Vote on account: Interim budget Gujarat 2014-15, all documents

Narendra Modi Government in Gujarat on Friday presented Vote on Account of Rs 40,000 crore for the first four months of financial year 2014-15, without levying any new tax to the people.

The Interim Budget presented by State Finance Minister Nitin Patel highlighted achievements of the last 13 years of the BJP rule in the State under Narendra Modi, comparing that with the performance of the Centre.

“The State Government is presenting Vote on account Budget with interim plan allocation of Rs 40,000 crore for April to July 2014, due to the impending polls,” Finance Minister Nitin Patel said.

The State Government did not propose any new tax on any front.

“The budget does not include new items or services. The Vote on Account has provisions for expenditure of recurrent nature and existing plan schemes,” Patel said, adding that all the new schemes will be included in the full Budget that is to be presented after the general election.

Patel presented a detailed account of works done under Modi Government in the last decade to make Gujarat a progressive State.

“In the last decade our Government has been presenting Annual Budgets under the leadership of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and through the Budget that we have been able to implement our vision for speedy and inclusive development of the State,” he said.

“The GSDP at the 2004-05 prices of Gujarat has increased annually at the rate of 10.17 per cent, which is highest among the large States in the country. During the same period, the national annual average growth rate was 7.8 per cent,” he added.

“The per capita income in the country was Rs 67,839 in 2012-13 whereas it was much higher at Rs 96,976 in Gujarat. More so, between 2011-12 and 2012-13, while the per capita income in the country has increased at the rate of 9.7 per cent, it has grown at the rate of 11.2 per cent,” Patel said.

“Gujarat’s contribution to country’s GDP, which was 5.8 per cent in 2000-01, has increased to 7.32 per cent in 2011-12. Thus Gujarat has become India’s growth engine,” he said.

The Budget lists the achievements of the Narendra Modi Government in areas such as agriculture, skill development, industrial growth, tourism and other sectors.

After the Budget was presented on the floor of the House, Chief Minister Narendra Modi said, “Gujarat’s healthy economic condition has strengthen the country’s economy.”

Budget for the year 2014 – 2015 

Budget Speech Part – A English Version  Gujarati Version
Budget 2014-15 Graphics English Version  Gujarati Version
00-Index  01 – Annual Financial Statement (Budget)  02 – Receipt under Consolidated Fund & Transaction under Contigency Fund & Public Accounts, etc.  03 – Agriculture & Co-operation  04 – Education  05 – Energy & Petro-Chemicals  06 – Finance  07 – Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs  08 – Forests & Environment  09 – General Administration  10 – Gujarat Legislature Secretariat  11 – Health & Family Welfare  12 – Home  13 – Industries & Mines  14 – Information & Broadcasting  15 – Labour & Employment  16 – Legal  17 – Legislative & Parliamentary Affairs  18-1 – Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply & Kalpsar – Volume-I  18-2 – Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply & Kalpsar – Volume-II  19 – Panchayats, Rural Housing & Rural Development  20 – Ports & Transport  21 – Revenue  22-1 – Roads & Buildings – Volume-I  22-2 – Roads & Buildings – Volume-II  23 – Science & Technology  24-1 – Social Justice & Empowerment – Volume-I  24-2 – Social Justice & Empowerment – Volume-II  24-3 – Tribal Development- Volume-III  24-4 – Tribal Development – Volume-IV  25 – Sports, Youth & Cultural Activities  26 – Urban Development & Urban Housing  27 – Women & Child Development  28 – Climate Change  33 – Budget in Brief (English)  33 -2- Budget in Brief (Gujarati)  36-Supplimentary Statement of Expenditure  Vote on Account Book