The State Plan expenditure up to November during the current fiscal has increased by around 21 per cent over the same period of the last fiscal.
This was known from the fiscal performance review of the State taken up by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Tuesday.
Taking stock of the progress, Padhi directed to expedite implementation of the developmental projects during the current working season and complete those in scheduled time.
Development Commissioner R Balakrishnan advised to make more use of online litigation management system for quick and timely follow up of the cases in various courts. Departments were also advised to keep watch over implementation of the flagship programmes and ensure achievement of the targets fixed for the year.
According to sources, the State Plan expenditure up to November, 2016 has increased to the tune of Rs 24,408.50 crore against total expenditure of Rs 20, 228 crore during the same period of the last year thereby showing an upward trend of around 21 per cent.
The expenditure in agricultural sector has been around Rs 6,227 crore which is more than 56 per cent of the Budget estimate.
The infrastructure spending has crossed Rs 6,706 crore which is around 59 per cent of the budgeted amount. Similarly, the social sector spending up to November, 2016 has been to the tune of Rs 10,227 crore which is around 55 per cent of the total estimate for the year.
Beating the earlier situation of low revenue collection, the collection from own tax revenue up to November, 2016 has been around Rs 13,597 crore against the total collection of Rs 13,519 crore during the same period of last financial year. There has been increase in collection of revenue from tax on vehicles, goods and passengers, electricity duty, professional tax, excise, other taxes and duties.
The collection from non-tax sources has been around Rs 4,300 crore. The total collection from both the tax and non-tax sources has been around Rs 17, 896 crore up to November, 2016 against the total collection of Rs 17,967 crore during the same period of last year.