The State’s programme expenditure has increased by 23 per cent by the end of June 2017 in comparison to the corresponding period of 2016-17.
This was revealed at the All Secretaries’ meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary AP Padhi at the State Secretariat here on Tuesday. Finance Principal Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey presented the expenditure updates and outlined the issues for discussion with regard to post-GST scenario.
Padhi advised the Finance department to organise a thematic workshop on the GST for reorienting the heads of the departments towards post GST scenario. It was decided that a common web portal for all departments would be developed.
It was revealed that the programme expenditure reached Rs 11,544 crore by June 30, thereby marking an increase of around 23 per cent over the corresponding period of the last financial year. The programme expenditure mostly refers to the utilisation of budgeted funds for various plans, programmes and schemes.
The PE in agriculture and allied sectors stood at Rs 3,966 crore, in infrastructure at Rs 3,074 crore and in social sector it stood at Rs 4,034 crore in real terms.
The revenue collection from non-tax sources was also increased by 22 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of 2016-17. The total collection from non-tax sources stood at Rs 1,588 crore against the last year’s Rs 1,297. The revenue collection from own tax sources also increased by around 12 per cent during the period with total collection of Rs 5,250 crore.
It was decided that the DBT for schemes like MGNREGS, PAMY, PDS, Janani Suraskya Yojana and Input Subsidy would be rolled out within July. Other schemes for DBT portal would be taken up in the 2nd phase.
GST, its implications and the steps to be taken by departments in post-GST scenario figured in the meeting. The issues relating to exemption of GST in various services provided by the Government and various local bodies were also discussed.