The union territory of Chandigarh has been allocated the budget of Rs 5186.12 cr for next financial year 2021-22. In the union budget 2021-22 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, Chandigarh got budgetary allocations of Rs 4567.67 cr under revenue head and Rs 618.45 cr under capital head, recording an overall increase of just 0.8 per cent and an increase of 25 per cent in capital expenditure as compared to the current fiscal 2020-21.In the financial year 2020-21, the Union Government had approved budget estimates of Rs 5138.10 cr for Chandigarh. The Chandigarh Administration had earlier demanded budget allocation of Rs 5670.31 cr for next financial year 2021-22.
This time, a major chuck has been allocated for the urban development in the union territory of Chandigarh. Rs 950.41 crore has been allocated for next fiscal year for Housing and Urban Development including the smart city project.
Other thrust areas in the next fiscal plan include Police with allocation of Rs 603.65 cr, Education Rs 849.50 cr, Transport Rs 299.42 cr., Energy Rs 925.19 cr, Health Rs 546.86 cr. Rs 1011.09 cr has been allocated for sectors including Rural Development, Social Security and Welfare, Village and Small Industries, Food and Civil Supplies, Agriculture and Allied Activities, Rural Development, Forestry and Wildlife and Labour among others.For the health sector, Rs 546.86 crore has been allocated as compared to Rs 522 crore allocated for the current fiscal for Chandigarh. This includes provision for up-gradation of 50 bedded Community Health Center to 250 bedded hospital, strengthening of 50 bedded Poly Clinic Chandigarh.
Strengthening of rural subsidiary health centers, strengthening of urban subsidiary health centers, strengthening of employees state insurance scheme, construction of Regional Trauma Centre, Mental Health Institute, and Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities.
For the education sector, Rs 849.50 cr is allocated for development of infrastructure for NCC, graduate courses and modernisation and construction of new polytechnic, govt. polytechnic for women and Industrial Training Institute among other works in the city.
Under the budget, Rs 603.66 cr is allocated under the Policing sector with provision for Police Housing and allied works like development of infrastructure, building, renovation of existing residential houses etc.
In the Power and Renewable Energy sector, the Centre has allocated Rs 925.19 cr for provision of transmission and distribution of power, promotion of model solar city program and construction work of Power Department.
Apart from this, a provision of Rs 950.41 crore as compared to Rs 963.47 cr has been made for Urban Development for land acquisition and survey, infrastructure development, urban roads, storm water drainage, electrification, IT Park, research works, dam across Sukhna wetland.
For welfare of women and children, the Administration has proposed Home for Old and Destitute People, Protection Centre for Run Away Couples, Creches for the Children of Working Mothers, setting up of UT Commission for protection of Child Rights Act, 2005,
Other expenditure include provision for repair and maintenance of office building, preservation, restoration and illumination of heritage buildings, intelligent traffic management system, roads, LED lighting, underpass, water supply sewerage and storm water drainage, essential services to IT Park, natural calamities and disaster management, elections and other fiscal services.