Retirement age of Kerala Government Employees raised to 56 from 55 years...
Finance Minister of Kerala Government made the announcement in his budget speech, raised the retirement age of State Government employees and teachers to 56 years.
Finance Minister K. M. Mani has given priority to
basic infrastructure in the budget 2012-13 being presented in the
Assembly on Monday.-19-03-2012This would be Mani's tenth budget and has created a record in presenting the most number of budgets.
Mani has raised the retirement age to 56. He has also withdrawn the mass retirement plan and stressed that in a short span of time the state was able to bring in speedy development.
The budget has allocated Rs 150 cr for the Kochi Metro. Rs 50 cr has been alloted in the initial phase works for the Thiruvananthapuram-Kasargod fast speed rail project. Rs 20 cr was also alloted for the mono rail project for Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram mono rail project. Rs 224 crore has been alloted for Vizhinjam project.
A Ayurveda university will be set up near Kottakkal. 50 percent subsidy has been given for biogas plants in state.
Small airports will be set up in Idukki and Wayanad districts. As part of this plan Rs 50 lakh has been approved to conduct a study. Rs 50 cr has been set aside for Kannur airport project. Airstrips will be set up in all districts which do not have airports. 50% subsidy has been announced for bio gas plants.
K.M.Mani presents state budget
Budget highlights
Financial help for marriage hiked to Rs 20,000
Kidney patients BPL section to get aid
Pineapple mission to be started .
Rs 165 crore for Kuttanad package
Rs 300 crore for land acquisition for development projects
Rs 2 lakh for SC for house construction, Rs 2.5 lakh for ST
Rs 50 crore for new safety dam in Mullaperiyar
Rs 84 crore for Kudumbasree mission
Widow pension hiked to Rs 575
Rs 55 crore for development of coastal roads
Rs 10 crore for development of hillock areas
Rs 50 crore for paddy cultivation
Rs 25 crore package for farmers in Wayanad
50 modern fish markets in Kerala
Wireless facility for fishermen
Tender coconut water declared official drink of Kerala
Rs 100 cr for modern waste treatment plans in TVM, Kozhikode, Kochi
Cancer institute to be set in 230-acre land in Malappuram
Rs 100 crore for KINFRA
Rs 524 crore for KSEB
Five small scale hydroelectric projects to be set up
Rs 153 crore for Akshayapathra project in Palakkad
New port in Tanur
Rs 110 crore for Jalanidhi project
Rs 11 crore for horticulture mission
100 new town city services
Rs 125 crore for KSRTC
100 acre industrial park in Brahmapuram
Rs 66 crore for higher secondary sector
Annual global meet once in two years
Film city in Ottappalam in PPP mode
Rs 50 lakh for Malayalam University
Rs 60 crore for slum rehabilitation
LP section till 6 th standard
8 th standard in UP section
Knowledge city in Thodupuzha
Rs 470 crore for projects in health sector
Rs 52 crore for Kozhikode cyber park
Rs 1 crore for Indian Institute of Mass Communication in Kottayam
Women ITI in four districts
International stadium in Kozhikode
Smart classrooms in each school
Rs 5 crore for setting up IIT in Palakkad
Unaided special schools to be made aided
50 new homeo dispensaries
Rs 15 crore for Malabar cancer centre
22% tax for tobacco products
Cigarette tax hiked to 15 %
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