Gujarat Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai presents Budget 2022-23

Gandhinagar: Gujarat finance minister Kanubhai Desai today said the State will achieve double digit growth rate of 13 per cent of GSDP in financial year 2022-23.

Desai said this while presenting Rs. 2,43,965 crore annual budget of the State today in the State assembly.

Desai said, the State has increased the amount of budget every year in last two decades without taking any overdraft.

Finance Minister announced that there’s no new tax proposed in the budget this year. He said the existing tax rates remain unchanged. He announced complete waiver on professional tax on middle class earner who earns salary upto Rs. 12,000 per month. He said 15 lakh middle class tax payers will get Rs. 198 crore relief through this announcement. The budget presented is Rs. 668 crore plus surplus, the Finance minister said.

‘I propose no change in existing tax rates and no new taxes are proposed in this budget. I am delighted to announce to this august House that we are announcing relief to the neo middle class who are salary or wage earners in the public or private sector. Under the existing structure of the Profession Tax; salary or wage earners who are in receipt of Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 8,999 per month and Rs. 9,000 to Rs. 11,999 per month are required to pay Rs. 80 per month and Rs. 150 per month respectively as
Profession Tax. I propose that persons who receive salary or wage upto Rs. 12,000 shall be fully exempted from payment of Profession Tax. This will provide a relief of about Rs. 198 crore to about 15 lakh middle class taxpayers. As a result, the revenue of the state will be reduced by about Rs. 108 Crore,’ said Finance Minister.

Budget Speech 2022-2023

A provision of ₹10 crores to promote “Sanedo”, an agricultural implement, developed by local manufacturers of the state.

 

A provision of ₹32 crores to encourage farmers engaged in organic farming in the Dangs district, for entirely chemical free cultivation.

 

A provision of ₹7 crores to establish 3 centres of excellence for horticulture crops, one each at Ahmedabad, Jamnagar and Kheda districts.

 

A provision of ₹500 crores to Gaushala, Panjrapole and Trust managed institutions for preservation of cow and infrastructural facilities in Mukhyamantri Gaumata Poshan Yojana.  A provision of ₹50 crores to look after the stray animals in rural areas.

 

I announce the decision of the government to increase by 2000 litres the limit of diesel provided to fishermen at concessional rate across the board. A provision of ₹230 crores for the scheme to exempt VAT on high speed diesel oil for fishermen

 

A provision of ₹201 crores to construct 5 new all-weather fishing ports at Nava Bandar, Veraval-2, Madhvad, Porbandar2 and Sutrapada

 

Works of 24 packages involving a total length of 1371 km. of SAUNI Yojna in Saurastra region have been completed and works of 7 packages involving 1150 km. long pipeline are under progress. Through these works 53 reservoirs, 130 lakes and more than 800 check dams have been filled up with the Narmda water. With the reservoirs catering to the need of drinking water in cities like Rajkot, Surendranagar, Botad, Morbi, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, the drinking water problem of these cities has been largely resolved. A provision of ₹710 crores for scheme.  A scheme of ₹4369 crores has been approved to plan irrigation facilities with the help of an additional 1 million acre feet Narmada flood water in the Kutch region. In the first phase of this scheme, approximately 1 lakh 14 thousand ha. area of 6 talukas in Kutch district will get the benefit of irrigation. A provision of ₹272 crores for this scheme.

 

Works have started for the ambitious Bhadbhut Barrage to construct a sweet water reservoir on river Narmada at a cost of ₹5322 crores A provision of ₹1240 crores for this scheme.

 

Works at an estimated cost of ₹1020 crores are under progress for laying 143 km. long bulk pipeline from Navada, Botad, Gadhda, Chavand and from Budhel to Borda to strengthen the drinking water facility in Saurashtra region. A provision of ₹310 crores for these works. 

 

Works at an estimated cost of ₹1044 crores are under progress for laying long bulk pipeline from Bhavnagar, Gir-Somnath, Amreli, Botad, Junagadh, Rajkot and Porbandar to strengthen the drinking water facility in Saurashtra region. A provision of ₹500 crores for these works.

 

A provision of ₹400 crores for installing desalination plants of 27 crores litre (270 MLD) capacity at four different places to provide water security to the remote coastal villages of Saurashtra and Kutch regions

 

A Provision of ₹8 crores from among the planning of ₹36 crores for upgradation of Sub District level Hospitals at Singarva (Ahmedabad) and Deesa (Banaskantha) to District level Hospitals.  A 100 bed Hospitals will be constructed at Vapi.  Unjha sub-district hospitals will be upgraded to 100 bed Hospitals. 

 

A provision of ₹2 crores to start Motorcycle based 15 Mobile health units to make health care services accessible in remote areas.

 

31 medical colleges are operating in the state for extending the scope of medical education and making more doctors available. Total 5700 M.B.B.S. seats and 2000 P.G. seats are available in these colleges. Currently, it is under process to start another 5 medical colleges. Apart from this, it is being planned to start new medical colleges at Botad, Jamkhambhaliya and Veraval.

