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The Andhra Pradesh Interim Budget 2019 was presented in the state assembly on 5th February 2019. The AP finance minister presented the vote-on-account budget as assembly elections are around the corner. Annadata Sukhibhava (Sukheebhava) Scheme to provide direct cash transfer to the farmers announced. Many other new social welfare schemes, increased budget for existing schemes & infrastructure development initiatives are announced in the AP Budget 2019.
AP Budget 2019 Highlights:
| Farmers: |
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| Unemployed / Job Seekers: | Unemployment assistance to be increased from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 2,000 per month |
| SC, ST, BC & Minority Students: | Rs. 2,883 crore for fee-reimbursement |
| Human Resource Department: | A budget of Rs. 29,955 crores allocated for HRD |
| Minority Welfare: | Rs. 1,304 crore for minority welfare |
| Disabled: | Rs. 70 crore for differently abled |
| BC Welfare Corporation: | Rs. 3,000 crore for BC welfare corporation |
| Kapu Welfare: | Kapu welfare corporation to get Rs. 1000 crore |
| Brahmin Welfare: | Brahmin corporation to get Rs. 100 crore |
| Arya Vaisya & Kshatriya: | Arya Vaisya & Kshatriya welfare corporations to get Rs. 50 crores each |
| Health: | Medical health department to get a budget of Rs. 10,032 crores |
| Driver`s Empowerment: | A new corporation is going to be setup for empowerment of drivers |
| Amaravati Marina project: | A key tourism destination to be developed & operational by June 2019 |
| Self Help Groups: | Rs. 10,000 to be given to the SHG women members across the state |
| MSMEs: | Rs. 1,000 crores for MSMEs |
| Social Security Pension: | Rs. 12,819 crores are allocated to the social security pension |
