The
Government provides the Irrigation Department
with annual budget
allocation for new projects, operation
and maintenance works.
New projects, extensions
and renovations constitute capital outlays,
while maintenances, staff pay and services are borne under
the
current account budget. Budget approprition for both heads have
been:-
Sr.
Year
Current
Capital
Total
(Kyats in Million)
1.
1989-90
295-97
334.06
629.85
2.
1990-91
291-49
357.12
648.61
3.
1991-92
343-60
346.96
690.56
4.
1992-93
433-90
528.42
962.32
5.
1993-94
436-24
936.73
1372.97
6.
1994-95
580-62
2372.20
2952.82
7.
1995-96
658-25
5683.49
6341.74
8.
1996-97
946.29
5700.00
6646.29
9.
1997-98
925.07
4971.54
5896.61
10.
1998-99
1725.75
5007.43
6733.18
11.
1999-00
2161.77
7136.54
9298.31
12.
2000-01
3168.81
9474.04
12642.85
13.
2001-02
3999.80
9025.15
13024.95
14.
2002-03
4137.50
13025.15
17162.7
15.
2003-04
8171.44
18864.36
27035.8
16.
2004-05
5848.82
24016.92
29865.7
The
above table clearly depicts the massive infusion of capital
outlays by the Government, and which as a result has noticeably
leb to remarkable progress in the pace of irrigation development.