Gujarat Budget : 2021-2022 By Government of Gujarat

Alkesh Chaudhari 3/03/2021 08:07:00 pm 0

Shri Nitinbhai Patel presented annual budget of Gujarat State for the financial year 2021-2022

Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister Shri Nitinbhai Patel presented annual budget of Gujarat State for the financial year 2021-2022 in the Gujarat Assembly, today. It is the ninth budget he presented as the Finance Minister of the state. With an increase of Rs. 9,742 Crs. over the last budget proposal, this budget proposal totals to Rs. 2,27,029 Crs. It is Rs. 587.88 Crs. surplus budget, which is an indication that the state economy is on the recovery path after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this budget, along with consolidating basic facilities like healthcare, education and drinking water, Government has put special emphasis on strengthening infrastructural facilities like roads, irrigation, power supply and development of ports for creation of employment opportunities through the New Industrial Policy, the New Tourism Policy and the New Solar Policy.

Long term historical announcements of this budget are as follows.

Government announced Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana-2 with a substantial amount of Rs.1 lakh crore for the next five years. Through this scheme, entire tribal population of 90 lakh in 5884 villages in 53 taluka of 14 districts will be assured of individual and community benefits with protection of their rights and cultural identity.

Sagar Khedu Sarvangee Vikas Yojana - 2 is announced for overall development of 70 lakh people living in 2702 villages of 39 talukas in 15 coastal districts with an outlay of Rs.50 thousand crores for the next five years.

New recruitment of 2 lakh eligible youth will be made in Government, BoardCorporations and the Local Self Government offices, in next 5 years.

In the next 5 years, 20 lakh employment opportunities will be created in different sectors like manufacturing, pharmaceutical, energy, engineering, infrastructure, information and technology, tourism, hospitality, food processing, banking, and in various fields of the service sector. 2 Department-wise major announcements of the Budget are given below