150 crores for KSRTC, says Mani

150 crores for KSRTC, says Mani
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An amount of Rs 150 crores have been earmarked for KSRTC which is in a crisis, in the budget. Presenting his 12th budget in the assembly, Finance Minister K M Mani said 17 crores have been reserved for renovation of bus stations and garages.

Free laptop will be provided to girl students of professional colleges belonging to small scale farmers’ family having land below a hectare.

Main highlights

A centre for aged at Ayurveda hospital in Thiruvananthapuram
Soubhagya project for house construction, loan at rate of 4% having annual income of one lakh and loan of 6.5% with annual income of 2 lakhs
18 crores for RCC in Thiruvananthapuram
Cancer centre in Kochi
8 crores for scanning facility in medical college in Thiruvananthapuram
10 crores for Infertility Treatment Centre in SAT Hospital and Medical College Hospital
5 crores for human resource Centre in Koratty
8 crores for development of sports school, sports school at Kanjirappally
Suburban train scheme to be started on Thiruvananthapuram-Chengannur-Haripad route
134 crores for development of IT Parks
116 crores for coir industry
Four crores for Raspberry Pi computers for 10,000 students
One crore for mini civil station in Idukki
Irrigation Museum in Thodupuzha
25 crores for Kerala Innovation Zone in Kalamassery
13 crores reserved for renovation of State Data Centre in Technopark
Stadium in Rajiv Gandhi’s name at Tirur in Malappuram
1370 crores for power sector
1000 kilometre road to be constructed this year
964 cores for coir sector, 617 crores for development of villages
Five night shelter homes in cities
177 crores fish sector
400 services in e-governance to be included. e-filing for govt’s smooth functioning
Doctors team for cancer treatment, team of five doctors in each district
Cooperative societies in Milma model
Rs one crore earmarked for projects using nano technology
Govt to bear educational expense of orphaned students till higher secondary
10 crores earmarked for procurement of arecanut in Kasargod
3 crores for Vellayani and Pattambi research centres
Made in Kerala brand to encourage products of Kerala
90% of the expense required for polyhouse farming will be obtained as loan.
Interest free loan of 5 lakhs for hi-tech farming
Free health insurance scheme will be formed for those having land below two hectares, govt will bear half of the premium amount
Income guarantee scheme for small scale farmers
Insurance scheme with 90% premium for farmers
25 cash crops will be included in insurance scheme
Priority for social welfare