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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Staff Reporter

Priority for agriculture, health and education in district budget

Kozhikode

Giving thrust to agriculture, health and education sectors, the district panchayat budget on Friday listed out innovative projects worth ₹118.16 crore for the 2022-23 fiscal. The budget presented by District Panchayat Vice President M.P. Sivanandan made the highest allocation of ₹20 crore for the improvement of various facilities in the health sector.

With focus on the conversion of fallow land into fertile fields, the budget allotted ₹6.45 crore for the agriculture sector. The improvement of various farms under the control of district panchayat and the promotion of small-scale farming initiatives would be top priority in the 2022-23 fiscal. Apart from this, setting up of bio-gas plants would be encouraged. A amount of ₹50 lakh was earmarked exclusively for the purpose.

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