Kerala Budget

	Kerala budget hikes levy on liquor, pan masala		Liquor, luxury cars to cost more
	BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS		2 pc cess on houses with built-up area above 4000 square feet
	No tax on bio-fertilisers , bio-pesticides		2 pc cess on luxury cars that cost above Rs 20 lakh
	6 pc cess and 10 pc  surcharge on IMFL		Students to get insurance coverage
	To announce a comprehensive housing policy soon		Rs 5 cr for zero-waste project at Sabarimala
	Rs 1 cr for setting up security system at Padmanabhaswamy temple		Rs 2 cr for Ernakulam-Sabarimala State Highway

INFRASTRUCTURE
Rs 150 cr for Vizhinjam Port
Rs 42 cr for completing Seaport-Airport road
Rs 5 cr for first phase of hill-highway
Rs 25 cr sanctioned for Kochi Metro project
Mobility Hub in Kottayam
Rs 325 cr for public works
Rs 30 cr for capital city development
Rs 2 cr for Ernakulam-Sabarimala State Highway
State road improvement project will be implemented

EDUCATION
Rs 1 Cr for Malayalam University, Thirur
Technical Training Institute to be set up in Chavara
Students to get insurance coverage
Noon meal scheme extended to Std 9, 10

SPORTS
Rs 120 cr for development of sports stadiums
Sport complex to be set up in Poonjar

WELFARE
Housing schemes for fishermen
Rs 300 as pension for small scale farmers
KSFE to give education loans in bank-rate
New scheme to help Endosulfan victims
Women and Children hospitals in all districts
52 lakh families to benefit from Rajiv Health Insurance Scheme
To bring agricultural insurance schemes under single umbrella

TAXES
6 pc cess and 10 pc  surcharge on IMFL
2 pc cess on luxury cars that cost above Rs 20 lakh
No tax on bio-fertilisers , bio-pesticides
2 pc cess on houses with built-up area above 4000 square feet