TAMIL NADU
BUDGET
2022-23
The Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, presented the
Budget for the state for the financial year 2022-23 on March 18, 2022.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR BUDGET ESTIMATES 2022-2023
Absence of disease, plenty in harvest, wealth, general happiness
and security, these five are the jewels of a country.
(Kural–738)
The Government has shown unparalleled fiscal discipline and
management, asking the Legislature for an increase of only 1% of the
Budget Estimates in the First Supplementary Estimates to the Budget.
Reduction of Revenue Deficit by over Rs.7,000 crore – reversing an
alarming trend of increasing deficits every year since 2014.
Further, we are poised to see a significant reduction of the Fiscal Deficit –
from 4.61% down to 3.80% even during such a challenging year
Thamirabarani region have established the antiquity of ancient Tamil
civilization as at least 3,200 years old, making it one of the oldest
civilizations in the World.
It is a basic tenet of our Constitution that “India is a Union of States”
The Scales of Justice have been the symbol of the Dravidian Movement
from the days of the Justice Party, our political ancestor.
Now, as we see the economy bouncing back, we must rebalance our
priorities and focus on social infrastructure and development without
compromising on welfare schemes.
White Paper:
The white paper, which is a report by the government, will include the
state’s liabilities and the reasons for loss of revenue in various sectors.
The white paper is primarily aimed at discussing the financial position of
the state including its liabilities during the previous government.
Mudalvarin Mugavari
So far, 10,01,883 grievances have been resolved by this Department.
Union-State Fiscal Relations
The GST compensation period is coming to end on 30.6.2022.
Consequently, in the coming financial year, Tamil Nadu will face a
revenue loss of approximately Rs. 20,000 crore.
State Finance Commission
The Government will soon place the Action Taken Report on State
Finance Commission recommendations before this August House.
Tamil Development
With a view to establishing the relationship between the Tamil language
and the Indo-European language family, a committee of Tamil
etymologists will be formed to prepare an etymological dictionary.
The collection of Periyar's written works will be published in print and
digital editions in 21 Indian and World languages at a cost of five crore
rupees.
Archaeological explorations are being carried out in order to find new
Stone Age sites in five districts and archaeological sites along the Porunai
River.
This year, new museums will be built in Villupuram and
Ramanathapuram districts at an estimated cost of Rs.10 crore.
In addition, the tribal on-site museum at Courtallam in Tenkasi district
The pre-historic on-site museum at Poondi in Tiruvallur district
The Hero-Stone on-site museum in Dharmapuri district will be upgraded
at an estimated cost of Rs.10 crore.
Rs.82.86 crore has been allocated to the Tamil Development and
Information Department in this Budget.
Revenue and Disaster Management
The Government is taking every effort to retrieve and protect Government
lands, including water bodies from encroachments.
An amount of Rs.50 crore is provided in this Budget as a special fund for
this purpose.
An Advisory Committee had been set up to make suitable
recommendations to prevent damages caused by floods in Chennai city.
Based on the recommendations of this Committee, the Hon’ble Chief
Minister had announced that the first phase for the flood prevention
works will be taken up at a cost of Rs.1,000 crore.
An amount of Rs.500 crore has been allocated in this year‟s Budget for
this purpose.
The Government will establish an advanced early warning system with
super computers, a system of weather balloons, two weather radars, 100
automatic weather stations, 400 automatic rain gauges and 11
automatic water level instruments.
An allocation of Rs.7,474.94 has been made to the Revenue and Disaster
Management Department in this Budget.
Police Department:
The Police Department has been provided an allocation of Rs.10,285.22
crore in this Budget.
Fire and Rescue Services Department
Rs.496.52 crore has been provided for the Fire and Rescue Services
Department in this Budget.
Administration of Justice
Rs.1,461.97 crore has been provided for Administration of Justice in this
Budget.
Cooperative Department:
A sum of Rs.2,531 crore for the waiver of agricultural loans, a sum of
Rs.1,000 crore for the waiver of jewel loans and a sum of Rs.600 crore for
waiving self-help group loans, totalling an amount of Rs.4,131 crore has
been allotted for loan waiver in this year‟s Budget.
An allocation of Rs.13,176.34 crore has been made to the Civil Supplies
and Consumer Protection Department in this Budget.
