Kerala Finance minister Thomas Isaac will present the state budget for the year 2019-2020. The Finance Minister also confirmed that the state economy was on a growth path. Following are the highlights of budget speech:

* Plan for an airport at Sabarimala under consideration

* 195 more posts of engineers to be created in local bodies

* Rs 208 cr for protection of forest and other allied projects

* STEC gets Rs 152 cr

* Cusat gets Rs 25 cr

* Rs 8 cr for state film development corporation

* Rs 32 cr for zoos

* Rs 131cr for coastal shipping and inland navigation

* RoRo service to start between Vaiikom and Thavanakadavu

* Rs 788cr for modernisation of hospitals

* Rs 35 cr for Malabar cancer centre

* Rs 15 cr for Cochin cancer centre

* Rs 49 cr for minority communities

* Rs 100 cr for Devaswom boards

* Rs 18 cr for research related programmes like 'Walk with the scholar' in Universities

* Rs 500 cr for pension for differently-abled

* Rs 31 cr for special children

* Transgender people also get support. Rs 5cr sanctioned for Transgender community

* Rs 34.5 cr for endosulphan victims

* Special assistance for traders in the budget

* Rs 114cr for the welfare of backward community

* Rs 42 cr for development of forward communities

* Separate block will be constructed in Hajj house for women

* Sabarimala-- To be developed on Tirupati model. Base camp, Nilackal and Pampa to be developed at Rs 147.5 cr. Rs 629 cr earmarked for Sabarimala roads

* Budget gives thrust to solar energy. KIIFB to fund installation of rooftop solar panels in government schools and hospitals

* Government to set up industrial zone near Kannur airport

* Rs 2500cr in agricultural sector to recover from the effect of floods. Rs 20 crore for crop insurance

* Rs 41 crore for agricultural University in Thrissur. Rs 45cr for Fishing University

* Rs 1296 earmarked for housing complexes

* Rs 170cr for handloom industry

* Khadi sector gets Rs 14 cr

* Handicrafts development gets Rs 3.5 cr

* Agriculture board gets Rs 30 cr

* Rs 84 cr for IT parks

* Tourism sector to get Rs 82 cr for marketing

* IT sector gets Rs 574 cr

* Alappuzha glass factory, which was closed from last 10 yrs, will be taken over by government and will reopen by 2021

* Sneha -- calling bell schemes to take care of old age people. 13% of population are above 60 years.

* Above 65 years age to be included in karunya scheme

* Rs 7533cr for welfare pension.

* Construction of a new rail track connecting North and south of the state will start in 2020. 515-km high speed rail track to cost Rs 55,000 cr

* Kerala Bank when formed will be the largest banking network in the state. Most modern banking services will be ensured through Kerala Bank

* Rs 25 cr to assist NRI's who lost jobs

Rs 1420 Cr for women empowerment

* SC/STs - training for getting better placements. IIIMK and KEST will be involved in this. A similar model will be set up for youth from coastal areas.

* Life mission to be completed by March. Rs 1290 Cr for third phase of life mission

* Public education - 2.5 lakh new students joined govt schools. 94 per cent students came from private schools to govt school.

Library and labs to be developed in schools. Higher secondary will share labs and libraries with high schools. Teacher training programs to become residential. Higher secondary needs vocational training - school workshops will be set up at Rs 15 cr

* Districts to have cultural centres to function in weekends to promote cultural activities

* Comprehensive health program will be implemented in four stagesRs 1,000 cr for Kuttanad package, Rs 100 crore for Nava Kerala Mission

* Family community centers to get boost. Family health centres will get 3 doctors. This will bring down the pressure on tertiary and secondary hospitals, PHCs to be converted to FHCs. 4217 posts created in health sector in the state in four years. All the families to be covered under health insurance scheme

* Income from Kerala Lottery will be fully utilised for health insurance schemes

* Investment of Rs 900 cr via KIIFB in coastal areas

* Geo-textiles will be promoted under Rebuild Kerala

* State to promote electric vehicles. Electric vehicles - by 2020 targets 10 lakh vehicles. Subsidy for 1000 EVs. Private electric vehicles to be exempted from road KSRTC to roll out more E-buses. All KSRTC buses plying in Trivandrum city will be converted into electric buses. Discussion with Swiss company on building e-buses

* Bekal to Kovalam wateray to be developed

* Kochi integrated water transport to be built with German help

* Kerala boat race to be promoted as a tourist attraction

* Rs 6375 cr via KIIFB to establish transmission grids

* Spices route will connect old ports of Kerala and Europe. Spices route to be developed along the lines of china's silk route.

* Musiriz project to complete in 2021

* Coir production will increases 10 times in 2 years. Coir fibre and pith could be used for creating wood like stuff. The technology will be provided by a university in Netherlands.

* Waterways will get functional by next year

* Kollam, Alappuzha, Wayanad and Ernakulam districts get more in budget

* NORKA to bear cost of transporting bodies of NRI who die abroad

* Pravasi festival to get Rs 5 crore

* Rs 20 crore earmarked to make Kerala hunger free state. Agencies involved in ensuring this will be given subsidies. Women Empowerment and strengthening of Kudumbasree project

* Gender budget again gets focus

* Tribal food products to be manufactured. Training will be given to tribesmen for that 2000 ladies to be trained in geriatric care

* Pravasi chitty collection will be invested in KIIFB

* Rs 500 crore for rubber support price

* Schemes to double income of farmers

* A system would be established where money would get transferred to the bank accounts of coconut farmers as soon as coconuts are purchased from their homes: Issac

* Thanneermukkam buns will be opened for one year for cleaning the water stored there

* Rs 43 crore for Kera gramam project

* Bank loans for tree planting on large scale

* Cial mode tyre company to be formed to promote rubber products

* Rs 250 crore for KINFRA mega food parks

* Mobile septage plants in Alappuzha to be set up. Floating septage tanks will also be used in Alappuzha. Floating septage to deal with boating sector in Alappuzha

* 25% subsidy for setting up water recycling plants at hotels and marriage halls.

