KCR Directs Ministers to Give Realistic Budget Proposals

HYDERABAD:  Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has asked his cabinet colleagues to come up with fresh budget proposals, as he was not satisfied with the proposals presented by them.

“The CM wants to do away with routine and outdated method of preparing budget proposals and asked to come up with realistic budget proposals while controlling leakages. Zero-based budget will be introduced this time. The CM will hold discussions with ministers and secretaries of each department for two to three days,” said Irrigation minister T Harish Rao after the four-hour long cabinet meeting in Hyderabad on Sunday.

With the CM asking his ministers to come up with fresh budget proposals, the Assembly session which was earlier proposed to be conducted in February will now be postponed to March.
Rao also made an important decision to expedite the process for regularisation of service of  contract employees by adopting the relevant AP Act.

Being held at a time when TRS is basking in the glory of GHMC elections, the cabinet meeting assumed significance from administration as well as political point of views. But not many decisions were made as the CM is said to have focused more on budget itself.

Cabinet decisions

A Cabinet sub-committee headed by Cinematography minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav formed to address the problems of film industry and come up with recommendations for developing the industry in Hyderabad. Ministers KT Rama Rao and Tummala Nageswara Rao will be the members of sub committee.

A Cabinet sub-committee under Agriculture minister P Srinivas Reddy formed to study whether the incentive of Rs 4 paid to dairy farmers supplying milk to Vijaya Dairy may be implemented even in case of other dairies. Finance minister E Rajendar, Power Minister G Jagadeesh Reddy etc, are members of the sub committee.   

Horticulture Development Corporation will be set up to increase the acreage of horticulture crops in state and to provide unadulterated food products to people. Fruits and vegetable processing centres will be set up in various parts of the state. The corporation aims to increase the acreage of horticulture crops in state from present 6 lakh acres to 10 lakh acres. Soon the vacancies in Horticulture department will be filled.