The first supplementary budget of the financial year 2018-19 was tabled in the Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday. The Rs 2452.41 crore supplementary grant demands include provisions for various existing heads and some other initiatives like allocation for assisting the victims of crimes.
Informing the media after tabling it in the house, the Finance minister Prakash Pant said that the Rs 2452.41 crore supplementary budget includes Rs 1706.25 crore under the revenue head and Rs 746.16 under the capital head. Provision of Rs 261.96 crore has been made for salary with Rs 228.30 crore has been accorded for pension and others. Further, Rs 16 crore provision has been made for the World Bank assisted Uttarakhand Public Financial Management Strengthening project with Rs 100 crore provision being made under special central assistance. A sum of Rs five crore has been provided for to facilitate construction of Uttarakhand Bhawan and emporium in Mumbai. For law and order, a provision of Rs two crore has been made for the crime victim assistance fund while Rs 50 lakh has been allocated to the police department for Kumbh Mela facilitation. Further, a provision of Rs 1.50 crore has been made for construction of residential and non-residential buildings of the police department. In the sphere of education, a provision of Rs 20 crore has been made for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. For the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, Rs 10.50 crore provision has been made from the revenue head and Rs 10 crore provision has been made from the capital head.
A provision of Rs 6.21 crore has been made for the girls education encouragement cycle scheme. For the upgradation of pharmacy polytechnic a provision of Rs 1.20 crore has been made while a sum of Rs five crore has been allocated under the NABARD funded head for construction of schools and hostels. While Rs 1.62 crore provision has been made for construction of multi-purpose hall in Narendranagar, a provision of Rs two crore has been made under arts and culture for construction of auditorium. In the health sector, a provision of Rs 71.80 crore has been made for the Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana. Further, provision of Rs 30 crore has been made for the Almora medical college, Rs 10 crore for Doon medical college and Rs five crore for government medical college.
While Rs 10 crore provision has been made for maintenance of urban potable water schemes, Rs five crore has been allocated for alternate potable water system and reconstruction and Rs 40 crore for NABARD funded potable water scheme. Provision of Rs 15 crore has been made for housing and infrastructure. While Rs 38.74 crore has been allocated for national nutrition mission, in the agriculture sector Rs 25.19 crore provision has been made for Kisan Pension Yojana and Rs 30 crore for Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and Rs 53 crore for traditional agriculture development scheme. Further, Rs 170 crore provision has been made for construction of roads, Rs five crore for the Kishau dam and Rs 5.10 crore for the Uttarakhand state tourism development board.