Revised Budget 2016-2017 Highlights

REVISED BUDGET 2016-2017 HIGHLIGHTS

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VVV The State Government has ports, irrigation and drinking formulated Five State Missions and water Eleven Special Focus Areas of ° Industrial investment through Development for achieving through corridor based development multi-disciplinary and multi- and improving ease of doing departmental co-ordination. The business Five State Missions are: ° Education to all with focus on quality ° Mission for water resource ° Health for all management and revival of ° Social security with focus on Kudimaramath women and children ° Mission for housing to achieve ° Strengthening urban hut-free villages and slum-free transportation cities ° Governance and transparency ° Mission for poverty reduction and economic empowerment of poor POVERTY REDUCTION ° Mission for clean Tamil Nadu ° Mission for skill development VVV This Government has launched a State Mission on Poverty VVV The Eleven Special Focus Reduction in both rural and urban Areas of Development are: areas with a multi-pronged ° Agriculture and allied sector approach. development ° Strengthening urban VVV The ‘Tamil Nadu Rural infrastructure Transformation Project’ will be ° Tourism promotion taken up with the World Bank ° Promote Micro, Small and assistance at a cost of Rs.900 crores Medium Enterprises in 120 Blocks. ° Infrastructure development including roads, power, minor VVV The ‘Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihood Mission’ and the ‘National 2

Rural Livelihood Mission’ will cover Budget Estimates 2016-2017 for all the 385 Blocks in the State this Mission.

VVV An amount of Rs.355.81 VVV District Level Private crores for rural poverty reduction Placement Assistance Cells created schemes and Rs.350 crores have in 37 District Employment Offices, been provided for urban livelihood organise job-melas and facilitate programmes have been provided in face-to-face interviews. the Revised Budget Estimates 2016- 2017. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

EMPLOYMENT AND SKILL VVV The profiles of 217 DEVELOPMENT infrastructure projects in six major sectors have been spelt out in the VVV The State Mission on skill Part-II of Vision Tamil Nadu 2023 development will impart skills to 20 document. million persons as stated in the Vision Tamil Nadu 2023 Document. VVV Works for 88 projects have already started and 16 projects VVV Tie-ups of potential employers have reached bidding stage. like industrial units with academic Detailed Project Reports and institutions will be encouraged to Detailed Feasibility Studies have enhance the employability of the been prepared for 24 projects are educated youth and to ensure ready for launch. benchmarking of skill training in alignment with the National Skill VVV In the Revised Budget Qualification framework. Estimates 2016-2017, an amount of Rs.2,000 crores has been allocated VVV During 2016-2017, it is for ‘Tamil Nadu Infrastructure proposed to train two lakh youth for Development Fund’ and Rs.100 skill development under the Tamil crores has been allocated for the Nadu Skill Development Mission. ‘Project Preparation Fund’.

VVV A sum of Rs.150 crores has VVV The Tamil Nadu Infrastructure been earmarked in the Revised Fund as an Alternative Investment 3

Fund Category-I (AIF-I) has been VVV Under the Tamil Nadu promoted through the Tamil Nadu Innovation Initiatives (TANII), 115 Infrastructure Fund Management projects have been taken up at an Corporation (TNIFMC), which is now outlay of Rs.250.49 crores to pilot in the process of mobilizing the first innovative ideas. financial close of Rs.3,000 crores. These resources will be used to fund VVV In the Revised Budget new infrastructure projects in the Estimates 2016-2017, Rs.150 crores State during 2016-2017. has been provided for TANII scheme. VVV The State performed better as the Gross State Domestic Product TAMIL DEVELOPMENT (GSDP) growth rate in 2015-2016 is estimated at 8.79% as against the VVV The ‘Amma Literary Award’ for All India Gross Domestic Product eminent women writers, ‘World (GDP) growth rate of 7.57% at Tamil Sangam Award’ for Tamil 2011-2012 constant prices. Scholars across the globe, ‘The Best Translator Award’ for outstanding VVV The State Plan expenditure translators will be given from this target for 2016-2017 set at year onwards. Rs.60,610 crores. VVV A total sum of Rs.32.94 crores VVV For 2016-2017, a sum of is provided for the Tamil Rs.100 crores is allocated for the Development Department in the ‘State Balanced Growth Fund’ Revised Budget Estimates 2016- (SBGF) to reduce socio-economic 2017. imbalances in 105 backward blocks through flexible programmes. ROAD SAFETY

VVV The ‘Special Area VVV An amount of Rs.165 crores Development Programme’ will be has been provided for the Road implemented with an allocation of Safety Fund in this Revised Budget Rs.75 crores during 2016-2017. Estimates 2016-2017. 4

VVV Under CRIDP, an amount of VVV Under the ‘Crime and Criminal Rs.150 crores is earmarked for the Tracking Network System’ (CCTNS), Road Safety Component to correct 1,482 Police Stations and 479 black spots in highly accident-prone higher offices throughout the State areas. have been connected. Besides, sanctioning Rs.22.14 crores from LAW AND ORDER State funds for various components including the addition of 938 special VVV A Naxalite Special Duty Wing units in the CCTNS. in 10 border Districts has effectively controlled the activities of Left Wing VVV The Government will take up Extremism. construction of 2,673 houses for Police Personnel at a cost of Rs.422 VVV 500 fishermen youth were crores in the year 2016-2017. appointed as Marine Home Guards in 13 coastal Districts, which is a VVV In the Revised Budget first of its kind initiative in the Estimates 2016-2017, a sum of Country. Rs.6,102.95 crores has been allocated for the Police Department. VVV Buildings will be constructed for the remaining 64 Police Stations, FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES functioning in the private rental buildings. VVV A sum of Rs.230.07 crores has been allocated to this VVV Under the ‘Modernisation of Department in the Revised Budget Police Force’ (MPF), Rs.50.10 crores 2016-2017. has already been sanctioned towards purchase of vehicles, PRISONS equipment for security, communication, surveillance, etc. VVV In the Revised Budget 2016- In the Revised Budget 2016-2017, 2017, a sum of Rs.282.92 crores Rs.68.62 crores has been provided has been allocated for the Prisons for MPF. Department.

