Promotion of ‘Whale Shark Tourism’ for providing employment in rural areas.
• INR 7, 232 crores for Krishi Khedut Kalyan Yojana for improving agriculture.
• Gujarat Socio-Economic Analytics Centre to be set up for carrying out review of existing schemes.

Fishing

• Under Sagar Khedu  Sarvangee Vikas Yojna-2, INR 50, 000 Crore has been allocated over the next 5 years for the fishermen.
• Around 2 Lakh youths will be recruited in various government departments in 5 years.
• Provision of INR 97 crore for development of Navi Bandar, Madhvad, Veraval, Porbandar & Sutrapada fishing ports.

Vaccination Cell

• INR 3 crore has been allocated for setting up vaccine stores in 9 districts.
• Special Vaccination Cell to be set up for ensuring smooth COVID-19 inoculation drive.

Urban Development

• INR 13, 493 Crore has been set aside for Urban Development and Urban Housing Department.
•   INR 900 Crore has been allocated for building 55, 000 new houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) (PMAY-U). PMAY is a flagship Mission of Government of India being implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).

E-vehicles

•  For promoting e-vehicles, the FM has announced a provision of INR 26 Crore for providing a subsidy of INR 48, 000 per e-rickshaw & INR 13 Crore for subsidy of INR 12, 000 per electric two-wheeler.

Textile & Drug Industrial Parks

• The FM also proposed setting up of Two Mega Textile Parks in Gujarat.
• A Bulk Drug Industrial park is also to be set up in Bharuch & a Medical device park in Rajkot district.

Health

• Provision of INR 1106 Crore has been made under the scheme Health and family welfare Mukhyamantri Amrutum (MA) and Ma-Vatsalya Yojana initiated by the Government of India.
• The beneficiaries of this scheme are provided treatment of upto INR 5 lakh free of cost under this scheme.

Rural Development

• To Achieve target of providing a house to all by 2022, INR 1250 crores has been allocated for construction of 1 Lakh New houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) (PMAY-G).
• INR 564 Crore allocated under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme.
• INR 300 Crore allocated under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) for women empowerment and economic development.
• INR 124 Crore for Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) for improving farm productivity and ensuring better utilization of resources in India.

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