For the second successive yr, Telangana acquired brief shrift within the Union Finances with nearly zero allocation for any of the tasks for which the State authorities had urged central funding.
There was completely nothing to cheer about for the State with the want record offered by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and his cupboard colleagues, from time-to-time, drawing a clean.
Banked closely on funds for RRR and radial roads
Although the Chief Minister and his cupboard colleagues, greater than a dozen instances, toured Delhi scouting for central help for the formidable tasks, the Centre seems to have given a go-by. The State authorities was banking closely on funding for the 350-km lengthy Regional Ring Street (RRR) and radial roads tasks that may cowl main components of the north and south Telangana area.
No motion on funds for Metro Part-II and Musi mission
Equally, the much-touted second section of the Hyderabad Metro Rail mission – overlaying 5 new corridors – didn’t evoke any response. A sum of ₹45,000 crore was wanted to finish the 5 corridors in a phased method. But it surely seems to be unlikely that there can be any ahead motion on it. Equally, the a lot talked about Musi River Entrance Improvement mission at a value of ₹14,100 crore, has not moved the Centre if the Union Finances 2025-26 is any indication.
Different tasks just like the Godavari-Musi river hyperlink mission, the Sewerage Grasp plan for Hyderabad, the Warangal Underground draining plan, Greenfield freeway from Bandar port to Dry port in Telangana have been ignored within the Finances.
Different hopes which have been unfulfilled
This aside, Authorities hoped that it could get some allocation for the proposed Bayyaram Metal Plant, Kazipet coach manufacturing facility, Palamuru Ranga Reddy Carry Irrigation mission moreover the assurances talked about within the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014. Nonetheless, the hopes however drew a clean.
It’s to be seen how the Centre’s deal with the agriculture sector would profit Telangana. Creating Agri Districts programme overlaying 100 districts throughout the nation could not apply to the State as lots of the districts don’t come beneath the low productiveness, average crop depth and beneath common parameters.
Equally, the State authorities must be careful if it could actually leverage the Nationwide Mission on Excessive Yielding Seeds to strengthen the analysis eco-system, focused improvement and propagation of seeds with excessive yield, and business availability of greater than 100 seed varieties. Nizamabad is the hub of seed processing models and the expectation is that the Mission would deal with the district. Cotton and pulses are grown broadly in Telangana and the Centre’s deal with these crops is for certain to spice up the agriculture financial system.
Different areas, which could assist the State is the extraordinary deal with the MSME sector. With 22.73 lakh MSMEs in Telangana, it’s not clear what number of micro-enterprises could make use of the bank card facility of ₹5 lakh if they’re enrolled within the UDYAM portal.
A constructive outlook could possibly be the announcement of measures for the toy sector to develop them as clusters, enhance abilities and the manufacturing eco-system. The toys business in Nirmal district is known in Telangana for its distinct toys. Large hospital teams within the State may entry advantages from Centre’s announcement to encourage medical tourism.
On the entire, this yr’s Union Finances has but once more dissatisfied the State and it’s to be seen, how the Congress Authorities reacts to a different spherical of dismal allocation even because the BJP management within the State is gung ho on what its leaders are claiming to be recreation changer price range.
Printed – February 01, 2025 06:12 pm IST
