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Opposition budget remarks raise Kadiyam’s hackles
Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari said there was no meaning in the criticism made by the Opposition parties on the budget presented by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government for the year 2017-18.
Warangal: Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari said there was no meaning in the criticism made by the Opposition parties on the budget presented by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government for the year 2017-18.
Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, Srihari said Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had given top priority to the poor and backward classes’ welfare. The budget was prepared keeping the welfare farmers, human resources, along with State’s comprehensive development in mind.
The State government allocated Rs 4,000 crore for the fourth phase of farmers’ loan waiver scheme. He explained that the State government allocated Rs 5,000 crore for the agriculture sector directly and indirectly. The government would take the good suggestions of the Opposition parties for the development of the people, he added.
The Minister informed that the Textile Park would be inaugurated by the Chief Minister soon. He said the State government had allocated huge amounts to the education sector. Funds were allocated to develop infrastructure in universities across the State.
The government allotted major chunk of funds to the development of SCs. The plans were prepared to spend the SC, ST sub-plan funds for them only, he said and praised the Chief Minister terming him as a person having a good heart.
