Haryana Budget 2017-18: Main Highlights

On 06^th March, Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu Singh has opened the box of Haryana Budget 2017-18. In the new budget, he has announced an increase of financial assistance for the various sector including irrigation, agriculture, housing scheme by HUDA and many other. Below are the top highlights of state budget 2017-18:

Complete Details of Haryana Budget 2017-18

• For Health and Family Welfare Schemes budget has got an increase of 15.52 percent and reaches to a total of Rs 3839.90 crore in 2017-2018.


• Haryana Government has announced to open Medical Colleges in every district of the state.


• For Haryana Scholarship Schemes and Education, the FM has set a budget of Rs. 14005 that is 18% more in comparison to 2016-17 budget.


• For Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chhattar Yojana, the state government will give financial assistance of Rs. 8,000 to Rs. 12,000 for SC/ST and OBC students.


• For disabled person/ children who do not have studied, financial help has now Rs. 1,000 in comparison of earlier Rs. 700.


• Pension of Old age person and widows will Rs. 16,00 as it was increased on Haryana Divas 2016.


• For martyr families of Army Personal financial assistance has been Rs. 50 lakh


• While cadets completing education in Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun, has got incremented to Rs. 50,000 per year.


• LPG Gas connection will be given to BPL family women along with subsidy if they receive Rs. 16,00


• Manohar Jyoti Scheme has been announced for the farmer to get energy in agriculture. Under the scheme, the government has targeted to offer 1,00,000 solar based home systems. The government will complete the project in three phases and provide 3050 nos. of 2 HP and 5 HP solar water pumping systems. For Manohar Jyoti Scheme the government will spend Rs. 230 crore.


• Rs 12685.71 crore for Power sector


• Rs 3382.84 crore for Public Health Engineering


• Rs 4973.58 crore for Urban Development


• Rs 400 crore for District Plan


• Rs 2549.81 crore for Transport Sectors


• Rs 3827.70 crore for Buildings & Roads sector


• Rs 6859.55 crore for Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, and Welfare of SCs and BCs


• Rs 399.88 crore for Industries and Minerals


• Rs 3839.90 crores for Health and Family Welfare sector

Overall Haryana Budget 2017-18 is 1,02,329.35 crore, that receives a hike of 13.18 percent over last year budget of Rs 9,041.59.