AP BUDGET 2014-15 AT A GLANCE
Head _ Rs in crores
Total budget - 1,11,823
Non-plan - 85,151
Plan - 26,673
Total revenue receipts - 92,078
Share of Central taxes - 16,837
Grants-in-ad - 28,831
State's own tax revenue - 37,398
Sales tax - 28,749
Excise - 4,027
MV tax - 1,384
Stamps and registration - 2,461
State's non-tax revenue - 9,011
Mines and Minerals - 1,226
Total Revenue expenditure - 98,142
Non-plan expenditure - 78,976
Plan expenditure - 19,165
Revenue deficit - 6,063
Public deficit - 5,760
Total expenditure on capital and loan account - 7,921
Fiscal deficit - 12,064 (2.3% to GSDP)
GSDP - 5,23,445
NON-PLAN EXPENDITURE
Major expenditure
Salary - 29,870
Pensions - 9,778
Scholarships - 2,040
Rice subsidy - 1,958
Power subsidy - 3,188
Debt relief to farmers - 1,000
NTR Health cards - 500
Vaddileni Runalu - 599
PLAN EXPENDITURE
Debt relief to farmers - 4,000
Assistance to welfare of Kapus - 50
Assistance to welfare of Brahmins - 25
Agriculture university - 100
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Tuesday, 11 November 2014
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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* 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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Naidu to Urge K'taka to Raise Height of Tungabhadra Dam by 2 Feet
by V V Balakrishna
Hyderabad:
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu will meet his Karnataka counterpart Siddharamaiah in Bangalore on Monday with a request to the latter to increase the height of Tungabhadra dam by two feet so that the Rayalaseema will get sufficient water.
A memorandum has been prepared by AP irrigation department to that effect to be submitted to the Karnataka CM.
According to sources, Naidu will also request the Karnataka government to construct a parallel high level canal (HLC) to draw 20 to 25 tmc water from Tungabhadra in flood period.
Tungabhadra Project was constructed in 1953 at Mallapuram in Bellary district with a storage capacity of 132.471 tmc of water to provide irrigation facilities in Raichur and Bellary districts of Karnataka and Kurnool, Kadapa, Mahbubnagar and Anantapur districts of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
Siltation and less utilization of water: As per the hydrographic surveys conducted during 2008, the storage capacity of the reservoir has come down to 100.855 tmc against original storage capacity of 132.471 tmc due to progressive siltation.
Accordingly, the annual utilisation of water is reduced considerably to 106 - 175 tmc against 212 tmc. Consequently, the prorata entitlement for various systems in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh has also reduced to 40 - 62 tmc. The prorata entitlement to TBPHLC system has also reduced to 16 - 27 tmc against allocation of 32.50 tmc.
The total length of RBHLC is 196.43 km. The initial length of 105.437 km runs in Karnataka and is under TB Board’s jurisdiction i.e., up to where it enters the Andhra Pradesh territory.
The RBHLC is designed with a capacity of 4,000 Cusecs at head and to deliver 2,575 Cusecs at AP Border so as to deliver 32.50 tmc to Andhra Pradesh under HLC System. However, RBHLC is not in a position to carry a discharge of more than 3,400 cusecs at its head and the maximum discharge at AP Border is 1,800 cusecs.
There is a shift to water intensive crops like paddy, sugarcane etc. as against less water intensive crops. Hence, there are forcible overdrawals at the distributary off-takes. This is causing short fall of indented water to the tail end reach i.e. AP border. There are number of cases of damages and forcible overdrawals having been lodged regularly with the local police and revenue authorities. So, there is a need to relocalise the ayacut in the upper part of the canals, the AP government felt.
In view of the practical difficulties faced, it is very clear that unless the RBHLC is modernised, it is not possible to draw the designed discharge of even 4,000 cusecs at head. As a result the allocated quantum of 32.500 tmc share of Andhra Pradesh cannot be realised, the AP contended.
AP contended that the modernisation of HLC in AP territory at cost of `463.5 crore would allow them to draw 42.5 tmc. So far, about 50 per cent work is completed and entire work is proposed to be completed by 2015-16.
