Fiscal performances of the State by the end of November exhibited an upward trend with simultaneous increase in utilization of the budget allocations and revenue augmentation.
This was known from a review taken by Chief Secretary AP Padhi in the all Secretaries meeting held here on Wednesday.
Chief Secretary Padhi directed all departments to expedite and ensure 100 per cent ground level implementation of the Cabinet decisions and suggestions received from the Collector’s workshop.
Fiscal performances of the State as presented by Principal Secretary Finance TK Pandey showed an overall increase of around 16 per cent in total budget utilization by end of November in current financial year (2017-18) in comparison to the corresponding period of last financial year. Total expenditure up to November has been around Rs 28,384 crore against Rs 24,366 crore spent up to November 2016.
The expenditure in agriculture and allied sector has been around Rs 6,619 crore. The expenditure in this sector principally includes the programmes being executed under the departments of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Water Resources, Fisheries and Animal Resource Development and Cooperation.
Budget utilization in social sector has been to the tune of Rs 13, 451 crore up to November of current year against total spending of Rs 10, 701 crore during the same period of last financial year thereby showing an increase of around 26 per cent.
The programmes under this sector are principally administered through the departments of School and Mass Education, Scheduled Tribe and Schedule Caste Development, Health and Family Welfare, labour and ESI, Panchayati Raj, Women and Child Development, Higher Education, Skill Development and Technical Education and Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disability. Similarly, the budget utilization in infrastructure building undertaken through the departments of Works, Housing and Urban Development, Rural Development and Energy up to November has been to the tune of Rs 6,579 crore with a growth of around 7 per cent over the last year.
The total revenue till November, 2017 also increased by around 23 per cent. The total revenue collection up to November, 2016 was around Rs 18,027 crore which increased to around Rs 22,195 crore by November, 2017. Own Tax revenue grew by around 30 per cent with total collection of around Rs 17,726 crore and the Non-Tax revenue grew by around 2 per cent with total collection of Rs 4,469 crore.