Environment
On the fast track
The finance minister has placed his bets on growth through rapid technological development, but critics say he should proceed with caution
| RURAL PRIORITIES Increased allocation for rural development | ||
| 1993-94 in Rs crore | 1994-95 in Rs crore | |
| Rural development | 5620 | 7025 |
| Employment programmes | 3906 | 5055 |
| Water supply & sanitation | 770 | 951 |
| Wasteland development | 50 | 60 |
| MARGINAL RISE Budgetary allocations for environment protection | ||
| 1993-94 in Rs crore | 1994-95 in Rs crore | |
| Ministry of environment anf forests | 399 | 418 |
| Forestry & wildlife | 199 | 219 |
| Pollution control | 111 | 128 |
| Prevention of Ganga pollution | 60 | 73 |
| INCENTIVE TO IMPORT Reduction in custom duties proposed in the 1994-95 budget | ||
| Existing rate | New rate | |
| Project imports & capital goods | 35% | 25% |
| Steel | 75-85% | 50% |
| Coal | 85% | 35% |
| Computer parts | 80% | 50% |
| Application software | 85% | 20% |
| Optical fibres | 85% | 40% |
| S&T ALLOCATIONS | ||
| Major outlays (in Rs crore) | 1993-94 (Revised estimates) | 1994-95 |
| Atomic energy | 1505 | 1253 |
| Space | 718 | 754 |
| Electronics | 178 | 154 |
| Non-conventional energy | 204 | 226 |
| Ocean development | 56 | 59 |
| Biotechnology | 88 | 90 |
| Science & Technology | 339 | 386 |
| Council of Scientific & Industrial Research | 343 | 360 |
| Indian Council of Agricultural Research | 457 | 473 |
| Indian Council of Medical Research | 56 | 58 |
| Ministry of environment & forests (for zoological & botanical surveys of India) | 399 | 418 |
| Total | 4343 | 4231 |