Agriculture, ecology and water conservation are the other priorities in the district Panchayat budget

Agriculture, tourism, ecology and water conservation were the focus of the annual budget of the Pottayat district for the period 2021-22 of the Kottayam district presented on Saturday. The budget, presented by TS Sarath, Vice President of the Local Authority, provides for income of 94.68 crore, expenses of 86.97 crore and a surplus of 7.7 crore. Nirmala Jimmi, President of Panchayat District, chaired the presentation.

One of the key projects in the budget is Destination Kottayam, which is intended to promote the district’s rural tourism potential. In addition, 10 take-a-break centers will open across the region.

Given the recurring landslides in the high areas, a water management program is being initiated that will map the endangered sites in Meenachil and Kanjirappally Taluks. With the rise in lifestyle diseases among adolescents, open gyms will be opened in all 22 departments.

LIFE Mission

Panchayat District, which is supposed to provide protection for all, has allocated £ 7.02 to complete the LIFE Mission Project. Other key allocations are £ 15 to buy seeds, £ 5 to raise fish, £ 1 to feed poultry to Manarcaud farm, £ 10 to deepen canals and £ 25 to set up a rural market collective 1.10 crore for the construction of women-friendly toilets and sanitary napkin machines in schools.

In the education sector, £ 12 lakh has been allocated to continue the equivalency tests for 10th Standard and Plus-Two programs. A project to control drug abuse among students in the spirit of the Operation Gurukulam project has been formulated.

Based on the success of the community kitchen initiative during the lockdown period, £ 5 has been made available to run the community kitchen as part of the Hunger Free project.

In the health sector, £ 20 each was allocated to the opening of a gynecological operating room at Kottayam General Hospital and a mobile blood bank.

In line with the Karunya program initiated by the late Patriarch of the Kerala Congress (M), KM Mani, a project called Karunya Kottayam was added to the budget. The project aims to provide medicines, services and equipment to disabled and bedridden patients with the help of the local body.

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