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PANAJI
In his Budget speech for 2018-19, Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, made few announcements, major among which was a shot-in-the arm for the education sector in the State.
Parrikar has set up an educational development fund of Rs 185 cr for school, higher education and techl education.
Parrikar said, “I have made adequate provisions of Rs 2,445 crore in the total education sector, including medical education”.
He has allocated Rs 1,974.4 crore for school education, higher education and technical education combined in 2018-19, which is 22.2 per cent more than the allocation in the previous year.
Apart from these provisions, Rs 20 crore has also been earmarked for higher education development fund, Rs 2 crore for Education Development Corporation and Rs 30 lakh to start B.Ed special education course.
Booster for electronic city, Info Tech park
PANDURANG GAONKAR
PANAJI
Chief minister Manohar Parrikar many not have read out his entire Budget speech in the assembly on Thursday, but he has made financial provisions for new schemes as well as existing schemes.
In a 634-page document on ‘Details of Expenditure in Demand for Grants 2018-19, Parrikar, among other expenditure earmarked Rs 100 crore for the electronic city and IT park.
He also made a provision of Rs 80 crore for national sports, Rs 60 crore for garbage treatment plants in the State and Rs 20 crore for the Goa State Cooperative Bank.
Rs  100 crore for electronic city and IT park
Rs  100 crore for smart city
Rs 80 crore for national games
Rs  80 crore for Amrut mission
Rs 80 crore for sub-transmission and distribution improvement scheme
Rs 75.86 crore for solid waste management project
Rs 60 crore for garbage treatment project
Rs 55.63 crore grants for industrial units
Rs 50 crore for Goa Industrial Development Corporation
Rs 50 crore for sewage treatment plant at Porvorim and Ponda
Rs 40 crore of grant for municipalities
Rs 40 crore for beach cleaning and security management
Rs 40 crore for Information Technology and Startup Policy
Rs 36.25 crore for traditional festival programmes
Rs 32 crore for technical education fund
Rs 30.79 crore for Prime Minister Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Rs 30 crore for Alzheimer’s, special home and other facilities
Rs 20.6 crore for participation in International Travel Mart
Rs 20 crore for the Sports Authority Goa (SAG)
Rs 20 crore for Goa rehabilitation board
Rs 20 crore for the land acquisition for IIT Goa
Rs 20 crore each for Mapusa, Curchorem Municipal Councils
Rs 20 crore for minimum employment assurance scheme
Rs 20 crore for skill development mission
Rs 20 crore capital for state apex bank
Rs 18 crore for Entertainment Society of Goa
Rs 17.5 crore assistance for North Goa Panchayats
Rs 17.5 crore assistance for South Goa Panchayats
Rs 15 crore subsidy for meeting shortfall procurement of foodgrains
Rs 11.75 crore for promotion of Information Technology
Rs 11 crore for the coastal police force
Rs 10.1 crore for garbage disposal in rural areas
Rs 10 crore for Bicholim Municipal Council
Rs 10 crore reimbursement of infrastructure tax
Rs 10 crore for Corporation of the City of Panaji Building
Rs 10 crore for IT park
Rs 8 crore for Tertiary Cancer Care Center at GMC, Bambolim