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ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE administration and accountability in governance. VVV In the last five years, 223 new courts have been constituted, VVV The process of establishing new buildings at a cost of Rs.486.26 the ‘State Resident Data Hub’ crores have been constructed, and (SRDH) has been almost completed. additional Judges and necessary It will facilitate rolling out of a supporting staff have been biometric-Aadhaar enabled payment sanctioned. system to disburse welfare benefits to citizens. VVV Established Regional Centres of State Judicial Academy at REVENUE ADMINISTRATION Coimbatore and Madurai at a cost of Rs.28.10 crores. VVV The Government under the Hon’ble Chief Minister has created VVV Digitization of court records of 65 new Taluks and 9 new Revenue the High Court of Madras is under Divisions in the past five years. progress at a cost of Rs.9.43 crores. VVV The infrastructure of the VVV A sum of Rs.993.24 crores Revenue Department will be further has been provided in the Revised improved by constructing buildings Budget Estimates 2016-2017 for for 15 Taluk Offices and 5 Revenue Administration of Justice. Divisional Offices and a new building for Assistant Director, Survey GOVERNANCE Department at Kancheepuram at a total cost of Rs.51.57 crores. VVV The e-Sevai Centres are offering more than 100 public VVV The online patta transfer services at present and the number system, originally piloted in select of services will be scaled up to 300 Taluks, is now ready to be launched during this year. throughout the State.

VVV The proposed constitution of VVV During the year 2016-2017, Lokayukta will make a significant 3.50 lakh house site pattas will be impact in ensuring clean given. The Government will adopt 6

an innovative approach, promote will be followed in 27.50 lakh acres multi-storied buildings and issue and the Sustainable Sugarcane joint pattas to the houseless Initiative (SSI) will be adopted in families in areas, where land is 43,688 acres. Precision farming will scarce and costly. The Rural be promoted in the cultivation of Development Department will cotton and vegetables. construct houses in such patta lands by adopting flexible housing VVV A new scheme will be designs. launched for dry land farming, focusing on improving the VVV In the last five years, under production and productivity of the ‘Chief Minister’s Uzhavar millets, pulses and oilseeds. Padhukappu Thittam’, a sum of Rs.3,039 crores was disbursed to VVV Water conservation measures 37.67 lakh beneficiaries as will be taken up as an integral part assistance under various schemes. of this scheme. Mixed farming will For this scheme, an amount of be promoted in dry land areas by Rs.206 crores has been allocated in supporting mini-dairy and poultry the Revised Budget 2016-2017 units to supplement farm income.

VVV A sum of Rs.5,686 crores has VVV A special self-sufficiency Pulse been allocated for the Revenue Production Programme will be Department in the Revised Budget launched this year to bring 27.50 2016-2017. lakh acres of land under pulses during 2016-2017, aiming for an AGRICULTURE AND CO- overall production of 9.80 lakh OPERATION metric tonnes.

VVV The State Government has VVV During 2016-2017, fixed an ambitious food grain micro-irrigation will be adopted in production target of 147 lakh metric 28,540 acres of agricultural crops tonnes during 2016-2017. and in 86,707 acres of horticultural crops at a total cost of Rs.319 VVV During 2016-2017, the crores. System of Rice Intensification (SRI) 7

VVV Heavy duty machinery will be zones and in coconut plantations as purchased and used by Agricultural a multi-tier crop. Engineering Department and purchase of farm machinery with a VVV An amount of Rs.518.19 maximum subsidy of 50 per cent crores has been allocated in the will be promoted among farmers. Revised Budget Estimates 2016- 2017 for the Department of VVV The rural youth will be Horticulture. assisted to set up Agricultural Machinery Custom Hiring Centres VVV A sum of Rs.150 crores has with 40 per cent subsidy. also been provided as revolving fund to TANFED for ensuring timely VVV So far, 212 such Custom supply of fertilisers. Hiring Centres have been established at a cost of Rs.20.99 VVV A special project for Supply crores. During 2016-2017, another Chain Management of perishable 324 Custom Hiring Centres will be commodities like fruits and established at a cost of Rs.32.45 vegetables in 10 Districts at a cost crores. of Rs.398.75 crores is under implementation. ∑ In the year 2016-2017, a sum of Rs.100 crores has been VVV Necessary amendments will provided for promoting farm be brought in the Tamil Nadu mechanisation. Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987, to improve VVV In the next five years, the the efficiency of agricultural area under fruits and vegetables will markets. be increased from the present level of 13.85 lakh acres to 16.0 lakh VVV A sum of Rs.239.51 crores acres. has been provided for the year 2016-2017 as the State’s share in the Revised Budget Estimates for VVV Cocoa, one of the most the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima potential commercial crops, will be Yojana’ (PMFBY). promoted in suitable agro-climatic 8

VVV The State Government has VVV During 2016-2017, 12,000 already waived the outstanding milch cows to 12,000 poor women short-term crop loans, medium term and four lakh goats / sheep to one (agriculture) and long term (farm lakh poor families will be sector) loans issued to small and distributed. In the Revised Budget marginal farmers by the Estimates 2016-2017, Rs.182.33 Co-operative Institutions as on crores has been allocated for 31.03.2016. implementing these schemes.

