Budget 2017-18
📊 Athirampuzha Grama Panchayat Budget 2017–18
Brief analysis
Review of the budget
The budget of Athirampuzha Grama Panchayat for the financial year 2017-18 is a development-oriented budget that gives more importance to development activities and infrastructure development. Special emphasis has been given to income generation, sanitation, health, agriculture sector, drinking water and infrastructure development.
Key financial indicators
| Item | Amount(₹) |
|---|---|
| Starting balance | 2.66 crore |
| Total income | 19.67 crore |
| Including total income and beginning balance | 22.33 crore |
| Total cost | 21.77 crore |
| Year-end balance | 55.82 lakh |
Sources of income
₹2.56 Cr
Tax revenue
₹50.08 L
Non-taxable income
₹1.39 Cr
General Purpose Fund
₹3.77 Cr
Project Grants
₹5.00 Cr
Non-project grants
₹5.00 Cr
Loan
- 🏠 Property tax – ₹1.45 crore
- 💼 Employment tax – ₹75 lakh
Cost analysis
1. Revenue Expenditures
- Essential Duties – ₹2.92 crore
- Plan Expenditure – ₹6.87 crore
- Non-Plan Expenditure – ₹5.00 crore
- Total Revenue Expenditure – ₹14.79 crore
2. Capital expenditures
- Loan repayment – ₹40 lakh
- Other capital expenditure – ₹6.58 crore
- Total capital expenditure – ₹6.98 crore
The importance given to development sectors
- 🌾 ₹40.50 lakh for productive sectors like agriculture, animal husbandry, dairy development.
- 🩺 ₹6 lakh for public health programmes.
- ♻️ ₹21 lakh for sanitation projects.
- 🗑️ ₹5.50 lakh for public sanitation and waste management.
- 🚰 Special allocation for drinking water projects.
- 📚 Funds for educational related activities, libraries, and financial assistance to SC/ST students.
Key observations
- ✅ Targets increase in tax revenue.
- ✅ There is a heavy reliance on development funds and government grants.
- ✅ Targets major infrastructure development projects as ₹5 crore loan is included.
- ✅ Priority is given to sanitation, drinking water and public health.
- ✅ Balanced budget with a surplus of ₹55.82 lakh at the end of the year.
Conclusion
The Athirampuzha Grama Panchayat Budget for 2017-18 is a development-oriented budget focusing on revenue generation, infrastructure development, sanitation, healthcare and agricultural development. This budget will help in achieving the long-term development goals of the panchayat through effective utilization of loans and government grants.