The Finance Minister of Assam, Ajanta Neog presented the Assam Budget 2023-24 at the Assam Assembly today. This was Neog’s second state budget. She presented a Rs 935.24 cr deficit budget. For the first time, the Assam Budget announced a Green Budget.
Here are the highlights of the Assam Budget 2023-24:
-Assam Government to enhance Orunodoi entitlement by Rs 150, making it Rs 1400 per beneficiary per month by the end of this financial year. Rs 3420 crore was earmarked for this scheme.
-Assam Tea Industries Special Incentives Scheme (ATISIS), 2020 will be further strengthened to incentivize the production of orthodox tea and specialty tea in Assam.
-Rs 2,500 crore to Pragyan Bharti for construction of infrastructure, renovation, upgradation of schools, setting up of higher secondary schools in tea garden areas, etc.
-The Assam Urban Health Mission will be launched to provide affordable and quality healthcare to the urban masses.
-Organizing sports maharan (sports events) and cultural mohagram (cultural events) in revenue villages for the identification of sports and cultural talents
• Rs. 10,000 for sports to each revenue village and Rs. 10,000 for cultural mohagram (cultural events)
• Total Budget: Rs 60 crore
-Urban Road Widening Scheme for the construction of an additional 3000 km of road for a better transportation system
-Rs 108 crore to home scheme
-Rs 12 crore to vehicle scheme
-2% interest subvention on government employees for availing motorcycle loans
-3% interest subvention for women and divyang employees
• Government employees, pensioners, and their dependents can avail of the scheme
-Chief Minister’s Small Initiative Incentive Scheme
• Up to a maximum of Rs. 50 lakhs per entrepreneur as a capital subsidy of 10% of the fixed capital investment of the entrepreneur
Chief Minister’s MSME Loan Waiver Scheme
• 3% interest subvention to beneficiaries through loan-linked subsidy
Also Read : Assam’s first Green Budget. All you need to know
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