VVV The tentative principle and VVV An allocation of Rs.25 crores interest outstanding due to be has been made in the Revised waived has been assessed at Budget Estimates 2016-2017 for the Rs.5,780.92 crores, which will be ‘Fodder Development Scheme’. compensated with interest in five years to Co-operatives. This will VVV During 2016-2017, 100 sub- benefit 8,35,360 small farmers and centres will be upgraded into 8,58,785 marginal farmers. veterinary dispensaries with necessary building infrastructure. In VVV In the Revised Budget the Revised Budget 2016-2017, a Estimates 2016-2017, an amount of sum of Rs.90.27 crores has been Rs.1,680.73 crores has been provided to strengthen the provided for Co-operative loan veterinary infrastructure with waiver scheme. During 2016-2017, NABARD assistance. the Co-operatives will extend fresh crop loans to an extent of Rs.6,000 VVV A sum of Rs.25 crores is crores. allocated for the ‘Poultry Development Scheme’ to promote ANIMAL HUSBANDRY broiler farms and native chicken farms in dry areas and tribal areas. VVV Under the ‘Distribution of Milch Cows and Goats / Sheep’, the VVV For the Animal Husbandry unit cost of milch cow will be Department, a sum of Rs.1,188.97 revised from Rs.30,000 to crores has been provided in the Rs.35,000. Revised Budget 2016-2017 . 9

DAIRY DEVELOPMENT VVV The Government is providing 30,000 Distress Alert Transmitters VVV In the past five years, several to fishermen at a cost of Rs.48 infrastructure developmental crores. projects amounting to Rs.593.65 crores have been implemented in VVV Steps have been initiated to the Dairy Sector under various provide communication network schemes. facilities and Very High Frequency (VHF) equipment to all fishing crafts VVV A new product dairy will be at an estimated cost of Rs.62.14 established at a cost of Rs.45 crores crores with World Bank support. at Madurai, to promote the Dairy Sector in Southern Districts. VVV Works related to establishing four fish processing parks are under VVV In this Revised Budget progress in Thiruvallur, Thoothukudi Estimates 2016-2017, an amount of and Kanniyakumari Districts. Rs.121.69 crores has been provided for the Dairy Sector. VVV An amount of Rs.209.25 crores has been provided in this FISHERIES Revised Budget for improving of fish landing facilities. In the Revised VVV The relief assistance during Budget Estimates, Rs.743.79 crores the lean fishing season and fishing has been allocated for Fisheries ban period provided will be Department. enhanced to Rs.5,000 per family. In the Revised Budget Estimates ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS 2016-2017, a sum of Rs.223 crores has been provided to implement VVV The scheme of raising teak various relief assistance schemes to and other plantations on canal fisherfolk. banks, padugai lands and other lands outside the forest will be VVV A sum of Rs.14.32 crores has implemented in Thanjavur, been provided for 2016-2017 for Thiruvarur, Trichy, Madurai, procuring new Tuna longliners. Dindigul, Theni, Sivagangai, and Villupuram Districts, with an 10

allocation of Rs.52.64 crores over a animals will be enhanced and fixed period of five years commencing on par with the State Disaster from 2016-2017. Response Fund (SDRF) norms.

VVV An expenditure of Rs.339.18 VVV In the Revised Budget crores has been incurred under the Estimates 2016-2017, an amount of JICA assisted ‘Tamil Nadu Rs.652.78 crores has been provided Bio-diversity Conservation and for the Environment and Forest Greening Project’ from 2011-2012 Department. to 2015-2016 and Rs.109.51 crores allocated for the current financial WATER RESOURCES AND year. IRRIGATION

VVV The ecological restoration and VVV The State Government will conservation of Pallikaranai wetland, embark on a State Mission for Water and the eco-restoration works in Resource Management to restore Madhavaram, Ambattur and water bodies and revive Korattur lakes are under progress at Kudimaramath through user a total cost of Rs.74.93 crores. communities.

VVV The Government will take up VVV A sum of Rs.100 crores is set restoration works relating to all apart as incentive fund to revive other water bodies in and around Kudimaramath, which will be Chennai, in a phased manner, using enhanced substantially with the funds available with the Tamil NABARD assistance in due course. Nadu Pollution Control Board. VVV Flood prevention works like VVV A new scheme for widening the drainage channels and ‘Rejuvenation of Vaigai and Noyyal strengthening bunds and river Rivers’ at a cost of Rs.24.58 crores banks will taken up in Cuddalore will be launched. District at a cost of Rs.140 crores with the financial assistance of VVV The compensation provided NABARD during 2016-2017. for loss of life and damages to crops and property due to attacks of wild 11

VVV For vulnerable coastal VVV The budgetary allocation for Districts like Chennai, a the Water Resources Department in Comprehensive Flood Protection the Revised Budget Estimates 2016- Plan is being prepared, which will be 2017 is Rs.3,406.69 crores. executed in a phased manner. HIGHWAYS VVV During the current financial year, a sum of Rs.445.19 crores has VVV During 2016-2017, widening been provided for taking up projects of 1,000 km of roads and relating to irrigation structures and improvement of 3,000 km of roads flood control with NABARD will be taken up under the assistance. ‘Comprehensive Road Infrastructure Development Programme’ (CRIDP). VVV The works have already A sum of Rs.2,800 crores has been commenced in 66 dams in out of allocated in the Revised Budget 106 dams to be rehabilitated under Estimates 2016-2017 for this the World Bank funded ‘Dam scheme. Rehabilitation and Improvement Project’. In this Revised Budget, VVV Initial rectification and Rs.258.46 crores has been allotted maintenance works on State for this scheme. Highways and Major District Roads have been taken up under the VVV In the first phase of the Asian ‘Performance Based Maintenance Development Bank assisted ‘Climate Contract’ (PBMC) system in Pollachi, Change Adaptation Programme’, Krishnagiri, Ramanathapuram and works have been taken up in the Thiruvallur Divisions. For 2016- Vennar sub-basin at a cost of 2017, an amount of Rs.437 crores is Rs.279 crores. earmarked under the CRIDP for continuing this scheme. VVV The Phase-II of IAMWARM will be taken up with the World Bank VVV The Government will assistance at an estimated cost of undertake strengthening of roads Rs.2,950 crores to extend the and bridges at a cost of Rs.300 benefits to the uncovered sub- crores with NABARD assistance basins. during 2016-2017. 12

