Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Friday presented the first Special Supplementary Statement of Expenditure of Rs 1443, 12,44,000 in the State Assembly on Friday.
The amount would be refunded the Odisha Contingency Fund as it was taken as advance from the OCF to fund KALIA and other schemes.
The Statement of Expenditure includes Administrative Expenditure of Rs 6,32,80,000 and Programme Expenditure of Rs 1436,79,64,000.
While the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department had borrowed Rs 1244,66,00,000, the Fisheries and Animal Resources Department had taken Rs 22,73,00,000 and the Social Security and People with Disabilities
Empowerment Department had taken Rs 169,40,64,000 form execution of its programmes.
Earlier, Chairpersons of all 10 Standing Committee presented reports of scrutiny on funds allocations made in the Annual Budget for various departments.
After presentation of the Special Statement of Expenditure, Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro adjourned the House till July 15.
Notably, the ongoing Budget Session, which resumed for the second phase on Friday, is scheduled to run till August 8.
Discussion on Demands for Grants of various departments would be held from July 15 to 30. The Appropriation Bill of the Annual Budget will be passed on July 31.