New Schemes AP Budget

NEW SCHEMES AND PLANS PROPOSED IN THE AP BUDGET 2014-15



* SEVEN MISSIONS:

Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu proposed seven missions to develop the state in his budget speech.
Primary Sector Mission, Social Empowerment Mission, Knowledge and Sill Development Mission, Urban Development Mission, Industry/Manufacturing Sector Mission, Infrastructure Mission and Service Sector Mission.
 Each of the missions proposed to have the Chief Minister as its chairperson, with pre-defined objectives, implementation structure, funding mechanism, required departmental synergy, functioning component, rollout mechanism at the district level as appropriate for the Mission, reporting, monitoring and evaluation systems and performance based awards.


* DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: The government is keenly examining how decentralised institutions can be strengthened to play a more effective role at the district and sub-district levels.


* Optic-fibre network connecting all villages

* Employment generation to ensure that at least one person is employed in each family and improving quality of life.

* Govt to provide unemployment allowance till employment reaches youths

* TOURISM: To Develop Mega Tourism Circuits in Krishna and Anantapur districts at cost of Rs 100 crore.

New Tourism circuits in Srikakulam, Guntur, Sound and Light show at Srikalahasti, development of beach resort in Perupalem in West Godavari district.

* ART AND CRAFT: To set up Shilparamams in Kakinanda, Eluru, Vijayawada, Nellore and Anantapur districts.

International convention centre at a cost of Rs 117 crore and Indian Culinary Institute at a cost of Rs 50 crore at Tirupati.

* State Institutes of Hotel Managements at Tirupati and Kakinada at a cost of Rs 12 crore each.

* HOUSING: Govt to construct 25,000 houses under affordable housing scheme.

Houses for SC/ST at a cost of Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh for others. rs 808 crore is earmarked in the budget.


* ANNA CANTEENS:
 To take steps to operationalise Anna Canteens to provide food at affordable prices for low income groups.


* WOMEN: To strengthen SHGs by infusing fresh capital not exceeding Rs 1 lakh per DWCRA group.


* PENSIONS: The increased amount of social security pensions will be paid from October.



* HEALTH: Visakha Institute of Medical Science will be made operational. Facilities at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati will be strengthened. To establish AIIMS type super-speciality hospital-cum-teaching institution in the state with Central funds.

* EDUCATION: To establish model degree colleges at a cost of Rs 12 crore in 2014-15. To set up another IIIT at Kakinada under PPP mode.

* INFRASTRUCTURE: To develop Machilipatnam port under PPP mode. To develop 14 minor ports under PPP mode which includes ports at Bhavanapadu and Calingapatnam. Centre to set up second major port and one more commercial port at Kakinada in private sector.

* APGIC: The AP Gas Infrastructure Corporation (APGIC) has won four blocks in K-G Basin. 

* AIRPORTS: The existing airports Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Tirupati and Kadapa will be expanded. New terminal building and control tower will be constructed at Vijayawada airport by AAI. One Greenfield airport is envisaged in between Vijayawada and Kakinada.

* NO-FRILLS AIRPORTS: The Centre's assistance sought for proposed no-frills airports at Kuppam, Kurnool, Nellore and Srikakulam under Special Category State.


* POWER: Around 3,000 MW of wind and 2,000 MW of solar power is proposed to be added in phases. Rs 5,000 crore is proposed to be invested for green corridor evacuation of wind and solar power. Two solar parks to come up in Anantapur and Guntur.

* Debt relief to farmers Rs 1.5 lakh per each family

* NTR Sujala Pathakam: Providing 20 litres of mineral water for Rs 2.

* Water Grid Corporation to be created to provide clean drinking water

* Welfare of Brahmins

* Welfare of Kapus


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