Kerala Budget Highlights 2010

* Liquor to cost more

* Tax on foreign liquor raised to 10%

* Wine and beer to cost less

* 10% tan reduction for wine and beer

* Laws to b amended to get hold of Munnar town from Tata

* 20 crore for novel Munnar project to be implemented under development authority

* Employees working in the traditional sector to get rice for Rs 2

* Around thirty five lakh families would be benefited by this scheme

* Five hundred crores has been allocated for this

* National Employment Guarantee scheme would be extended to urban areas also.

* Twenty crores has been allocated for this

* Initial works related to Express railway corridor would begin this year

* Energy auditing would be executed for industries

* No special schemes are recommended to low Revenue Deficit

* Revenue deficit would remain at 19%

* Special projects would be implemented focusing women

* Waiting rooms for women at public places

* Medical and counseling facility scheme for women

* One hundred and twenty CI offices to be made women friendly

* 622 crore for Agriculture sector

* Agriculture calendar for Kuttanad

* Directions to maintain the environmental balance of Kuttanad region

* LNG terminal to be commissioned in 2012

* Company worth Rs 1000 crore asset to be formed for Kannur airport

* 125 crore for Vizhinjam project

* Global tender would be called for Vizhinjam project

* Government to execute Smartcity project

* Inforpark to give employment to 1 lakh people

* Infopark would be developed ; 150 acres of land would undertaken for this

* 412 crores for IT, tourism

* 20 crores for Ayankali employment guarantee scheme

* Welfare pension raised to Rs 300

* Stamp duty relaxed for building construction

* Pojects to protect mangroves and kavu

* 50 crore assistance for Kudumbasree units

* Mountain highway construction to begin this year

* 50 crore for works related to Kochi metro

* Seri culture at Vembanadu lake

* 500 crore to encourage paddy cultivation

* House and power for all coastal residents

* 118 crore for animal protection

* Pre paid system at all government offices to contain energy production

* 10 crore for Mullaperiyar new dam study

* 114 crore for water transport

* Surcharge removed; stamp duty relaxed

* 10 new fire and rescue service units to be set up

* 37 crore for renovating school buildings

* New civil stations to come up at Mathilakam and Aroor

* 57 crores for Handicrafts

* 5 crores for Science and Technology Mueseum

* E-filing system to be implemented at check posts

* KSRTC to purchase 1000 buses

* Luxury tax for DTH

* Tax removed for imported sugar

* Income Tax department to begin SMS alerts

* 11/2 crores for land banking system

* 139 crores for Tsunami rehabilitation

* Beverages Corporation to begin de-addiction centres

* 9 crores for Rescue Force

* 14 crores for Public Relation department

* 15 crores for new housing projects

* Drinking water projects 1058 crore

* Assistance for Kannur university and Agriculture university

* Fund for all university libraries

* 11 crores for Polytechnic

* 21/2 crores for Pollution Control Board

* 67 crores for National Games

* 20 lakh each for PT Usha and Mercy Kuttan Sports Academies

* 21 crore for Health Education Directorate

* More land would be undertaken for the development of Karipur airport

* UGC scale salary for college lecturers from March