Tamil Nadu Finance Minister K. Anbazhagan on Friday presented a Rs. 3,396.45 crore deficit budget and refrained from imposing fresh taxes.
The Minister presented the State budget in the new Assembly-Secretariat complex on Omanthoorar Government Estate here on Friday.
Reduction in taxes on a variety of articles used by the common man was announced by the minister, who presented the fourth budget of the DMK government in the state.
The state government also announced that an industrial park would be set by the State Industries Promotion Corporation in Villupuram district.
The goverment would spend Rs. 22 crore to expand Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network which connects headquarters of various departments of government in district, divisional and block level through internet.
On the women welfare front, the government has announced enhancing assistance under ‘Moovalar Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Memorial Assistance’ scheme from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 25,000.
Iodised salt would be given to pregnant women free of coast through fair price shops.
For the welfare of differently- abled persons, the budget said upper income limit prescribed for availing assistance under various government welfare schemes will be completely removed.
Allocation for scheduled castes sub-plan has been increased from Rs 567. crore to Rs. 3,828 crore and this was 19 per cent of the total plan outlay.
The Vote on Account for 2010-2011 and Final Supplementary Estimates for 2009-2010 will be presented on March 26.
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Fuel price hike: AIADMK state-wide protest on March 6
Demanding an immediate rollback of the fuel price hike, AIADMK today announced that it would hold a state-wide demonstration on March 6 over the issue.
Party leader Jayalalithaa said protests would also be held in states like Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka and Puducherry, where her party was functioning.
“At a time when the country was expecting budgetary measures to curb price rise, the Centre has increased excise and customs duties on fuels, resulting in their prices going up,” she said in a statement here.
“The primary focus of the Centre and states at this point of time should have been on controlling price rise,” she said.
The hike had already resulted in a 20 per cent increase in fares of autorickshaw, lorry and private vehicles, she said, adding that this would further lead to an increase in prices of essential commodities, affecting lower income groups.
Various wings of AIADMK would take part in the protest, to be headed by different leaders of the party, she said.
Party leader Jayalalithaa said protests would also be held in states like Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka and Puducherry, where her party was functioning.
“At a time when the country was expecting budgetary measures to curb price rise, the Centre has increased excise and customs duties on fuels, resulting in their prices going up,” she said in a statement here.
“The primary focus of the Centre and states at this point of time should have been on controlling price rise,” she said.
The hike had already resulted in a 20 per cent increase in fares of autorickshaw, lorry and private vehicles, she said, adding that this would further lead to an increase in prices of essential commodities, affecting lower income groups.
Various wings of AIADMK would take part in the protest, to be headed by different leaders of the party, she said.
