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.