VVV The Government has PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM proposed to complete 12 Road Over Bridges and Road Under Bridges at VVV Works relating to the a cost of Rs.375.17 crores during computerization of the PDS 2016-2017. operations and integration of Aadhaar numbers with the family VVV Flyover works have been card database at a cost of undertaken at various sites Rs.318.40 crores is in progress. This including Five Road Junction in will enable the issue of smart cards Salem City at a cost of Rs.320 by 2016 and streamline the system crores, AVR Roundtana and by plugging leakages. Kuranguchavadi junctions at a combined cost of Rs. 111.40 crores, ENERGY Thiruvagoundanur junction at a cost of Rs.26.77 crores and Athupalam VVV In the last five years, and Ukkadam junctions up to 8,432.50 MW additional power Oppanakara Street in Coimbatore at generation has been added to the a cost of Rs.121.82 crores. grid by the State and Central Government agencies, through VVV In the next stage of ‘Tamil long-term, medium-term Power Nadu Road Sector Project’-II, four Purchase Agreements and through laning and strengthening of State Solar power purchases. Highways for 30 km length of Mettupalayam-Erode road, 70 km VVV 13,000 MW of thermal power, length of Oddanchatram-Tiruppur 2,500 MW of hydel power and 3,000 road and 46 km length of MW of solar energy will be added to Tirunelveli-Kollam road will be the existing power generation undertaken under capacity in the State in the next five Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) at a years. cost of Rs.1,541 crores. VVV An amount of Rs.1,738 crores VVV In the Revised Budget 2016- has been included for various works 2017, an amount of Rs.1,220.28 taken up under the JICA assisted crores has been provided for this Tamil Nadu Transmission System project. Improvement Project and kfW 13

assisted Green Energy Corridor as replacement for old vehicles in Project in the Revised Budget 2016- 2016-2017. 2017. VVV Under the ‘Senior Citizen’s VVV The announcement of free Bus Pass Scheme’, so far 2.49 lakh power up to 100 units to all 191 identity cards have been issued to lakh domestic consumers will cause the senior citizens for free travel in an additional commitment of Metropolitan Transport Corporation Rs.1,607 crores every year to the buses. State Government. VVV During 2016-2017, the VVV Free power to Handloom and Government has provided Powerloom weavers has been Rs.505.35 crores as Student enhanced to 200 units and 750 Concession Subsidy and Rs.200 units respectively. The power crores as Diesel Subsidy in the subsidy has increased to Rs.9,007 Budget. crores in the current financial year. VVV In the Revised Budget 2016- VVV An amount of Rs.2,000 crores 2017, an amount of Rs.1,295.08 has been provided in the Revised crores has been allocated to Budget 2016-2017 for repayment of Transport Department. TANGEDCO’s debt takeover under the Financial Restructuring Plan. TOURISM

VVV In the Revised Budget VVV Tourism circuits covering Estimates, an amount of Rs.13,856 various themes like heritage crores has been provided for the tourism, religious tourism, eco- Energy Sector. tourism and health tourism will be promoted and strengthened besides TRANSPORT encouraging new tourism promotion activities like heli-tourism, water VVV A sum of Rs.150 crores is sports activities, etc. provided as share capital and Rs.125 crores as loan assistance for the purchase of 2,000 new vehicles 14

VVV Site museums and INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY information centres will be set up in World famous tourism destinations. VVV Subsequent to the Global Investors Meet 2015, M/s. Ford VVV An amount of Rs.53.20 crores Motors, USA is in the process of is provided for the Asian establishing its Research & Development Bank funded Development Centre at Chennai, the ‘Infrastructure Development first such global centre outside USA. Investment Programme for Tourism’ in the Revised Budget Estimates VVV IT companies such as M/s. 2016-2017. Honeywell, M/s. HCL Technologies, M/s. Zoho Corporation and M/s. VVV A sum of Rs.85.80 crores has Syntel are establishing their been provided for Tourism facilities in Southern Tamil Nadu. Department in the Revised Budget Estimates 2016-2017. VVV Under the scheme of distribution of laptop computers free HINDU RELIGIOUS AND of cost, 5.35 lakh students will be CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS provided with laptop computers during 2016-2017. VVV The scheme of Annadhanam being implemented in 724 temples VVV A sum of Rs.890 crores is in the State will be extended to provided for this scheme in the another 30 temples during 2016- Revised Budget Estimate 2016- 2017. 2017.

VVV Repair and renovation of 500 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT village temples and 500 temples in Adi-Dravidar and Tribal areas will be VVV The Japan International Co- taken up during the current financial operation Agency has also agreed to year at a cost of Rs.10 crores. fund the second phase of the ‘Tamil Nadu Investment Promotion Programme’ with an outlay of Rs.1,560 crores to improve the investment environment. 15

VVV After the stupendous success plastic component manufacturing of the Global Investors Meet in units. Tamil Nadu held at Chennai in September 2015, investments VVV Approval has been granted for totalling Rs.23,258 crores have an aerospace park in about 250 materialised and have generated acres in SIPCOT Industrial Park at employment for 48,145 persons. Vallam Vadagal in Sriperumbudur Taluk. This will accommodate VVV The Government is committed aerospace engineering, production to conducting the Global Investors and maintenance of aerospace Meet once every two years and the components, repair and overhauling next meet is due in 2017. facilities for Avionics.

