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Budget
2002 - 2003
Speech
of Thiru
C. Ponnaiyan, Hon'
ble Minister of Finance and
Information Technology, Government of Tamil Nadu, presenting the Revised
Estimates for 2001-2002 and the Budget for 2002-2003 to the Legislative
Assembly on 27th March, 2002.
Honourable
Speaker Sir,
It
is my privilege to present the Revised Estimates for the current year and
the Budget proposals of the Government of Tamil Nadu for the year
2002-2003 before this august House. Our party, under the able and dynamic
leadership of our visionary leader, Puratchi Thalaivi J Jayalalithaa,
obtained the overwhelming mandate of the people based on certain policies
and programmes. These were
incorporated in the previous Budget presented seven months ago. In line with our commitment to ensure fiscal transparency and
open governance, a ‘White Paper on Tamil Nadu Government’s Finances’
was placed in the Legislative Assembly. I express my sincere gratitude to
the Honourable Members, intellectuals, interest groups and the people of
Tamil Nadu for their valuable suggestions, which have helped in shaping
the contours of the Annual Financial Statement for the next financial
year.
2.
The Budget Speech for 2002-2003 will be a departure from past
conventions and practices in certain ways. We have tried to improve the
process of Budget formulation by inviting and incorporating responses to
the White Paper from political parties, academics, experts, trade and
industry and many others. I
therefore propose to begin by delineating the fiscal position of the State
Government, outline the reform programme to be followed in the next
financial year and also build on the vision statement announced in the
Governor's address a few days ago.
Fiscal
Position
Fiscal
And Budgetary Reform Programme
Strengthening
Local Self Government
The
Honourable Chief Minister’s 15-Point Programme
Evergreen
Revolution
Food
Security
Livestock
Security And Fisheries Development
Water
Security
Health
Security
Livelihood
Security
Shelter
Security
Ecological
Security
Energy
Security
Infrastructure
For Development
Literacy
And Techniracy
Folk,
Classical And Modern Arts, Culture And Drama
Gender
Equity
New
Deal For The Oppressed Classes
Technological
Leapfrogging
Administration
Fiscal
Projections
Commercial
Taxes
Fiscal
Management
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