Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala budget for the year 2014-15 gave more prominence to farmers and the agriculture sector. The Budget presented by Kerala Finance Minister KM Mani has set aside about Rs 50 crore for an income guaranteed scheme.
The scheme benefits farmers cultivating within two hectares of land in case their crops fail and 90 per cent of the expenses of the insurance will be borne by the government. Other farmer friendly projects include the formation of an agriculture mission to promote hi-tech farming with the help of agencies like MS Swaminathan Foundation and setting up of co-operatives for marketing of agriculture produce at the block level.
However, there were not much schemes for the market intervention to control the price of essential commodities.
There will be price hike for various commodities including all cooking oil except coconut oil, two-wheelers, cars and luxury cars and Indian made foreign liquor. Travelling in luxury buses, taxis and autos will be more expensive as their taxes has also been increased.
The additional tax on LPG will be taken off so that the customers will have to pay Rs 41 less per cylinder but his was an announcement made earlier.
The budget has also given prominence for cancer treatment. Rs 10 crore has been set aside for early detection of cancer by having separate teams including two doctors in each district for this purpose.
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