 

A provision of ₹30 crores from among the planning of ₹200 crores for modernization of SG hospital for providing all the medical facilities to the patients for intensive treatment of Spine, Kidney and Ophthalmic deceases.  A Provision of ₹23 crores from among the planning of ₹150 crores for establishing ultra-modern Cardiac Cath Laboratory and Hospital at Vadodara for treatment of patients suffering from serious cardiac deceases.  A provision of ₹68 crores from among the planning of ₹450 crores for renovation of Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad with facility of 900 beds.  A Provision of ₹23 crores from among the planning of ₹150 crores for new OPD building and extension of existing facility in Civil Hospital, Surat. 

 

A provision of ₹14 crores to create a new maternity and child hospital with 500 beds at PDU Hospital, Rajkot.  Medical University will be established for Medical Education and Research. 

 

At present, Poshan Sudha Yojana providing supplementary nutrition to pregnant mothers is in force in 10 talukas in tribal areas. I announce to extend the scope of this scheme to 72 taluka having majority tribal population and increase the expenditure incurred per person under this scheme by 50 percent. A provision of ₹118 crores for this scheme.

 

 From now onwards, apart from iodine, double fortified salt with iron fortification will be provided to all the 70 lakh NFSA families every month at the same rate i.e. at One Rupee per kg. For this, a provision of ₹76 crores.

 

On the occasion of Amrut Mahotsav of independence, It has been decided to start 50 Jnan Shakti Residential Schools with social partnership to provide high quality education to one lakh talented students of the state on residential basis. A provision of ₹90 crores for this scheme.

 

A provision of ₹8 crores under Sanskrit Sadhna Yojana for educational activities in the existing Sanskrit Gurukuls.  A provision of ₹3 crores for Sanskrit Shakti Gurukul Yojana to start new Sanskrit Gurukuls with social participation for Sankrit education. 

 

New government colleges will be started at Limbayat (Surat), Jasdan (Rajkot), Bagasra (amreli), Palitana (Bhavnagar), Varachha (surat) and Santrampur (Mahisagar).

 

Science stream will be started at the existing colleges in the tribal areas of Kachhal (Surat), Dediyapada (Narmada) and Khergam ( Navsari).

 

The monthly pension paid to beneficiaries of 60 to 80 years of age under Niradhar Vrudhdh Pension Yojana will be increased from ₹750 to ₹1000. The monthly pension paid to beneficiaries above 80 years of age will be increased from ₹1000 to ₹1250. Approximately 11 lakh beneficiaries will be benefited because of this scheme. A provision of ₹977 crores under this scheme.

 

The assistance paid under Dr. Savita Ambedkar Antarjnatiya Lajna Sahay Yojana will be increased from ₹1 lakh to 2 lakh 50 thousand. A provision of ₹15 crores for this purpose.

 

.500 new mobile towers will be erected in the next two years to make mobile network facility easily accessible in tribal areas. For this,a provision of ₹100 crores to erect new mobile tower.  With the objective of providing quality education, 25 Birsa Munda Jnansetu Residential Schools will be established in tribal areas 

 

A provision of ₹40 crores to create 8 MSME G.I.D.C. to provide a boost to industrial entrepreneurship to create employment opportunities in tribal areas.

 

Planning for Mukhyamantri Gram Asmita Yojana which aims at improving the standard of living of the village people by developing infrastructural facilities in Gram Panchayats, setting up public libraries, providing gym equipment for better health of the village people, repairing monuments, preparing gazetteer of the village, installing solar rooftop at the Gram Panchayat offices.

 

State Government will start providing free of cost Wi-Fi service so that people of the village can avail the services made online by government through Digital Gujarat Portal, in the village itself through mobile. A provision of ₹71 crores for providing free of cost Wi-Fi facility in four thousand villages in initial stage.

 

Compensation for octroi abolition will be increased by 10 percent during the current year. A provision of ₹3041 crores under the scheme.

 

A provision of ₹722 crores to provide services of metro rail and metrolite in the municipal corporations of the state.  A provision of ₹700 crores for Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara and Gandhinagar Municipal Corporations and Dahod Municipality under Smart City.

 

A provision of ₹157 crores to provide fire-fighting vehicles and modern fire-fighting equipment to municipal corporations and municipalities and setting up model fire stations in 16 municipalities.

 

Group Captive Solar and Wind Energy Park will be developed at the cost of ₹600 crores to avail 150 MW power through nonconventional sources of energy to make municipalities self-reliant to meet their power requirement for street light, water works and sewerage works. A provision of ₹60 crores for this scheme

 

Deep sea pipeline will be laid in Sarigaam, Vapi, Surat and Ankleshwar for disposal of treated water. A provision of ₹480 crores for this.

 

Planning to establish a textile park equipped with modern facility at Vansi-Borsi, Dist. Navsari to generate large scale employment opportunities under PM MITRA scheme of the Central Government.