VVV The Madurai-Thoothukudi VVV In the Revised Budget Industrial Corridor project will help Estimates 2016-2017, Rs.2,104.49 to bring an investment of about crores has been allocated to the Rs.25,000 crores with an Industries Department. employment potential for one lakh persons. MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES VVV The Government is in the process of developing Ponneri VVV Out of 10,073 Memoranda of Industrial Node as a National Understanding signed during Global Investment and Manufacturing Zone Investors’ Meet, 3,029 cases worth (NIMZ) under the Chennai- of Rs.2,599.93 crores investments Bengaluru Industrial Corridor have materialised so far. Project. VVV For the year 2016-2017, VVV TIDCO in association with the Rs.12 crores and Rs.60 crores have SIPCOT, is establishing a Polymer been allocated for interest Industries Park in about 306 acres subvention and infrastructure of land in Ponneri Taluk of support respectively. Thiruvallur District at a total cost of Rs.294 crores to accommodate VVV A sum of Rs.15 crores is about 84 medium and small scale earmarked to fund the programme 16

in flood affected areas of Chennai Scheme respectively have been under the ‘Unemployed Youth included in this Revised Budget. Employment Generation Programme’ (UYEGP). During 2016- VVV A sum of Rs.1,129.74 crores 2017, a sum of Rs.30 crores is has been provided for the provided under UYEGP. Handlooms and Textiles Sector and Rs.174.27 crores has been provided VVV The ‘New Entrepreneurship- for Handicrafts and Khadi Sector in cum-Enterprise Development the Revised Budget. Scheme’ will be extended to major educational institutions for RURAL DEVELOPMENT executing ‘Start-up Action Plan’ activities at a cost of one crore VVV The THAI scheme will be rupees to create a vibrant start-up continued to upgrade the basic ecosystem in Tamil Nadu. amenities by dovetailing the resources available under the State VVV An amount of Rs.100 crores Finance Commission grants. has been allocated for NEEDS in this Revised Budget 2016-2017. VVV The State has secured an award for ‘Exhibition of Best VVV An amount of Rs.348.22 Practices’ under the MGNREGS for crores has been allocated to the the year 2015-2016 also. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department in the VVV In the Revised Budget Revised Budget Estimates 2016- Estimates 2016-2017, Rs.7,155 2017. crores has been allocated for MGNREGS. HANDLOOMS, HANDICRAFTS, TEXTILES AND KHADI VVV The ‘Comprehensive School Infrastructure Development VVV An amount of Rs.487.45 Scheme’ will be continued with an crores and Rs.78.45 crores for Free amount of Rs.100 crores during Distribution of Dhoties and Sarees 2016-2017. Scheme and Rebate Subsidy 17

VVV The ‘Tamil Nadu Rural Roads crores for CMCDM in the Revised Improvement Scheme’ launched Budget Estimates for the works during 2015-2016 to take up works including spill over works. relating to improvement of road infrastructure, will be continued VVV Chennai and Coimbatore cities during 2016-2017 by dovetailing have already been selected under funds from various schemes. the ‘Smart Cities Programme’, and will get a fund of Rs.100 crores per VVV Improvement of 573 roads city each year for five years from and 22 bridges will be taken up the Government of India with an under the PMGSY Phase-X in the equal State’s share. current year at a total cost of Rs.758.44 crores. VVV Under the ‘Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban VVV Under the MLACDS, a sum of Transformation’ (AMRUT), projects Rs.470 crores has been earmarked worth Rs.3,834.49 crores are being for the year 2016-2017. proposed for implementation during 2016-2017. VVV The budgetary allocation for rural development has been VVV In this Revised Budget 2016- enhanced to Rs.21,186.58 crores in 2017, a sum of Rs.400 crores has the Revised Budget Estimates 2016- been provided for Smart Cities 2017. Programme and Rs.500 crores for AMRUT scheme. MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION VVV Under the Tamil Nadu VVV The ‘Integrated Urban Sustainable Urban Development Development Mission’ (IUDM) and Programme’, 13 projects have been ‘Chennai Mega City Development taken up in 8 Urban Local Bodies Mission’ (CMCDM) schemes will be (ULBs) at a cost of Rs.2,212.89 continued with an amount of Rs.500 crores. crores each by dovetailing of funds. VVV In this Revised Budget VVV An amount of Rs.886 crores is Estimates 2016-2017, a sum of provided for IUDM and Rs.800 18

Rs.399.39 crores has been allocated Rs.1.70 lakh per house, including TNSUDP. the roofing cost of Rs.50,000 provided by the State Government. VVV Twenty underground sewerage schemes at an estimated cost of VVV Under PMAY (Rural) scheme, Rs.1,017.09 crores, to benefit a the Government would construct population of 14.41 lakh, are under totally 1,77,619 houses in rural various stages of progress. areas at a total cost of Rs.3,095.62 crores in 2016-2017 itself, of which VVV In this Revised Budget Rs.1,908.47 crores will be the Estimates 2016-2017, totally a sum State’s share. of Rs.11,820 crores has been allocated for Municipal VVV Under the ‘Chief Minister’s Administration Department. Solar Powered Green House Scheme’, 20,000 houses will be HOUSING FOR THE POOR constructed during 2016-2017 at a cost of Rs.420 crores. VVV With an aim to create hut-free villages and slum-free cities in the VVV In the last five years, Tamil State, the Government will Nadu Slum Clearance Board has construct ten lakh houses in the constructed 59,023 tenements at a next five years in the State under cost of Rs.2,753.42 crores. Another various schemes. 10,537 tenements are under construction. TNSCB will construct VVV Under the ‘Pradhan Mantri 23,476 houses during 2016-2017 Awaas Yojana (PMAY)’ (Rural) the for which approval has already been Government of India has allotted given. 45,788 houses as special allocation for flood areas at a unit cost of VVV The State Government will Rs.70,000 and 1,31,831 houses as also constitute ‘Shelter Fund’, regular allotment at a unit cost of dedicated to finance housing Rs.1.20 lakh. projects to rehabilitate the urban poor. VVV In order to have uniformity, the unit cost for all the houses to 19

VVV In the Revised Budget 2016- VVV At present, integrated Solid 2017, an allocation of Rs.689 crores Waste Management projects are has been made for the ‘Housing for under implementation in 402 Urban All’ scheme. Local Bodies at a cost of Rs.833.22 crores. MISSION FOR CLEAN TAMIL NADU VVV A sum of Rs.200 crores has been allocated for the ‘Swachh VVV Under the ‘Swacch Bharat Bharat Mission’ (Urban). A sum of Mission’ (Gramin) in 2016-2017, Rs.100 crores has been provided for 7.66 lakh household toilets and 50 the Solid Waste Management Fund public sanitary complexes will be under the State devolution grants taken up in the State. for the year 2016-2017.

