Finance Minister Vajubhai Vala today tabled a Rupees 47.76 crore surplus budget for 2009-10 in the Gujarat Assembly. Earlier, during the brief assembly session held in February, the state government had sought vote on account for only four months up to July this year, as the political and administrative machinery was on election mode due to the Lok Sabha elections.

Presenting the ”Modified budget estimates” for fiscal 2009-10, Mr Vala said the revenue receipts were expected at Rs 41,815.18 crore against revenue expenditure of Rs 45,728.37 crore, leaving a deficit of Rs 3,913.19 crore.

Highlights of Gujarat budget 2009-2010

1.) Rs 47.76 surplus budget, DTH entertainment tax will bring in more 6 crore Rs. This makes Rs 53.76 crore surplus.

2.) Entertainment tax of Rs 200 per each Direct to home( DTH) connection per year. This is the only new tax(estimated total Rs 6 crore), announced in today’s budget.

3.) The annual plan of Gujarat for the year 2009-2010 is Rs.23275 crore which is 11 percent more than last year of Rs.21,000 crore.

4.) Maximum outlay for social sector. A total of Rs.10150.28 crore has been allotted for it.

5.) Community training centre in 18 district.

6.) Two new veterinary colleges and Cold storage for milk in internal villages.

7.) 5406 houses for urban poor people.

8.) Rs 7,000 Crore package for urban development under new Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojna.

9.) Rs 600 crore Swarnim Jayanti Sorath Vikas Yojna to make Junagadh a capital of Gujarat’s tourism sector.

10.) Rs 400 crore for development works in seven cities.

11.) 4 new courts to dispose off the all cases pending for more than one year before 2011.

12.) 3 bomb disposal squads at a coast of Rs. 96 crore.

13.) Allocation of budget for the home department has been increased by 69.38 percent this year. Last year it was Rs. 204.65 crore while this year it is Rs. 346.65 cr.

14.) 11 new mahila police stations at the cost of Rs. 96 cr.

15.) Drilling in 15 wells in Cambay basin for crude.

16.) 250 CNG stations before 2011.

17.) New airports will be developed in Dwarka, Palitana, Ambaji and Morbi.

18.) Four Industrial and two Investment regions to be developed.

19.) Gujarat Tourism Company will be set up. Junagadh circuit will be developed.

20.) New 533 km “Kisan Path” roads for farmers.

21.) 20 new I.T.I will be set up.

22.) 18.500 kg floor will be given on ration card instead of present 16.700 kg.

23.) Iodin salt will be given to Below poverty line(BPL) ration card holders at a coast of Re.1

24.) Five power stations(total 800 MW capacity) will be developed.

25.) Development of 339 religious places will be carried out, phase wise.

26.) 1500 new S.T. buses will be put on roads at a coast of Rs 228.50 crore.

27.) District level 10 bus stations will be upgraded through private partnership.

28.) Re-survey for modernization of land offices. Form no.6 will be scanned

29.) Property card’s latest copies will be given in urban areas.

30.) Gas stove, cooker will be distributed in 5,000 anganwadi schools through public aid.

31.) Rs 1.72 crore provision for Kunvarbai nu mameru scheme.

32.) Rs 10,000 aid to below poverty line family if main person of the family dies And Rs 2.64 crore to help beggars for food and cloths.

33.) Rs 540 crore for Narmada canal oriented water supply scheme.

34.) Gandhinagar will be made solar city.

35.) Rs 100 crore project for modernization of Ahmedabad’s Civil hospital. Total 4820 bed facility will be developed.

36.) Ahmedabad’s Cancer hospital will have a medical college from year 2010.