6 Guarantees Take Priority In Rs 3-Trn TG Budget 2025

The govt’s strategic roadmap for the next decade envisions a 5-fold expansion of the current $200-bn State economy into a $1-trillion economy - Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Dy CM, Telangana

Hyderabad: The Congress government in Telangana on Wednesday presented a budget of nearly Rs3.05 lakh crore for 2025-26, with over Rs56,000 crore for the implementation of the party’s ‘six poll guarantees’, while expecting to raise Rs64,000 crore through open market loans.

The budget estimates revenue expenditure of Rs2.27 lakh crore and capital expenditure of Rs36,504 crore, said Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who tabled the financial document in the state Assembly.

“For the fiscal year 2025-26, I am proposing a total expenditure of Rs3,04,965 crore, with revenue expenditure of Rs2,26,982 crore and capital expenditure of Rs36,504 crore,” he said, describing it as a “perfect balance between welfare and development”.

The ‘six poll guarantees’ of the Congress government include Rs 2,500 per month, gas cylinder for Rs500 and free travel in state-run RTC buses under ‘Mahalakshmi’ scheme meant for women, Rs15,000 per acre for farmers and tenant farmers under ‘Rythu Bharosa’.

As many as 200 units of free electricity for all households under ‘Gruha Jyothi’, house site and Rs5 lakh for people not owning a house under the ‘Indiramma Indlu’, Rs5 lakh for students under ‘Yuva Vikasam’ and social security pension of Rs4,000 monthly as per ‘Cheyutha’ scheme are the rest.

The State government has proposed an allocation of Rs24,439 crore for the Agriculture Department, including towards the Rythu Bharosa Scheme.