VVV In the last two years, WATER SUPPLY Integrated Solid Waste Management has been taken up in 9,000 village VVV For Chennai City, preliminary panchayats through convergence works are underway to establish a with MGNREGS. 400 MLD desalination plant at Perur in South Chennai at a cost of VVV For collection, segregation Rs.3,227.84 crores and another 150 and disposal of waste, currently MLD desalination plant at Nemmeli 52,998 Thooimai Kaavalars are at a cost of Rs.1,258.88 crores with being engaged in these villages and the financial assistance of JICA and have been provided with 22,704 tri- KfW respectively. cycles. VVV Completion of ongoing new VVV In 2016-2017, the remaining reservoir project at Thervai Kandigai 3,524 Village Panchayats will be in Thiruvallur District and major taken up under this scheme. A sum renovation works taken up in four of Rs.150 crores is provided for lakes, namely, Cholavaram, Solid Waste Management under the Nemam, Porur and Ayanambakkam State devolution grants. will enhance the combined drinking water storage capacity for Chennai 20

from the existing 1,474 million cubic Rural Local Bodies and Urban Local ft to 2,542 million cubic ft. Bodies respectively for 2016-2017.

VVV In this Revised Budget 2016- VVV Under the 14th Finance 2017, Rs.405.19 crores for National Commission, local bodies in the Rural Drinking Water Programme, State will receive Rs.2,406.14 Rs.186.35 crores for Minimum crores as General Basic Grants and Needs Programme and Rs.450 Rs.494.99 crores as General crores for water supply schemes Performance Grants during the with NABARD assistance have been current financial year. provided. VVV Totally, Local Bodies in the VVV Works relating to eleven State will receive a total amount of major Combined Water Supply Rs.11,514.34 crores as Finance Schemes (CWSS) are in progress at Commissions grants in 2016-2017, an estimated cost of Rs.2,888.26 which will be Rs.2,163.24 crores crores. In addition, 18 CWSS at a higher compared to the last year. cost of Rs.644.01 crores are also at preliminary stages of LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS implementation. VVV Considering the importance of VVV 22 stand alone urban water women empowerment, the supply improvement schemes at a reservation for women has been cost of Rs.480.76 crores are at enhanced in local body posts to 50 various stages of progress. During per cent. 2016-2017, four stand alone urban water supply improvement schemes VVV An amount of Rs.183.24 will be taken up at a cost of crores has been provided in the Rs.373.82 crores. Revised Budget Estimates 2016- 2017 for conducting Local Body DEVOLUTION TO LOCAL BODIES elections.

VVV A sum of Rs.4,995.66 crores and Rs.3,617.55 crores have been provided as devolutionary grants to 21

CHENNAI METRO RAIL PROJECT ‘National Health Mission’ for the year 2016-2017, to take up projects VVV The passenger services in the including establishment of new remaining elevated stretches from Maternal and Child Health Wings at Little Mount to Airport and from Cuddalore and Tiruppur at a cost of Alandur to St. Thomas Mount will Rs.20 crores each; strengthening of commence shortly. The passenger existing trauma care units at services in the first underground Tambaram, Krishnagiri and stretch will also commence by the Villupuram at a cost of Rs.10 crores end of this year. each.

VVV Approval for the extension of VVV Under the JICA assisted Tamil Corridor-I of Chennai Metro Rail Nadu Urban Health Care Project, 10 from Washermenpet to Government Medical College Thiruvottriyur/Wimco Nagar at an Hospitals, seven District estimate of Rs.3,770 crores has Headquarters Hospitals and four been obtained. This project has other Government Hospitals would been included in the rolling plan for be strengthened with world class JICA assistance. diagnostic equipment and infrastructure. VVV The proposal for Phase-II of the Metro Rail covering two more VVV The State’s performance in corridors for a stretch of 104.50 km the ‘Deceased Organ Transplant will be expedited. Programme’ has received National accolades and Tamil Nadu has won HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE the Best State Award in the Country. So far, 2,652 major VVV The State Government will organs have been harvested from establish 37 new Primary Health 828 donors and used for patients. Centres (PHCs) and upgrade 24 existing PHCs into 30 bedded PHCs VVV Under the ‘Chief Minister’s during 2016-2017. Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme’ so far, about 15.41 lakh VVV An amount of Rs.1,423.38 patients have availed treatment crores is allocated under the costing Rs.3,192 crores and 22

Government Hospitals have earned primary level, 1:26 at secondary about Rs.1,138 crores. This scheme level and 1:37 at higher secondary will be continued with a budgetary level as against the National norm allocation of Rs.928 crores in the of 1:30, 1:35, 1:40 and 1:45 Revised Budget 2016-2017. respectively.

VVV ‘Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy VVV In the last five years, 4,339 Maternity Benefit Scheme’, has units of toilets will be provided in benefited 34.57 lakh pregnant the year 2016-2017 in elementary women since May 2011 at a cost of and high schools at a cost of Rs.3,239 crores. In the Revised Rs.59.25 crores. Budget 2016-2017, Rs.668 crores has been allocated for this scheme. VVV For maintenance of clean toilets in all schools, during 2015- VVV The ‘Menstrual Hygiene 2016 funds amounting to Rs.57.63 Programme’ will be continued with crores provided through local bodies an annual budgetary allocation of exclusively for this purpose. Rs.61 crores. VVV For infrastructure VVV The Government will continue improvement in schools like its innovative welfare schemes of classrooms, toilets and drinking ‘Amma Baby Care Kit’, ‘Amma water facilities with NABARD Magapperu Sanjeevi’ and ‘Amma assistance, an amount of Rs.333.61 Arogiya Thittam’. crores has been provided in this Revised Budget Estimates. VVV In this Revised Budget Estimates, Rs.9,073 crores has been VVV Under the ‘Right of Children to allocated to the Health Department. Free and Compulsory Education Act’ 2,31,404 children has been SCHOOL EDUCATION benefited so far. During the current year, 86,199 children have been VVV The teacher-pupil ratio in admitted in private schools and a Government schools has sum of Rs.125.70 crores has been consistently improved to 1:25 at provided in the Revised Budget primary level, 1:24 at upper Estimates for this purpose. 23