Irrigation:
The Government has sanctioned a special desilting scheme for 4,964 km
of canals at a cost of Rs.80 crore in 10 districts in the delta region.
An allocation of Rs.7,338.36 crore has been made to the Water Resources
Department in this Budget.
Animal Husbandry
A new scheme “Vallalar Palluyir Kappagangal” will be launched to
support NGOs which take care of abandoned and injured pet
animals and strays.
For this scheme, Rs.20 crore will be provided in this Budget. An
allocation of Rs.1,314.84 crore has been made to the Animal Husbandry
Department in this Budget.
Environment, Forests and Climate Change
The Government will set up a botanical garden at a cost of Rs.300 crore
near Chennai in partnership with Kew Gardens of London.
To fund climate change initiatives, mitigation and greening projects, the
Government will set up the “Tamil Nadu Green Climate Change Fund”.
The Government will implement “Project Nilgiri Tahr” with an initial
allocation of Rs.10 crore.
The Government has decided to set up a Children’s Nature Park at an
estimated cost of Rs.20 crore which will house birds, butterflies and
animals by remodelling the Guindy Children‟s Park.
An allocation of Rs.849.21 crore has been made to the Environment,
Forests and Climate Change Department in this Budget.
School Education
In the coming financial year, model schools will be established in another
15 districts and an amount of Rs.125 crore is being allocated for this
purpose in this Budget.
The Government will launch a massive scheme called the “Perasiriyar
Anbazhagan School Development Scheme” to modernize Government
schools (including Adi Dravidar, Tribal and Kallar Reclamation Schools)
over the next five years. Along with necessary infrastructure in
Government schools, 18,000 new classrooms will be constructed.
Girl students, who studied from Class 6 to 12 in government
schools, will be provided Rs 1,000 per month till the uninterrupted
completion of their undergraduate degree, diploma, and ITI courses.
In the next two years, the Government will establish District Central
Libraries with modern infrastructure in the newly created 6 districts at
an estimated cost of Rs.36 crore.
Book fairs will be organized in all the districts of Tamil Nadu akin to
the Chennai Book Fair.
An allocation of Rs.36,895.89 crore has been made to the School
Education Department in this Budget.
Higher Education
A Knowledge City will be developed through international collaboration.
This city will have branches of world-renowned universities with research
and development hubs, skill training centres and knowledge-based
enterprises.
Over the next 5 years, a special scheme will be implemented to create
new classrooms, hostels, laboratories and smart classrooms at a total
cost of Rs.1,000 crore.
An allocation of Rs.5,668.89 crore has been made to the Higher
Education Department in this Budget.
Naan Mudhalvan:
The primary objective of the “Naan Mudhalvan” programme, the dream
project of the Hon’ble Chief Minister is to produce five lakh
accomplished youth every year by enhancing their level of
education, knowledge, intellect, motivation and skill.
In order to motivate Government school students to aspire to join
premier higher education institutions like Indian Institute of Technology,
Indian Institute of Science and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, the
Government will bear the full cost of their undergraduate education.
Youth Welfare:
“Olympic Gold Quest” programme has been successful in mentoring
Olympic medalists in our country.
A similar programme to develop world class athletes and Olympic
medalists from Tamil Nadu will be implemented by providing Rs.25 crore.
Chess Olympiad:
This year the Chess Olympiad competition will be held in Chennai for the
first time. 2000 top players from 150 countries are set to participate in
this event.
This event will be a turning point for the sports sector in Tamil Nadu.
An allocation of Rs.293.26 crore has been made to the Youth Welfare and
Sports Development in this Budget.
Public Health:
The Government has decided to upgrade 19 Government hospitals into
new District Headquarter Hospitals.
This will include the six newly created districts and these hospitals will
be upgraded at a cost of Rs. 1,019 crore.
To provide quality mental health services, the Government has planned
to establish Tamil Nadu Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences
(TNIMHANS), by upgrading the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Kilpauk.
The Government Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research
Centre will further be upgraded to a 750-bed autonomous institution of
excellence.
A sum of Rs.17,901.73 crore has been allocated to the Health and Family
Welfare Department in this Budget.
Social Welfare
The Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Memorial Marriage Assistance
Scheme is being transformed as the Moovalur Ramamirtham
Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance Scheme.