Of the total length of RBLLC is 348.20 km and the initial length of 250.58 km is under TB Board’s jurisdiction.
Likewise, the modernisation of LLC in AP area with a cost of `179 crore would enable AP to draw more water.
Parallel High Level Canal: The average utilisation for the past 20 Years in HLC system is only 26.75 tmc against the allocation of 42.50 tmc (32.50 tmc + 10 tmc diversion of KC Canal quota) and hence, a parallel High Level Canal is proposed to draw water during flood time, the AP CM will inform his Karnataka counterpart.
This envisages realisation of 20 to 25 tmc of water in a period of 25 to 30 days when the reservoir is in surplus and the quantum is within the KWDT allocation.
The parallel canal proposed with a carrying capacity of 12,000 cusecs, will traverse approximately 200 km. The tentative cost of the scheme is about ` 4,500 crore.
However, consensus on taking up detailed feasibility study of the parallel canal could not be arrived at so far, even though it was under discussions in the Board meetings since December, 1997.
Raising the height of dam: It is proposed to raise the height of the dam by two feet so as to compensate the loss in storage due to siltation of the reservoir, Naidu will tell Karnataka CM.
Allocation of Water in TB Dam (in tmc)
State - Gross
Allocation - Evaporation
Losses - Net Allocation
Karnataka 151.49 12.50 138.99
AP 72.00 5.50 66.50
Telangana 6.51 6.51 -
Out of 66.50 tmc of net allocation for Andhra Pradesh, the allocation to various systems is:
TBP High Level Canal (HLC) 32.50 tmc
TBP Low Level Canal (LLC) 24.00 tmc
KC Canal 10.00 tmc
Hyderabad:
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu will meet his Karnataka counterpart Siddharamaiah in Bangalore on Monday with a request to the latter to increase the height of Tungabhadra dam by two feet so that the Rayalaseema will get sufficient water.
A memorandum has been prepared by AP irrigation department to that effect to be submitted to the Karnataka CM.
According to sources, Naidu will also request the Karnataka government to construct a parallel high level canal (HLC) to draw 20 to 25 tmc water from Tungabhadra in flood period.
Tungabhadra Project was constructed in 1953 at Mallapuram in Bellary district with a storage capacity of 132.471 tmc of water to provide irrigation facilities in Raichur and Bellary districts of Karnataka and Kurnool, Kadapa, Mahbubnagar and Anantapur districts of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
Siltation and less utilization of water: As per the hydrographic surveys conducted during 2008, the storage capacity of the reservoir has come down to 100.855 tmc against original storage capacity of 132.471 tmc due to progressive siltation.
Accordingly, the annual utilisation of water is reduced considerably to 106 - 175 tmc against 212 tmc. Consequently, the prorata entitlement for various systems in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh has also reduced to 40 - 62 tmc. The prorata entitlement to TBPHLC system has also reduced to 16 - 27 tmc against allocation of 32.50 tmc.
The total length of RBHLC is 196.43 km. The initial length of 105.437 km runs in Karnataka and is under TB Board’s jurisdiction i.e., up to where it enters the Andhra Pradesh territory.
The RBHLC is designed with a capacity of 4,000 Cusecs at head and to deliver 2,575 Cusecs at AP Border so as to deliver 32.50 tmc to Andhra Pradesh under HLC System. However, RBHLC is not in a position to carry a discharge of more than 3,400 cusecs at its head and the maximum discharge at AP Border is 1,800 cusecs.
There is a shift to water intensive crops like paddy, sugarcane etc. as against less water intensive crops. Hence, there are forcible overdrawals at the distributary off-takes. This is causing short fall of indented water to the tail end reach i.e. AP border. There are number of cases of damages and forcible overdrawals having been lodged regularly with the local police and revenue authorities. So, there is a need to relocalise the ayacut in the upper part of the canals, the AP government felt.
