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SYED MOHAMMED

HISTORICAL FACTS: Budgetary allocations for minorities see a hike | History Defined

Telangana’s Minorities Welfare Department (MWD) saw an increase in budgetary allocations, a chunk of which was spent on education and educational schemes.

According to data obtained by means of the Right to Information Act, at the time of the State’s formation, the MWD was allocated ₹1,030 crore. There was a steady increase through FY 2015-16, FY 2016-17, 2017-18, and FY 2018-19 with ₹1,160.40 crore, ₹1,200 crore, ₹1,226.11 crore, and finally, ₹1,973.41 crore.

However, there was a slight drop in allocations in FY 2019-2020, with ₹1,344 crore, but in the subsequent year, the allocation rose to ₹1,513.45 crore.

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