Gujarat Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai presented the annual budget for the financial year 2022-23 before the state assembly on March 3. FM Desai presented a budget of Rs 2,43,965 crore in which a significant portion has been allocated to the education department and several people-friendly measures have also been announced.
As per the budget announcement, now senior citizens above 80 years of age will get old age pension of Rs 1250 per month, while those above 60 years will get Rs 1000. PhD students will get financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh. Four thousand villages will also get free Wi-Fi connection, the FM announced.
Ahead of the budget presentation it was anticipated that the government would announce more populist schemes as this is the first budget under Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel and the state assembly elections are due later this year.
However, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said before presenting the budget that the budget would be heavily people-oriented.
Dismissing all speculations of a populist budget, FM Desai, after reaching the state assembly to present the budget around 1 pm, said the budget would bring prosperity to all. He said that his party always gives priority to the welfare of the people and a significant amount has been allocated for education as well as vocational training to provide employment to the youth.
In the budget announcement, FM Desai allocated Rs 34,884 crore for education. He also announced plans to set up four new colleges at Jasdan, Limbayat, Palitana and Bagsara. Around 10,000 classrooms will also be built in schools across the state at a cost of Rs 937 crore. Out of this, construction of 2500 class rooms is in progress, announced FM Desai.
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