In view of the practical difficulties faced, it is very clear that unless the RBHLC is modernised, it is not possible to draw the designed discharge of even 4,000 cusecs at head. As a result the allocated quantum of 32.500 tmc share of Andhra Pradesh cannot be realised, the AP contended.
AP contended that the modernisation of HLC in AP territory at cost of `463.5 crore would allow them to draw 42.5 tmc. So far, about 50 per cent work is completed and entire work is proposed to be completed by 2015-16.
Of the total length of RBLLC is 348.20 km and the initial length of 250.58 km is under TB Board’s jurisdiction.
Likewise, the modernisation of LLC in AP area with a cost of `179 crore would enable AP to draw more water.
Parallel High Level Canal: The average utilisation for the past 20 Years in HLC system is only 26.75 tmc against the allocation of 42.50 tmc (32.50 tmc + 10 tmc diversion of KC Canal quota) and hence, a parallel High Level Canal is proposed to draw water during flood time, the AP CM will inform his Karnataka counterpart.
This envisages realisation of 20 to 25 tmc of water in a period of 25 to 30 days when the reservoir is in surplus and the quantum is within the KWDT allocation.
The parallel canal proposed with a carrying capacity of 12,000 cusecs, will traverse approximately 200 km. The tentative cost of the scheme is about ` 4,500 crore.
However, consensus on taking up detailed feasibility study of the parallel canal could not be arrived at so far, even though it was under discussions in the Board meetings since December, 1997.
Raising the height of dam: It is proposed to raise the height of the dam by two feet so as to compensate the loss in storage due to siltation of the reservoir, Naidu will tell Karnataka CM.
Allocation of Water in TB Dam (in tmc)
State - Gross
Allocation - Evaporation
Losses - Net Allocation
Karnataka 151.49 12.50 138.99
AP 72.00 5.50 66.50
Telangana 6.51 6.51 -
Out of 66.50 tmc of net allocation for Andhra Pradesh, the allocation to various systems is:
TBP High Level Canal (HLC) 32.50 tmc
TBP Low Level Canal (LLC) 24.00 tmc
KC Canal 10.00 tmc
TS Drew 1.37 tmcft Excess Water: AP
by VV Balakrishna
Krishna Board urged to ensure compliance with its orders
Hyderabad: Alleging that the Telangana state has utilised 1.37 tmcft more than the allowable water as ordered by the Krishna River Management Board, the Andhra Pradesh government has written a letter to the board to ensure that Telangana complies with its orders in future.
The letter by the AP government comes at a time when truce seems to have been appeared between the two states over the issue of power generation at Srisailam.
The KRMB had ordered that Telangana state draw only 3 tmcft for generating power at Srisailam. But, according to the AP government, its neighbour drew 4.37 tmcft of Krishna river water.
"I request you to kindly ensure compliance of the orders of the KRMB to maintain adequate levels to enable irrigation requirements from Srisailam Reservoir for the rest of the Kharif season and drinking water requirements till June 2015," the AP government requested the KRMB chairman in the letter.
The letter recalled that the KRMB order on October 21 said that water release for power production, if any, from the existing storages should match the drinking water and irrigation requirements, and a
situation, wherein assured water to Rayalaseema can not be sent through gravity, should be averted.
The board, in its order on October 31, instructed the government of Telangana to restrict the water drawing for power generation up to 3 tmcft till November 2, AP recalled and informed the board that Telangana utilised 4.37 tmc.
"The present water level at Srisailam is 857 ft and AP can utilise 10.04 tmcft above the level of 854 feet (ie, MDDL and lowest commendable level of SRBC and KC Canal), the letter said.
"The AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 provides for precedence of drinking water needs and irrigation needs over power needs. In fact, the power generation at upstream reservoirs is incidental while meeting downstream drinking and irrigation requirements and, accordingly, the power generation has to be optimised."
Sources said the AP government took up the issue with KMRB to prove that TS violated its orders and to put the latter on the mat and the two states approach the board or any other platform, if any, in future.
