Budget allocation for minorities gone down by Rs 32 crore: Congress MLA

Congress MLA from Dariapur Gyasuddin Shaikh on Wednesday said that the Gujarat government has allocated only Rs 71.61 crore for the minority communities in its Budget for the year 2021-22 which is less by Rs 32 crore if compared to the Budget of 2020-21. With this, Shaikh also demanded that budget should be allocated to minorities on the basis of their population in the state.

Shaikh was speaking in the state Assembly while participating in the budgetary demands of Social Justice & Empowerment department.

Shaikh said that while the size of the state Budget has been increasing every year along with its population, the allocation for minority communities should also be increased

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