Amid ruckus by the Opposition, Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Wednesday presented the State’s Supplementary Budget of Rs 19,833 crore for 2021-22in the Assembly.
The budget is aimed at fulfilling the requirement of funds for public welfare and developmental activities, said Pujari.
A supplementary provision of Rs 13,568 crore under programme expenditure is to be financed by tied-up resources to the extent of Rs 6,137 crore and through additional collection of own revenue to the tune of Rs 7,431 crore.
Higher collection from the mining sector is the primary contributor to the State’s higher own revenue.
An additional provision of Rs 1,682.40 crore has been proposed in the Supplementary Budget against the differential year-end balance available as on March 31, 2021 in the State Disaster Risk Management Fund.
A total of Rs 2,147 crore has been allocated for irrigation facility, farmers’ welfare and food security.
For Covid-19 assistance and supply of rice to BPL families, Rs 1105.18 crore has been provisioned and Rs 11.37 crore is earmarked for fair price shops’ automation.
Besides, Rs 27.85 crore is provided towards the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme and Rs 84.68 crore is provisioned for crop production management.
A sum of Rs 584.92 crore has been allocated for social security measures.
A total sum of Rs 2,038.16 crore is allocated for public healthcare. Out of this, Rs 498.51 crore has been earmarked for the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana and Rs 25.83 crore for KHUSHI-Distribution of sanitary napkins.
Total Rs 1,311.17 crore has been allocated for the education, sports and skill development sectors. A total allocation of Rs 3,911.81 crore has been made for rural housing, wage employment, provision of drinking water and rural infrastructure.