VVV The Government of India's VVV In the Revised Budget 2016- share of Rs.847.58 crores due for 2017, a total amount of Rs.24,130 the year 2015-2016 is yet to be crores has been allocated for School received under ‘Sarva Shiksha Education. Abhiyan’ (SSA) and ‘Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan’ HIGHER EDUCATION (RMSA). VVV The Gross Enrolment Ratio VVV In the Revised Budget (GER) in higher education has Estimates 2016-2017, Rs.2,329.15 improved substantially to 44.80 per crores under the SSA and cent; especially the number of girls Rs.1,139.52 crores under the RMSA and Scheduled Caste students has have been provided. increased respectively from 2,51,211 and 84,660 in 2010-2011 VVV The Government will continue to 3,01,110 and 1,36,877 in 2015- to provide laptop computers, free 2016. textbooks, notebooks, educational kits, four sets of uniform, footwear, VVV The scheme of reimbursement school bags, bus passes and of tuition fees to the first generation bicycles, etc. In the Revised Budget students will be continued in 2016- 2016-2017, a sum of Rs.2,705 2017 with a budgetary allocation of crores has been allocated for these Rs.582.58 crores. purposes. VVV For improvement of the VVV The Dropout Rate has reduced infrastructure facilities in colleges, to 0.90 at primary level, 1.55 at Rs.233 crores has been allocated in upper primary level and 3.76 at the Revised Budget Estimates 2016- secondary level during 2015-2016. 2017.

VVV In the Revised Budget VVV The Government has also set Estimates, Rs.381 crores has been apart Rs.357.12 crores in the allocated for special cash incentive Revised Budget Estimates for scheme. sanctioning grants to the Universities, including Rs.152.97 crores to the Annamalai University. 24

VVV In the Revised Budget VVV Construction of buildings for Estimates 2016-2017, Rs.3,679.01 81 hostels is in progress and for the crores has been allocated for the balance 24 hostels functioning in Higher Education Department. private rental buildings, the Government will construct new YOUTH WELFARE AND SPORTS hostel buildings at a total cost of DEVELOPMENT Rs.27.48 crores.

VVV Sanction has been accorded VVV Idly cooker-cum-steam boilers for a High Altitude Training Centre and washing machines will be at Udhagamandalam at a cost of provided to all hostels in the next Rs.5 crores. two years.

VVV Revamping of Aquatic VVV In the Revised Budget 2016- Complex at Velachery, Chennai at a 2017, a sum of Rs.103.15 crores cost of Rs.1.50 crores is under has been allocated for feeding progress. charges and Rs.83.80 crores for improving infrastructure facilities VVV A sum of Rs.153.39 crores and hostel maintenance. has been allocated in this Revised Budget Estimates 2016-2017 for VVV A sum of Rs.55.11 crores has sports and sport related activities. been allocated to provide incentives to enrol girl children in schools ADI-DRAVIDAR AND TRIBAL during 2016-2017. WELFARE VVV The extension of the Post- VVV In the Revised Budget, Matric Scholarship scheme to all the Rs.12,462 crores has been allocated Scheduled Caste and Scheduled for the Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan, Tribe students studying in private which is 20.56% of Annual Plan self-financing colleges has benefited outlay and Rs.722 crores for the 7.76 lakh students during 2015- Tribal Sub-Plan, which is 1.19% of 2016. Annual Plan. VVV In the Revised Budget 2016- 2017, Rs.75.61 crores and 25

Rs.1,429.94 crores have been WELFARE OF BACKWARD provided for pre-matric and CLASSES, MOST BACKWARD post-matric scholarships CLASSES AND DENOTIFIED respectively. COMMUNITIES

VVV In the Revised Budget VVV In the Revised Budget 2016- Estimates, an amount of Rs.64.86 2017, an amount of Rs.21.40 crores crores has been allocated for has been provided for pre-matric distributing cycles free of cost to scholarships and Rs.186.56 crores students belonging to these has been provided for post-matric Communities. scholarships for the benefit of 6.96 lakh students from Backward VVV An amount of Rs.130 crores Classes, Most Backward Classes and has been allocated under Special Denotified Communities. Central Assistance (SCA) during the year 2016-2017. VVV Construction of buildings will take up for the 36 hostels VVV Under ‘Comprehensive Tribal functioning in private buildings at a Development Programme’, Rs.50 cost of Rs.76.96 crores during crores has been allocated during 2016-2017. 2016-2017. VVV Idly cooker-cum-steam boilers VVV Infrastructure in tribal schools run and washing machines will be by the Forest Department will be provided to all the hostels in the improved at a cost of Rs.12 crores next two years. A sum of Rs.70.64 with NABARD assistance. crores has been provided for food charges during 2016-2017. VVV In this Revised Budget 2016- 2017, Rs.28.80 crores and Rs.7 VVV An amount of Rs.168.04 crores have been allocated for the crores has been allocated for development of particularly distributing cycles free of cost to vulnerable tribes living in the State students of the Backward Classes, and ‘Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana’ Most Backward Classes, Denotified respectively. Communities and other Communities. 26

