But then these dreams of people and the State could not be achieved with the own revenues of the State. The loans were raised responsibly, sticking to Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management norms, for the projects that would improve the health of people and the irrigation potential in the State and to speed up the GDP growth.
It also utilised the option of raising loans through various corporations with government guarantee, he said.
For decades, Telangana people had suffered from water-borne diseases for lack of protected and quality drinking water. The fluorosis-affected people of Nalgonda and other districts were a stark example, Mr. Rajender said. The Mission Bhagiratha to ensure quality drinking water to every household was meant for a healthy Telangana and it was taken up with an expenditure of Rs. 43,000 crore, mostly by raising loans.