 

Food Parks at 5 places will be established in the state.  5 Seafood Parks will be established to give a boost to the export.

 

Planning of ₹10 crores for development of Caravan Park at the world famous White Rann and other tourist places.

 

A modern Sub district level 100 bed hospital will be constructed with the facility of trauma centre at Ekta nagar.  It has been planned to create Gujarat Vandana Musuem to creat awareness about cultural and historical heritage, Maha Gujarat movement, formation of the state and its saga of development.  52 villages of Ekta nagar and Garudeshwar Taluka will be provided high-speed connectivity under Bharatnet Phase-II.

 

A provision of ₹19 crores to Development water aerodrome and ancillary facilities for Sea Plane services and to Develop a new airport at Dwarka.

 

Under BharatNet project, more than 14 thousand gram panchayats have been connected with internet through optical fibre network. Gujarat has become the first state in the country to have this achievement. A provision of ₹ 73 crores for providing high speed internet connectivity to schools, anganwadis, health centres, police station, other government and cooperative organisations located in villages.

 

It has been planned to set up an Anthropology and Biology Gallery at the Science City at the cost of ₹250 crores For this, a provision of ₹ 45 crores for the next year.  A provision of ₹25 crores for developing Regional Science Centres in three cities of Surat, Jamnagar and Junagadh and District Science Centres in 25 districts.  A provision of ₹10 crores for Security Operation Centre Project to provide real time security to the IT infrastructure of the government against cyber challenges.

 

A provision of ₹36 crores to establish Gujarat Apex Training Institute and train supervisor instructors through training of trainers.  A provision of ₹25 crores for up-gradation of 5 Industrial Training Institutes.  A provision of ₹20 crores for setting up a Drone Skill Institute.  A provision of ₹15 crores for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Laboratory at 50 ITIs for providing experiential learning to trainees.  A provision of ₹34 crores under Shramik Annapurna Yojana to provide meal only at the rate of ₹5 instead of ₹10 to the labours. 

 

Four laning of 49 roads of total 830 km. length connecting mega cities, ports, industrial areas, tourist and pilgrim places. A provision of ₹2801 crores. 

 

Works to construct Extra Dose Cable Stayed Bridge at Rajasthan Circle on Gandhinagar-Koba road (airport road) at the cost of ₹136 crores and works to construct over bridge on Raksha Shakti Circle at a cost of ₹50 crores.

 

Works to construct 78 bridges at the cost of ₹4100 crores over railway crossing located on D.F.C.C. route as well as other railway crossings. o Works to construct 100 bridges over railway crossing with more than 1 lakh TVU at the cost of ₹5 thousand crores.

 

A provision of ₹1870 crores towards equity contribution for Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train, an ambitious under PM Gati Shakti

 

A provision of ₹1400 crores for developing infrastructural facilities to provide power supply during daytime instead of at night to farmers under Kisan Suryoday Yojana

 

A provision of ₹1046 crores to complete the task of providing the remaining agricultural power connections. 

 

Shivrajpur Beach has been recognized as Blue flag international beach. A provision of ₹8 crores for developing Tithal- Valsad, Mandvi- Kutch, Madhopur-Porbandar and Ahmedpur Mandvi- Geer Somnath as blue flag beaches on the same line.

 

A new police station will be set up at Dream city-Surat and Gift City.  Outposts in Dhordo, Hajipir and Gagodar in dist. Kutch will be upgraded to police stations to strengthen the security arrangement of the border area.

 

A provision of ₹34 crores for procuring Automated Finger System to identify all the five fingers in place of the existing two finger identification system.

 

To double the existing capacity at Alang, 45 new plots have been planned at Mathavda.

 

It has been planned to develop 21.60 km long ring road of Bhavnagar city at the cost of ₹297 crores to provide connectivity to Bhavnagar old port and new port.

 

It has been planned to develop coastal highway, which includes upgradation of the existing roads on the coast of Gujarat and construction of bridges, at the cost of ₹2440 crores A provision of ₹244 crores for the works of the first phase.  A provision of ₹105 crores for constructing bridges and asphalt roads from villages to school and Primary Health Centres in tribal villages.  A provision of ₹100 crores towards office space to operationalize offices of State Government in the multi storeyed Vahivati Bhavan at Surat.  For the purpose of connecting the interior parts of the tribal area in Gujarat with wide roads, it has been planned to develop roads of the total length of 218 km. to connect the hill station of Saputara to Shabri Dham to Jharavani Fall to Statue of Unity Ektanagar with a 10 m. wide road at a cost of ₹1670 crores A provision of ₹90 crores for the works of the first phase.  A 2 km. long six lane elevatied corridor at Shravan cross road on Bharuch Bypass at the cost of ₹400 crores.  It has been planned to convert the stretch of 40 km. of Vaghai – Saputara road in to four lane at an estimated cost of ₹1200 crores.  Planning of a new bridge linking Surat and Navsari at Ubhrat at the cost of ₹300 crores.

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