The Haryana government on Friday presented a budget of 2021-22 with an outlay of ₹ 1,55,645 crore, focusing on health, agriculture and infrastructure.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal, who also holds a portfolio of finance, while presenting the budget said that 1, 1,55,645 crore was allocated for 2021-22, revised estimate (RE) of 2020-21, an increase of 1% by 13%. 37,738 crores.
“The budget outlay includes 25% as capital expenditure of ₹ 38,718 crore and 75% as revenue expenditure of ₹ 1,16,927 crore,” he said.
The budget was prepared amidst the unprecedented global crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and challenges being faced like never before. “The health of our people has been given the highest priority and repeating the same is ₹ 7,731 crore allocated in 2021-22, an increase of 20.2% over the outlay of ₹ 6,433 crore in RE 2020-21,” he said. said.
The Chief Minister said that the government has identified health, agriculture and infrastructure as key priority areas that need to be focused to prevent contraction in the economy and adopt a path of revival.
He said that the government is committed to fulfilling the national goal of making agriculture a future and doubling the income of farmers. Mr. Lal said, “An amount of 110 6,110 crore has been allocated for the year 2021-22, an increase of 20.9% against RE 2020-21 of ₹ 5,052 crore.” He said that in the 2021-22 fiscal year, the Directorate of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises will work towards strengthening Haryana’s presence in five key focus areas – aerospace and defense, toy industry, service sector, construction and industrial parks.
Mr. Lal said that the government would bring a comprehensive law in the Legislative Assembly for the long-term implementation of the ‘Parivar Pechan Patra’ (PPP) program.
‘Despair’
However, the Congress termed the budget a complete disappointment. Haryana Congress chief Kumari Selja said that people had high expectations from this budget, but it was nothing for them. Leader of Opposition Bhupendra Singh Hooda expressed concern over the deteriorating financial health of the state.
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