The Budget Session of Chhattisgarh legislative Assembly will be held from March 1 to 31.
The session would comprise a total of 19 sittings. On the first day of the session, Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Das Tandon would deliver his address to the House.
Notably, the Chhattisgarh State Planning Commission had recently approved the ‘State Annual Plan 2016-17’ worth Rs34,715 crore at the Mantralaya in Naya Raipur.
The meeting to approve the Annual Plan was chaired by Chief Minister Raman Singh. Notably, Chhattisgarh’s approved sector-wise annual plan outlay for 2014-15, which stood at Rs26,615 crores.
Addressing the meeting, the Chief Minister had stated that the State Government is keen on improving the lot of the last person in the remotest village. Various departments of the State should work in close co-ordination to achieve success. A detailed presentation was given before the approval of the final draft of the Annual Plan 2016-17.
The plan proposals included improvement in irrigation facilities, increase in agricultural production, up-gradation and extension of network of roads, education, health, freedom from malnutrition and other crucial issues.
Singh had stated in the meeting that the interests of the farmers will be protected by enlarging the irrigation facilities and a Mission will be launched to increase food production by rapidly developing agriculture sector.
The available irrigation facilities should be utilized to the maximum extent possible. A large number of anicuts have been constructed over canals and rivers. Solar-energy driven pumps can help the farmers to a large extent, he had stated.