All girl students who studied from Classes 6 to 12 in Government schools
will be paid Rs.1,000/- per month directly into their bank account till the
uninterrupted completion of their undergraduate degree, diploma and ITI
courses.
The students will be eligible for this in addition to other scholarships.
Through this programme, approximately 6,00,000 girl students can
potentially benefit each year.
An amount of Rs.700 crore has been allotted to this new scheme.
An “Integrated Training Centre for Social Empowerment” will be
constructed in Athur, Chengalpattu district at a cost of Rs.27 crore.
This Centre will be utilised to provide training to all Government officials
including those from Social Welfare Department, on welfare, rights,
development and empowerment of women and children.
A sum of Rs.5,922.40 crore has been allocated to the Social Welfare
Department in this Budget.
Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare:
A corpus of Rs.30 crore will be provided to Tamil Nadu Startup and
Innovation Mission (TANSIM) to support start-ups by Scheduled Caste
and Scheduled Tribe (SC and ST) entrepreneurs.
In order to encourage entrepreneurs from SC and ST communities, 5% of
all divisible procurement by Government and Governmental agencies
shall be reserved for products manufactured by Tamil Nadu based SC
and ST entrepreneurs from the coming financial year.
The Government has sanctioned construction of 443 houses this year at
a cost of Rs.20.7 crore for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)
such as Irulars. In the coming year, an additional 1,000 new houses will
be built for PVTGs at an estimated cost of Rs.50 crore.
A sum of Rs.4,281.76 crore has been allocated to the Adi Dravidar and
Tribal Welfare Department in this Budget.
Welfare of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minoritites:
A high-level committee will be constituted to do a comprehensive review
of the functioning of Government hostels and suggest suitable measures
to improve infrastructural facilities, sanitation, learning environment,
quality of food, safety and related aspects
The Government is providing funds for the repair and reconstruction of
places of worship of minorities including churches, mosques and
dargahs.
This year, old places of worship such as Wesley Church and St. Thomas
Mount Church in Chennai, Caldwell Church in Tirunelveli, St. Xavier
Church in Nagercoil, Nawab Wallajah Mosque in Chennai, Ervadi Dargah
in Ramanathapuram and Nagore Dargah in Nagapattinam will be
renovated at a cost of Rs. 12 crore in the coming financial year.
In the Budget, a sum of Rs.1,230.37 crore has been allocated towards
the welfare of Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities.
Welfare of Differently Abled:
The Government will take steps to coordinate the activities of these
departments, facilitate the exchange of information and provide all
services to children born with special needs through treatment centres at
various levels.
In the Budget, a sum of Rs.838.01 crore has been allocated to the
Department for the Welfare of Differently Abled.
Rural Development Department
The objective of Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam-II is to
bridge the infrastructural deficit in villages and to usher a multi-faceted
development. In the coming year, this scheme will be implemented in
2,657 village panchayats at a cost of Rs.1,455 crore.
149 Samathuvapurams, which have been neglected without maintenance
for the last ten years, will be renovated in the first phase at a cost of Rs.
190 crore.
In the Budget, Rs.26,647.19 crore has been allocated for the Rural
Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
Municipal Administration:
A special fund of Rs.60 crore will be provided to augment infrastructure
in the six newly formed corporations of Tambaram, Kanchipuram,
Kumbakonam, Karur, Cuddalore and Sivakasi at Rs.10 crore each.
Further, for 28 newly created municipalities Rs.2 crore each will be
provided with the total allocation of Rs.56 crore.
In this Budget, Rs.20,400.24 crore has been allocated for the Municipal
Administration and Water Supply Department.
Water Supply
An amount of Rs.3,000 crore has been provided towards Jal Jeevan
Mission in the Budget.
Housing and Urban Development
The Government will release a “Redevelopment Policy” this year to
redevelop old and dilapidated residential tenements constructed by the
Tamil Nadu Housing Board.
So far, 60 such schemes have been identified and preliminary activities
have been initiated. The project will envisage achieving maximum FSI in
partnership with private enterprises.
The 50-metre wide stretch of land adjoining the eastern side of the Outer
Ring Road (ORR) from Minjur to Vandalur with a length of 62 kms
will be developed as a Development Corridor.
An amount of Rs.3,700 crore has been allocated towards Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) in the Budget.
In the Budget, Rs.8,737.71 crore has been allocated for the Department
of Housing and Urban Development.
