Tamil Nadu’s infrastructure spending up 26% in 2020-21, despite a difficult situation

Tamil Nadu’s spending on infrastructure increased by about 26.7% in fiscal 2020-21, when compared to fiscal 2019-20, despite a challenging situation caused by the first wave of pandemic.The State’s ca

Tamil Nadu’s spending on infrastructure increased by about 26.7% in fiscal 2020-21, when compared to fiscal 2019-20, despite a challenging situation caused by the first wave of pandemic. The State’s capital expenditure which goes into infrastructure projects was ₹32,473.76 crore in 2020-21, according to provisional un-audited figures from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). The capital expenditure was lower than the ₹37,734.42 crore projected in the revised estimates for 2020-21 in the interim budget presented by the AIADMK government before the assembly polls. However, it showed an increase from ₹25,631.58 crore spent in 2019-20.