In a first, the Kerala government has introduced an Environment Budget as a separate document along with the State Budget.
The Environment Budget was also tabled in the Assembly on Monday alongside other Budget documents. The document highlights 81 schemes in nine sectors and their Budget allocations in environment-related areas.
“This is a novel initiative towards the State’s commitment to integrating environmental concerns in its planning and implementation and it will be refined in the coming years,” Finance Minister K. N. Balagiopal said in his preface to the Environment Budget, a 59-page document.
