KERALA STATE BUDGET 2021-22 KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF BUDGET 2021-22 8,00,000 jobs in 2021-22 Laptops for all Six-Point programme for promoting startups Champions boat league to resume Poverty alleviation Agriculture, Fisheries and Coastal development ASHA workers allowance hiked Will not allow lotteries from other states to exploit citizens Kerala’s finance minister Dr. Thomas Isaac presented the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s final budget for this term on Friday, 15 January 2021. The budget speech was considered especially crucial considering the need to counter the economic impact of the pandemic. It was also significant considering the upcoming elections in the State this year. The Finance Minister emphasised the goal of transforming Kerala into a knowledge-based society, "with stride...