Govt makes substantial allocations for guarantees and major schemes

The State government has made substantial allocations for its six guarantees and flagship programmes in the budget for 2026-27, notwithstanding the financial constraints it has been facing in raising resources.

The government allocated ₹50,713 crore in the budget for the next financial year for implementation of the six guarantees as well as other major schemes. Rythu Bharosa received an allocation of ₹18,000 crore and Cheyutha ₹14,861 crore, including two lakh new pensions that will be added during the course of the next financial year. Indiramma houses received a major boost with ₹5,500 crore allocation while Mahalakshmi free bus travel to women has been earmarked ₹4,305 crore. Allocation of ₹3,500 crore was made towards payment of bonus assured to agriculture sector and another ₹2,080 crore was earmarked for Gruha Jyoti, supply of power free of cost to houses consuming upto 200 units a month. Rajiv Arogyasri received ₹1,143 crore and ₹723 crore would be spent towards LPG subsidy under Mahalakshmi scheme.

This apart, adequate allocations have been made for power subsidy ( ₹14,000 crore) primarily free power to farm sector and subsidised supply to poor households and rice subsidy ( ₹3,000 crore). The government estimated ₹5,526 crore as Finance Commission grants and this includes the matching grant by the State.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy was confident that the government will mobilise the required quantum of funds for fulfilling the assurances. “We are trying to arrest leakages in all departments. We don’t want to take any chance and this can be seen from the fact that Telangana’s GSDP is better than the national GDP,” he said in an informal chat with reporters.