The State achieved over 50 per cent spending of State Plan allocations by December-end against 48 per cent spending during the corresponding period of the last fiscal.
Departments have spent a total of Rs24,750 crore out of total State Plan allocation of Rs48,675 crore set for the 2015-16 fiscal. In 2014-15, the State Plan was of Rs40,449 crore.
The Water Resources Department has recorded 65 per cent spending by utilising highest amount of Rs3,384 crore against allocation of Rs5,242 crore.
Next to it, Works Department has spent 59 per cent (Rs 2,361) of its allocation of Rs3,976 crore. Similarly, Rural Development Department is third in the list 58 per cent spending. It has spent Rs3,427 crore agaist allocation of Rs5,835 crore.
Agriculture Department has achieved 57 per cent spending, which accounts for Rs5558 out of year’s allocation of Rs6, 777.
Social sector spending has improved a lot this time with spending of Rs10,859 crore (51 per cent) against Rs21,157 allocated for the year.
Regarding collection of taxes, the report said that Sales Tax collection lags behind other taxes. Out of targeted Rs13,818 crore for the year, Rs8,408 crore has been sent so far.
Similarly, Excise Revenue of Rs1,712 crore against year’s target ofRs2500, Own Tax revenue of Rs15,118 crore against targeted Rs22,890 crore and Nontax of Rs4,991 crore against target of Rs9266 core have been collected by December 31.