Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath has presented the 2022-23 budget with an outlay of Rs 2.56 lakh crore. The government has allotted Rs 15,384 crore for the health sector while higher education gets Rs 2,014 crore and secondary education with Rs 27,706.66 crore. Backward class welfare, secondary education, EWS welfare, health, medical & family welfare and social welfare gets the major boost in the budget allocation of 2022-2023. YSR Pension Kanuka has been allotted Rs 18,000 crore while Rs 3,900 crore for Rythu Bharosa (financial assistance to the farmers and establish cold storage units and processing units).The government has allocated Rs 4322 crore for women, children, disabled and senior citizens while backward class welfare gets Rs 20,962 crore. Panchayat Raj and Rural Development get Rs 15,846 crore.The finance minister also announced Rs 13,630 crore for agriculture and its related services while the rural development gets Rs 17,109 crore. In total, Rs 69,306 crore for the economic services like energy sector (Rs 10,281 crore), transport (Rs 9617 crore) and others including industry and minerals, flood control. In social services, the government has allocated Rs 1,12,340 crore in total which is 44.23% of the budget. The allocation includes housing, labour and employment, social security and welfare, sports and youth services, water supply and sanitation. Focussing more on the agriculture sector, the government has allocated Rs 11,387 crores.
Backward class (Budget allocation in crores)
Secondary Education
EWS welfare
Health, medical & family welfare
2022/23: Rs 15,384Allocation increased: Rs 1,554Social Welfare