The AP government informed the board that the actual drawing of water for power generation by Telangana subsequent to KRMB order is as follows:
Date tmcft
October 31 2.34
November 1 0.91
November 2 1.13
Total 4.37
Krishna Board urged to ensure compliance with its orders
Hyderabad: Alleging that the Telangana state has utilised 1.37 tmcft more than the allowable water as ordered by the Krishna River Management Board, the Andhra Pradesh government has written a letter to the board to ensure that Telangana complies with its orders in future.
The letter by the AP government comes at a time when truce seems to have been appeared between the two states over the issue of power generation at Srisailam.
The KRMB had ordered that Telangana state draw only 3 tmcft for generating power at Srisailam. But, according to the AP government, its neighbour drew 4.37 tmcft of Krishna river water.
"I request you to kindly ensure compliance of the orders of the KRMB to maintain adequate levels to enable irrigation requirements from Srisailam Reservoir for the rest of the Kharif season and drinking water requirements till June 2015," the AP government requested the KRMB chairman in the letter.
The letter recalled that the KRMB order on October 21 said that water release for power production, if any, from the existing storages should match the drinking water and irrigation requirements, and a
situation, wherein assured water to Rayalaseema can not be sent through gravity, should be averted.
The board, in its order on October 31, instructed the government of Telangana to restrict the water drawing for power generation up to 3 tmcft till November 2, AP recalled and informed the board that Telangana utilised 4.37 tmc.
"The present water level at Srisailam is 857 ft and AP can utilise 10.04 tmcft above the level of 854 feet (ie, MDDL and lowest commendable level of SRBC and KC Canal), the letter said.
"The AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 provides for precedence of drinking water needs and irrigation needs over power needs. In fact, the power generation at upstream reservoirs is incidental while meeting downstream drinking and irrigation requirements and, accordingly, the power generation has to be optimised."
Sources said the AP government took up the issue with KMRB to prove that TS violated its orders and to put the latter on the mat and the two states approach the board or any other platform, if any, in future.
The AP government informed the board that the actual drawing of water for power generation by Telangana subsequent to KRMB order is as follows:
Date tmcft
October 31 2.34
November 1 0.91
November 2 1.13
Total 4.37
Friday, 7 November 2014
TS Power generation benefiting AP
Express News Service
Hyderabad, November 6:
Truce between warring Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh over utilising Krishna river waters. The Telangana stopped power generation at Srisailam on November and started generating power at Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) left bank canal. Telangana generating power at NSP is music to the ears of Andhra Pradesh.
"We are getting irrigation water for Krishna delta, when Telangana released water from NSP after power generation," an official in Irrigation department in Andhra Pradesh said.
"We have no problems right now with TS. It is a truce between the two states," said the AP official.
He further added that the level at Srisailam was 857 feet and the AP was drawing water from Srisailam only for SRBC. No water required for KC Canal and Telugu Ganga from Srisailam, the official added. The drawl of water from Srisailam by AP was nominal now.
However, the row was temporarily subsided, such disputes may arise in future over sharing of water, as there are no operational guidelines and protocols, which are acceptable to both AP and TS.
The TS opposing the different kind of GOs issued by combined AP state and the present AP government is quoting the select GOs which serve its purpose.
According to official sources, Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) sent the draft operational guidelines to both AP and TS. The draft was under the examination of AP Irrigation Minister D Uma Maheswara Rao.
The KRMB in its recent order stated that it was brought to the notice of the Board that for the operation rules of Srisailam, the erstwhile AP government issued different GOs. In the opinion of Telangana State, these rules needed modifications due to bifurcation of the State. KRMB officials stated that for any updating of existing operation rules, careful study and analysis of data regarding crop water management, other water use etc has to be made in consultation of both the States, the Board stated.
As a prelude to finalise the fresh operational guidelines, the Board wanted principal secretaries of both the States to sit together and come to an understanding. The principal secretaries will meet and send their opinions on the draft to the Board. If there are any objections from either side, the KRMB would resolve them.
The officials of both the States may request the KRMB to define flood waters. Defining flood waters should be uniform for all the projects. Whether the level of the project would be taken or whether any other formula would be worked for deciding the flood waters remains to be seen.