* Rs 1000 crore for new Kuttanad package.

* Keragramam project to get Rs 45 cr, 10 lakh coconut saplings to be distributed under the scheme

* Steps will be taken to keep backwaters pollution free. Mobile septage units would be set up to reduce backwater pollution

* A special campaign in Kerala to promote energy efficient products. Old bulbs will be taken back. Schemes to check on power consumption. Low efficient fans will also be replaced. This will under the Re-bulb project

* 6000 km road to be completed in two years.New roads will follow guidelines of Indian Road Congress. State will use modern technology in designing roads

* Interest-free loans for women who sell fish in Trivandrum to open kiosks

* Palakkad, Thrissur, Alappuzha to have rice parks

* Rs 250 cr for drinking water project

* Rs 1000 crore for rehabilitation of fisherfolk

* 20 out 40 PSUs are profitable compared to 8 out of 40 in 2016. Rs 30 CR has been earmarked for reviving PSUs. PSUs -20 will be in profits. Diversification and expansion of public sector companies will be main focus

* The number of public sector undertakings has been risen to 20 after the LDF government assumed power

Pravasi chitty collection will be invested in KIIFB

* The FM sanctions Rs 19 crore for Keltron and Rs 5 cr for Telk

* Malabar Spinning Mill will get Rs 25 crore

* Kerala generic brand of medicines will be produced

* Under rebuild Kerala, Rs 1000crore sanctioned for coastal rehabilitation. Fishing community will be the first to get affected by climate change

* Amaravathy model townships will be set up in Kochi

* Rs 40 for deepening and widening Thottappally spillway

* Rs 227 crore projects sanctioned will be implemented this year for beach protection

* Rs 50crore to complete the works of fishing harbours

* A new port at Pozhiyoor envisaged

* GPS facilities for fishing boats

* Satellite phones and GPS for fishermen - Rs 15 crore earmarked

* Rs 200 for relaying coastal roads

* Taluk hospitals to be revived in coastal areas. Renovation of hospitals to be done in the next financial year

* Cial mofel company to be set up for revival of rubber.

* Subsidy for fisherwomen in Trivandrum to set up kiosks

* Boat building yard at Kollam

* A hub of industrial parks will be set up.

* Kochi refinery land to be taken in 2019-20.

* A string of townships will also be set up in Kerala.

A new scheme for land acquisition will soon come up.

1.16 lakh sq ft of IT space will be created.

Rs 100 crore for nava kerala mission.

Industrial area to be set up in association with the Kannur International Airport.

Major corporates are investing in Kerala.

Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund received Rs 3229 crore.

Nissan sets up a centre in Thiruvananthapuram.

2000 job opportunities in Kozhikode cyberpark to be created.

Tech Mahindra rents 12000 sq space in Kerala.

Isaac says more multi national companies coming forward to set up their companies in the state

Bizlab incubator will be set up in Thiruvananthapuram

2 lakh people working in marketing sector now. Startups will be a main focus area

Tomorrow's world is in today's startups: Rs 70 crore earmarked for youth program of startups

* Rs 70 crore earmarked for youth program of startups

* Issac claims that the IT job opportunities available in the state doubled during the LDF government's tenure

* Incubation and acceleration support helped grow start-up ecosystem in Kerala

* Rs 141 crore sanctioned for industrial parks

* Rs 75 crore for Ayyankali urban employment government schemes

* Road 10 crore for Innovation Zone

* Malabar- A brand for selling coffee by state government. Coffee from Wayanad will be marketed under the Malabar brand name.

* Ripe coffee berries will be collected at 25-100 higher than the market prices

* Kerala now has the largest startup ecosystem in the state with the setting up of integrated startup complex in Kochi

Rs 700 crore earmarked for startups

* Rs 250 crore sanctioned for employment gurantee scheme

* Jackfruit value added products manufaturing will be supported

* Wayanad has been selected for horticulture in flower promotion

* Coconut production will be increased - Rs70crore for factory of coconut products

* Rs 250 crore earmarked for flood affected panchayats

* Programmes similar to woman's wall to be conducted in all districts

* Rs 250 crore for local bodies which got affected due to floods

* There are 1200 schemes as part of the Kerala rebuild scheme. Rehabilitation after the floods had been completed successfully

* This is the time for rebuilding Kerala

* Kerala will bring back what the state lost in the flood. For Nava Kerala, 25 projects are being planned, says FM.

* Flays centre for not raising the debt ceiling. Why this cruelty to Kerala, he asks.

* The Sabarimala agitation was the second disaster Kerala faced after the floods, says the f* This is the time for rebuilding Keralainance minister.

* Rs 15,000 crore loss to the revenues of villagers due to floods.

* Rs 1832 crore spent on post-flood reconstruction of Kerala. Not just property, livelihood also affected due to floods, he said.

* He promises that the contribution received in disaster relief fund will be used only for works related to flood.

* Rs 2 crore announced for renaissance and women empowerment schemes.

Institutes Dakshayani Velayudhan award for women empowerment.

* He also says the protest regarding entry of women in Sabarimala was second calamity after floods faced by state.

* Isaac during his Budget speech, expresses gratitude to Navy for their help during rescue operation in floods.

* There is a decline in state's revenue and the budget will have some steps to address this issue, Isaac says before leaving for assembly.

* This is Isaac's 10th budget and Pinarayi Vijayan government's third budget

* Finance Minister Thomas Isaac reaches Kerala assembly to present the state budget