Govt earmarks Rs.6117 cr as power tariff subsidy

The Rajasthan government today earmarked Rs 6,117 crore to subsidise power used in agriculture, besides Rs 370 crore for providing zero interest loans to farmers through cooperative banks.
The budget 2015-16, presented by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje in the house, also proposes long-term agriculture loans with 5 per cent interest subsidy to farmers.
Cooperative banks would provide crop loans to the tune of Rs 17,500 crore in 2015-16.
A fund of Rs 5.22 crore is proposed for setting up Krishi Sewa Kendra in 1,410 new gram panchayats and 59 panchayat samiti.
Rs 55 crore is earmarked for storage of three lakh tonnes of urea, l lakh tone of DAP. Raje's speech said a new agriculture college will be opened in Nagaur district.

On water resources front, a budgetary support of Rs 35 crore would be provided for restoration of 35 ponds which were transferred to Panchayati Raj Institutes.

A grant of Rs 3.88 crore for repair and cleaning of Animal Husbandry Hospital buildings was proposed, while 200 sub-centres will be upgraded to animal husbandry hospitals in the stipulated year.
Twenty-six mobile units of Animal Husbandry would be started in tehsils, and a Malvi cattle breeding farm in Dug will be set up with a veterinary diploma course.
About 400 delivery centres and 10 new mother milk banks will come up at a cost of Rs 10 crore in the state.