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Hyderabad, November 6:
Truce between warring Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh over utilising Krishna river waters. The Telangana stopped power generation at Srisailam on November and started generating power at Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) left bank canal. Telangana generating power at NSP is music to the ears of Andhra Pradesh.
"We are getting irrigation water for Krishna delta, when Telangana released water from NSP after power generation," an official in Irrigation department in Andhra Pradesh said.
"We have no problems right now with TS. It is a truce between the two states," said the AP official.
He further added that the level at Srisailam was 857 feet and the AP was drawing water from Srisailam only for SRBC. No water required for KC Canal and Telugu Ganga from Srisailam, the official added. The drawl of water from Srisailam by AP was nominal now.
However, the row was temporarily subsided, such disputes may arise in future over sharing of water, as there are no operational guidelines and protocols, which are acceptable to both AP and TS.
The TS opposing the different kind of GOs issued by combined AP state and the present AP government is quoting the select GOs which serve its purpose.
According to official sources, Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) sent the draft operational guidelines to both AP and TS. The draft was under the examination of AP Irrigation Minister D Uma Maheswara Rao.
The KRMB in its recent order stated that it was brought to the notice of the Board that for the operation rules of Srisailam, the erstwhile AP government issued different GOs. In the opinion of Telangana State, these rules needed modifications due to bifurcation of the State. KRMB officials stated that for any updating of existing operation rules, careful study and analysis of data regarding crop water management, other water use etc has to be made in consultation of both the States, the Board stated.
As a prelude to finalise the fresh operational guidelines, the Board wanted principal secretaries of both the States to sit together and come to an understanding. The principal secretaries will meet and send their opinions on the draft to the Board. If there are any objections from either side, the KRMB would resolve them.
The officials of both the States may request the KRMB to define flood waters. Defining flood waters should be uniform for all the projects. Whether the level of the project would be taken or whether any other formula would be worked for deciding the flood waters remains to be seen.
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TS Economic Survey
Express News Service
Hyderabad, November 5:
Telangana State, despite achieving a reasonably impressive performance in the recent past in terms of various macro-economic indicators,still has certain weak links, especially in the performance of social indicators, says the first Socio-Economic Survey of the State.
The State government's Social Economic Outlook-2014 named as "Reinventing Telangana" was tabled in the State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
The major challenge for the government of Telangana, in the light of foregoing, is to reformulate the policies and programmes of the undivided state to suit the economy, society, polity of Telangana so as to realise faster, inclusive and sustainable growth, the survey stated.
GSDP: Three districts Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medak together account half of the GSDP of the state, while the districts Nizamabad, Adilabad and Warangal share 17 per cent of the GSDP. The main reason for this uneven distribution across the districts is an accout of large inter-sectoral income variations. The uneven regional distribution of income coupled with uneven growth is giving rise to widening regional disaprites, the survey said.
CHALLENGES OF TS:
* Erratic monsoon, untimely availability of inputs and credit, low productivity, depleting ground water, inadequate extension and poor irrigation.
* Declining public and private investment in agriculture. High employment intensity of the farm sector. Fluctuating agricultural growth and increased uncertainty and fluctuations in prices of agricultural commodities
* Neglecting of link-tank irrigation system, provision of poor quality of power for pumping water for irrigation, restricting the provision of public canal irrigation system to a few areas.
* Endemic power shortage of owing to poor supply base in the backdrop of rising demand, incomplete large irrigation projects require huge resources and intense monitoring.
* Degraded forests hurting the rich forest cover, erosion and cultural wastes and a few ecological imbalances.
* Concentration of industrial development and services sector in and around Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy requiring wide dispersal into the other districts for ensuring balanced development.
* Stagnation in manufacturing sector
* The revenue potionetial of Telangana is also quite limited as majority of the districts remaining economically backward coupled with the likely erosion of tax base in the short to medium term.
OPPORTUNITIES:
* The multi-cultural, cosmopolitan Hyderabad city accounts for about 30 per cent of the state population and contributes bulk of the State revenue. The city is already on the global investors' list of most attractive destinations.