VVV A sum of Rs.104.40 crores enhanced to eight grams under the has been provided in the Revised Marriage Assistance Schemes. In Budget for the 290 Kallar this Revised Budget, an amount of Reclamation Schools functioning in Rs.703.16 crores has been provided Madurai, Theni and Dindigul for all marriage assistance schemes. Districts. VVV Under the ‘Puratchi Thalaivar LABOUR WELFARE MGR Nutritious Meal Programme’, 26.88 lakh children in the primary VVV Members of the Unorganised school, 28.17 lakh children in the Workers Welfare Boards have been middle and high schools are being provided with social security served with variety meals. benefits to an extent of Rs.125.90 crores during 2015-2016. VVV A sum of Rs.1,644.52 crores has been provided for Nutritious VVV An amount of Rs.70 crores Meal Programme in this Revised has been provided as grants to Budget. Unorganised Workers Welfare Boards in this Revised Budget. VVV Under the ‘Integrated Child Development Services’ (ICDS) VVV A sum of Rs.152.76 crores is scheme, supplementary nutrition allotted for the Labour Welfare and nutritious meal are being Department in the Revised Budget served to 17.63 lakh children in the 2016-2017. age group of 6 to 36 months and 13.97 lakh children in the age group SOCIAL WELFARE of 2 to 5 years, 6.55 lakh pregnant women and lactating mothers and VVV A sum of Rs.140.50 crores 4.02 lakh adolescent girls. A sum of has been provided in the Revised Rs.1,699.79 crores has been Budget 2016-2017 for the ‘Girl Child provided for the ICDS scheme in the Protection Scheme’ and the ‘Cradle Revised Budget. Baby Scheme’. VVV In this Revised Budget, an VVV The gold for amount of Rs.3,820 crores has been Thirumangalayam has been 27

provided for social security VVV Under the Comprehensive pensions. Health Insurance Scheme, for the benefit of seven lakh pensioners, a VVV In this Revised Budget sum of Rs.129 crores has been Estimates 2016-2017, totally a sum allocated for the premium amount of Rs.4,512.32 crores has been in 2016-2017. allocated for Social Welfare Department. VVV A sum of Rs.18,868 crores has been provided for pensionary WELFARE OF GOVERNMENT and other retirement benefits in the EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS Revised Budget 2016-2017.

VVV From 01.07.2016, the ‘New WELFARE OF SRI LANKAN TAMIL Health Insurance Scheme, 2016’ to REFUGEES provide healthcare assistance to the Government employees and their VVV In the Revised Budget eligible family members for another Estimates 2016-2017, an amount of four years is being implemented. Rs.105.98 crores has been allocated for the welfare of Sri Lankan Tamil VVV The limit has been enhanced refugees. to Rs.7.50 lakh in certain cases of specified serious illnesses. For this WELFARE OF THE DIFFERENTLY scheme, an amount of Rs.300 ABLED crores has been provided in the Revised Budget Estimates. VVV For the benefit of children with various disabilities, 435 Special VVV After the Union Government Schools are functioning in Tamil accepts the recommendations of the Nadu. Seventh Central Pay Commission in all aspects, the State Government VVV Early Intervention Centres will constitute an Officials (EIC) has been established with Committee to study it and qualified educators in 29 Districts recommend on the appropriate pay for the hearing impaired and in 31 revisions in the State. Districts for the mentally retarded persons. 28

VVV During 2016-2017, 1,000 VVV Taking into account the State retrofitted petrol scooters will be Government's decision to close distributed free of cost to both lower down 500 TASMAC shops, the limb affected differently-abled Excise Duty collection for 2016- persons. 2017 has been scaled down to Rs.6,636.08 crores. VVV In the Revised Budget Estimates 2016-2017, an amount of VVV The receipts from Stamps fees Rs.396.74 crores has been allocated and Registration charges has been for the welfare of Differently Abled estimated to be Rs.9,858.17 crores, persons. whereas the Taxes on Motor Vehicles has been estimated to be MINORITIES WELFARE Rs.4,793.91 crores in the Revised Budget 2016-2017. VVV The Ulema pension will be enhanced from Rs.1,000 to VVV The overall State's Own Tax Rs.1,500 per month. Revenue during the current financial year has been estimated to be RESOURCES FOR FINANCING Rs.90,691.87 crores in the Revised THE BUDGET Budget 2016-2017.

VVV The tax collections on VVV The receipts under State's petroleum products were stagnant Own Non-tax Revenue has been in the last three years and have estimated at Rs.9,723.95 crores. registered a negative growth during 2015-2016. VVV Based on the Union Budget 2016-2017, the State's share in VVV The estimates for Commercial Central Taxes for the year 2016- Taxes have been revised to 2017 has been reduced to Rs.67,629.45 crores in the Revised Rs.23,018.12 crores. Budget 2016-2017 as against the Interim Budget Estimates of VVV The Grants-in-Aid from the Rs.72,326.45 crores. Government of India for 2016-2017 has been revised to Rs.24,741.15 crores. 29

FISCAL INDICATORS crores, which is 2.96 per cent of GSDP, and is well below the limit VVV The Total Revenue Receipts prescribed by the Tamil Nadu Fiscal for 2016-2017 has been estimated Responsibility Act, 2003. at Rs.1,48,175.09 crores in the Revised Budget Estimates as VVV Since the Government of against the Interim Budget India has revised the GSDP figures Estimates of Rs.1,52,004.23 crores. as per the new 2011-2012 series, the Net Borrowing Ceiling has got VVV Implementation of many new revised to Rs.41,085 crores in schemes such as waiver of 2016-2017. agricultural loans of small and marginal farmers owed to the Co- VVV The budgetary borrowings operative Institutions and free have been estimated to be power to domestic consumers up to Rs.40,529 crores in this Revised 100 units and continuance of Budget Estimates. The overall various welfare schemes have outstanding borrowings of the State increased the expenditure of the has been estimated to be State. Rs.2,52,431 crores at the end of this financial year. VVV During 2016-2017, in the Revised Budget, the Revenue VVV As per Revised Budget 2016- Expenditure has been estimated to 2017, the outstanding Debt to GSDP be Rs.1,64,029.56 crores as against ratio will be 18.43 per cent of GSDP. the Rs.1,61,159.01 crores in the Interim Budget Estimates.

VVV The Revenue Deficit for the ongoing financial year has been estimated to be Rs.15,854.47 crores.

VVV In the Revised Budget 2016- 2017, the Fiscal Deficit has been estimated to be Rs.40,533.84