After the presentation of the budget in the Assembly, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Prahlad Patel held a press conference and described the budget as a balanced and visionary plan of development. Minister Prahlad Patel said that farmers should be strong, this is the objective of the government, hence this year is dedicated to the farmers. This budget is in line with the vision of Developed India 2047. He said that his departments have received adequate funds, thanks to the Chief Minister and Finance Minister for this.
Provision of Rs 900 crore for Sambal Yojana
The minister said that this time the agriculture sector has received more than Rs 1 lakh 15 thousand crore in the budget. The Rural Development and Panchayat Department has received a provision of Rs 40 thousand 62 crore this time, whereas last time it had received Rs 33 thousand crore. Sambal Yojana under the Labor Ministry was discontinued during the Congress government, but this time the government has made a provision of Rs 950 crore for it. He said that Rs 900 crore is received from direct cess, while Rs 3400 crore is in FD, on which interest of Rs 218 crore has been accrued. The government is considering a new plan.
10 thousand 428 crores received for Ji Ram Ji Yojana
The minister said that now students of Shramodya Vidyalaya will be given scooties. Under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana, work will be done on roads, bridges and culverts will be built and bridges that will last for 12 months will be constructed. Rs 10 thousand 428 crore have been received for Ji Ram Ji Yojana, whereas last time Rs 5 thousand 12 crore were received for MNREGA. A provision of Rs 6 thousand 850 crore has been made for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Presently the work of 11 lakh 66 thousand new houses is going on and next year about 8.25 lakh new houses will be built.
The state is number one in the entire country in Janman Yojana.
He said that the state has done number one work in the country under Janman Yojana. Rs 600 crore have been received to complete this scheme and it will be completed by March. A provision of Rs 800 crore has been made for the Chief Minister Majra Tola Scheme, the amount of which will increase further and a total of Rs 22 thousand crore will be spent in this scheme. Funds have also been received for Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Yojana. Along with this, a new scheme named Yashoda Yojana has been started, under which milk will be provided on tractors.