Punjab finance minister Manpreet Badal presented state budget 2018 .
highlights from the budget
@ Installation of RO system in 1,500 schools with Rs 9 crore.
@ Rs 10 crore for free sanitary napkins in schools.
@ 230 crore for upgradation of 75 rural roads and 4 bridges with NABARD assistance.
@ Solar system to be installed at all senior secondary schools
@ 73.34 crore for upgradation of government medical colleges at Patiala and Amritsar.
@ State cancer institute at Amritsar costing Rs 39 crore to come up
@ Tertiary cancer care centre at Fazilka to cope up with Rs 45 crore
@cancer and drug de-addiction treatment infrastructure board (CADA)
25 crore .
@ Enhancement of 6 per cent grant as compared to last year for six universities of Punjab
@ 914.57 crore for National Health Mission, this is 18 ℅ more than last year
@ 4,015 crore for primary and secondary health care facilities with an increase of 13 per cent over previous year budget.
@Punjabi University, Patiala One time grant of Rs 50 crore .
@ smart cities of Ludhiana, Amritsar and Jalandhar 500 crore .
@ Rs 10 crore for free sanitary napkins in schools.
@ development tax Every taxpayer in Punjab will now have to pay 20 paise .