Highways
Maduravoyal - Chennai Port Elevated Corridor Project, This 20.56 km
long double-decker elevated corridor at an estimated cost of Rs 5,770
crore will be constructed stretches containing Neelangarai, Injambakkam
and Sholinganallur villages will be widened to six-lane at a cost of Rs.135
crore
In the Budget, Rs.18,218.91 crore has been allocated to the Highways
and Minor Ports Department.
Transport
Under the “Climate Friendly Modernisation of Buses in major cities
of Tamil Nadu Project” being implemented with KfW assistance, 2,213
BS-VI new diesel buses and 500 new electric buses will be procured.
In the Budget, Rs.5,375.51 crore has been allocated to the Transport
Department.
Energy Department
In the Budget, Rs.19,297.52 crore has been allocated to the Energy
Department.
Labour Welfare
A special scheme will be implemented in collaboration with reputed
institutions for transforming 71 Government ITIs as Technology and
Skilling Centres to meet industry 4.0 standards at a cost of Rs.2,877
crore.
Mobile Information-cum-Assistance centres for migrant workers will be
introduced through voluntary organizations to ensure reach of
government welfare schemes and to raise awareness about their legal
rights.
In the Budget, Rs.2,353.93 crore has been allocated to the Labour
Welfare Department.
MSME
The Government will launch a new “Micro Cluster Development
Programme”.
Tamil Nadu Coir Business Development Corporation will be set up in
Coimbatore district
In the Budget, Rs.911.50 crore has been allocated to the Department
of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
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Industries
A special fund of Rs. 100 crore will be created to build the required
public infrastructure to promote exports from Tamil Nadu.
A new Footwear and Leather Industry Development Policy will be
released.
In the Budget, Rs.3,267.91 crore has been allocated to the Industries
department.
Startups
The Government will contribute Rs.50 crore to the Emerging Sector Seed
Fund for making equity investments in Tamil Nadu based startups.
The Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission (TANSIM) will setup
Regional Startup Hubs in Erode, Madurai and Tirunelveli to ensure the
balanced regional development of startup eco-system.
An iconic State Startup Hub Centre with all facilities will be
established by the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation
(TIDCO) at Nandambakkam, Chennai at an estimated cost of Rs.75 crore.
In order to support the startups based in Tamil Nadu, the Government
will allow Government departments and public sector undertakings to do
direct procurement of innovative manufactured products up to Rs.50
lakhs.
Information Technology
The Government will set up the i-Tamil Nadu Technology (iTNT) hub at
a total initial cost of Rs.54.61 crore in Chennai.
In the Budget, Rs.199.60 crore has been allocated to the Information
Technology department.
Tourism
In the Budget, Rs.246.06 crore has been allocated to the Tourism
department.
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Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
The Government will renovate, restore, preserve and conserve these
ancient temples that are more than thousand years old at a cost of
Rs.100 crore.
In the Budget, Rs.340.87 crore has been allocated to the Hindu Religious
and Charitable Endowments Department.
Welfare of Government Employees
Considering the welfare of the families of the pensioners, the Government
will sanction Rs.50 crore to clear the backlog claims.
Administrative Reforms
The Government will constitute a Human Resources Reforms Committee,
which will be tasked with proposing a comprehensive roadmap for
reforms in human resource management within a six-month period.
e-procurement system will be made mandatory for all procurements by
Government and public procuring entities from 1.4.2023 onwards.
Finances of the State Government
On account of prudent fiscal management of this Government, the
overall Revenue Deficit has decreased to Rs.55,272.79 crore in Revised
Estimates as against the budgeted amount of Rs.58,692.68 crore.
The Fiscal Deficit as a percentage of GSDP has reduced to 3.80% in the
Revised Estimates from 4.33% in the Budget Estimates.
The States Own Tax Revenue is estimated to be Rs.1,42,799.93 crore in
the Budget. The States Own Non-Tax Revenue is projected to be
Rs.15,537.24 crore.
The Total Revenue Receipts are expected to be Rs.2,31,407.28 crore.
The Total Revenue Expenditure is expected to be Rs.2,84,188.45
crore.
The Revenue Deficit is estimated at Rs.52,781.17 crore.
The Fiscal Deficit is estimated at Rs.90,113.71 crore.
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