* State's endowments in various types of soils and climates carry with it a good prospect of emerging as a seed bow of the country given appropriate support and capacity building efforts.
*There is a high potential for investment in inland fisheries in the state, as there is productivity gap in tank and reservoir fishery. There is also a need to realise the high growth potential of aquaculture sector while giving priorities to welfare programmes for those involve in reservoir and back-water fisheries.
* On the industries front, while the existing industrially advanced districts offer further scope for large and medium enterprises and greater Foreign Direct Investments to flow in, rest of the seven districts have high potential for food processing, forest-based products and mineral-based industries, particularly in the employment oriented MSME sector.
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TS geographical area - 1,14,840 sq km
Population - 351.94 lakhs (2011 census)
GSDP - Rs 3,78,963 crore
Per capita income - Rs 93,151 (2013-14 prices)
The share of agriculture in GSDP is 17 per cent
Industry's share in GSDP is 27 per cent
Service sector's share in GSDP is 56 per cent
6 Municipal corporations
67 Urban Local Bodies
37 municipalities
24 Nagara Panchayats
DISTRICT-WISE GSDP IN 2012-13
Hyderabad - Rs 39,000 crore
Ranga Reddy - Rs 37,000 crore
Medak - Rs 25,000 crore
Karimnagar - Rs 18,000 crore
Nalgonda - 16,000 crore
Khamman - Rs 14,000 crore
Mahbubnagar - Rs 13,000 crore
Warangal - Rs 13,000 crore
Adilabad - Rs 11,000 crore
Nizamabad - Rs 10,000 crore
DISTRICT-WISE PER CAPITA INCOME
Adilabad - Rs 61,679
Nizamabad - Rs 60,026
Karimnagar - Rs 73,251
Medak - Rs 1,11,745
Hyderabad - Rs 1,23,992
Ranga Reddy - Rs 1,13,977
Mahbubnagar - Rs 59,909
Nalogonda - Rs 69,215
Warangal - Rs 58,007
Khammam Rs 75,014
Telangana - Rs 83,020
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Hyderabad, November 5:
Telangana State, despite achieving a reasonably impressive performance in the recent past in terms of various macro-economic indicators,still has certain weak links, especially in the performance of social indicators, says the first Socio-Economic Survey of the State.
The State government's Social Economic Outlook-2014 named as "Reinventing Telangana" was tabled in the State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
The major challenge for the government of Telangana, in the light of foregoing, is to reformulate the policies and programmes of the undivided state to suit the economy, society, polity of Telangana so as to realise faster, inclusive and sustainable growth, the survey stated.
GSDP: Three districts Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medak together account half of the GSDP of the state, while the districts Nizamabad, Adilabad and Warangal share 17 per cent of the GSDP. The main reason for this uneven distribution across the districts is an accout of large inter-sectoral income variations. The uneven regional distribution of income coupled with uneven growth is giving rise to widening regional disaprites, the survey said.
CHALLENGES OF TS:
* Erratic monsoon, untimely availability of inputs and credit, low productivity, depleting ground water, inadequate extension and poor irrigation.
* Declining public and private investment in agriculture. High employment intensity of the farm sector. Fluctuating agricultural growth and increased uncertainty and fluctuations in prices of agricultural commodities
* Neglecting of link-tank irrigation system, provision of poor quality of power for pumping water for irrigation, restricting the provision of public canal irrigation system to a few areas.
* Endemic power shortage of owing to poor supply base in the backdrop of rising demand, incomplete large irrigation projects require huge resources and intense monitoring.
* Degraded forests hurting the rich forest cover, erosion and cultural wastes and a few ecological imbalances.
* Concentration of industrial development and services sector in and around Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy requiring wide dispersal into the other districts for ensuring balanced development.
* Stagnation in manufacturing sector
* The revenue potionetial of Telangana is also quite limited as majority of the districts remaining economically backward coupled with the likely erosion of tax base in the short to medium term.
OPPORTUNITIES:
* The multi-cultural, cosmopolitan Hyderabad city accounts for about 30 per cent of the state population and contributes bulk of the State revenue. The city is already on the global investors' list of most attractive destinations.
