The Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh Wednesday presented its maiden budget aiming to please various sections of society wherein it has proposed to allocate Rs 132 crore for the welfare of bovines and hiked grant to the state Waqf Board and Haj committee. 

The budget, presented by Finance Minister Tarun Bhanot, also proposes a three-fold hike in the honorarium for the priests working in the registered temples. 

The minister said a budgetary allocation of Rs 8,000 crore has been made to waive remaining loans of the farmers in the state. 

He said the ruling Congress had written off loans worth Rs 7,000 crore of 20 lakh farmers within 128 days of coming to power. 

"A provision has been made to generate employment for youths under which the skill training programme would be given an impetus.