The UT Administration has made projections amounting to Rs 948 crore under the plan head in next financial year 2014-15.This would be eight per cent more than the annual budget of Rs 876.05 crore under plan head allocated by the Centre for current fiscal 2013-14.
Under non-plan head, the UT Administration would seek Rs 3,092 crore from the Centre for next fiscal year.This time, the areas including education, urban development, transport, heritage conservation and power sector has been given priority by the Administration.
A senior official of the UT Administration said, “The focus of the UT Administration will be on improvement in the infrastructure facilities in various city schools and colleges, providing good health services, improve transport and work in the right direction for heritage conservation.”
The official added, “The construction of new schools, health centres has been proposed. More initiatives would be taken for the heritage conservation.” During current fiscal year 2013-14, the UT Administration had got Rs 876.05 crore under the plan budget and Rs 2615.56 crore under non-plan head.
A major chunk was allocated for the urban development in the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Rs 260.37 crore (29.72 per cent of total budget allocation) was allocated for urban development and other thrust areas were Education (19.83 per cent of total allocation), Health (12.21 per cent), Transport (15 per cent, Housing (5.54 per cent, Social Security and Social Welfare (2.18 per cent).