* State's endowments in various types of soils and climates carry with it a good prospect of emerging as a seed bow of the country given appropriate support and capacity building efforts.
*There is a high potential for investment in inland fisheries in the state, as there is productivity gap in tank and reservoir fishery. There is also a need to realise the high growth potential of aquaculture sector while giving priorities to welfare programmes for those involve in reservoir and back-water fisheries.
* On the industries front, while the existing industrially advanced districts offer further scope for large and medium enterprises and greater Foreign Direct Investments to flow in, rest of the seven districts have high potential for food processing, forest-based products and mineral-based industries, particularly in the employment oriented MSME sector.
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TS geographical area - 1,14,840 sq km
Population - 351.94 lakhs (2011 census)
GSDP - Rs 3,78,963 crore
Per capita income - Rs 93,151 (2013-14 prices)
The share of agriculture in GSDP is 17 per cent
Industry's share in GSDP is 27 per cent
Service sector's share in GSDP is 56 per cent
6 Municipal corporations
67 Urban Local Bodies
37 municipalities
24 Nagara Panchayats
DISTRICT-WISE GSDP IN 2012-13
Hyderabad - Rs 39,000 crore
Ranga Reddy - Rs 37,000 crore
Medak - Rs 25,000 crore
Karimnagar - Rs 18,000 crore
Nalgonda - 16,000 crore
Khamman - Rs 14,000 crore
Mahbubnagar - Rs 13,000 crore
Warangal - Rs 13,000 crore
Adilabad - Rs 11,000 crore
Nizamabad - Rs 10,000 crore
DISTRICT-WISE PER CAPITA INCOME
Adilabad - Rs 61,679
Nizamabad - Rs 60,026
Karimnagar - Rs 73,251
Medak - Rs 1,11,745
Hyderabad - Rs 1,23,992
Ranga Reddy - Rs 1,13,977
Mahbubnagar - Rs 59,909
Nalogonda - Rs 69,215
Warangal - Rs 58,007
Khammam Rs 75,014
Telangana - Rs 83,020
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Telangana State First Budget at a glance
Item Rs in crores
Budget for the year 2014-15 (for ten months) - 1,00,637.96
Non-Plan - 51,989.49
Plan - 48,648.47
Total Revenue receipts - 80,090.33
Share of Central taxes - 9,749.36
Central grants - 21,720.71
Centrally assisted state plan -- 11,781.25
Compensation for loss of Central sales tax - 1,500
FC grants - 3,139.46
State's own tax revenue - 35,378.24
Sales tax - 26,963.30
Excise - 2,823.54
MV tax - 2,226.86
Stamps and registration - 2,583.88
State's non-tax revenue - 13,242.02
Mines and Minerals - 1,877.52
Contra interest - 2,508.98
Total Revenue expenditure - 79,789.31
Revenue surplus - 301.02
Total expenditure on capital and loan account - 17,774.30
Fiscal deficit - 17,398.72
GSDP(for ten months) - 3,63,173
Fiscal deficit % of GSDP - 4.79
Budget for the year 2014-15 (for ten months) - 1,00,637.96
Non-Plan - 51,989.49
Plan - 48,648.47
Total Revenue receipts - 80,090.33
Share of Central taxes - 9,749.36
Central grants - 21,720.71
Centrally assisted state plan -- 11,781.25
Compensation for loss of Central sales tax - 1,500
FC grants - 3,139.46
State's own tax revenue - 35,378.24
Sales tax - 26,963.30
Excise - 2,823.54
MV tax - 2,226.86
Stamps and registration - 2,583.88
State's non-tax revenue - 13,242.02
Mines and Minerals - 1,877.52
Contra interest - 2,508.98
Total Revenue expenditure - 79,789.31
Revenue surplus - 301.02
Total expenditure on capital and loan account - 17,774.30
Fiscal deficit - 17,398.72
GSDP(for ten months) - 3,63,173
Fiscal deficit % of GSDP - 4.79
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