Finance Minister Indira Hridayesh tabled the Supplementary Budget in the State Assembly on Tuesday.
In it a budgetary provision of Rs2121.42 crore is proposed out of which Rs1217.69 crore is earmarked for plan expenditure while Rs903.73 crore are kept under non plan head.
The Finance Minister said that a provision of Rs50 crore is kept in the supplementary budget for Chief Minister’s discretionary fund. A provision of Rs3 crore was made for construction of a mini secretariat at Bharadisain (Gairsain) in Chamoli district. The Finance Minister has made a budgetary provision of Rs74.21 crore for modernization and alleviation of state police and jails infrastructure.
Similarly a provision of Rs99.63 crore is made for sports, education and culture. For cardiac ambulance facility in Dehradun and Nainital Rs90 lakhs are earmarked in the budget similarly Rs11.07 is approved for promotions of Asha workers.
In the supplementary budget an amount of Rs5 crore is set aside for improving facilities in the Base hospital Pithoragarh, Gopeshwar, Simli (Chamoli), Bageshwar and Someshwar. The finance minister also proposed Rs1 crore for a 100 bed hospital at Tyuni and Rs31 crore for Government medical college and associate hospital in Haldwani.
For Chief Minister’s continual livelihood scheme Rs2 crore and Chief Minister’s old women nutrition scheme Rs15.50 crore are proposed in the supplementary budget. In this budget a provision of Rs161.09 crore is earmarked for irrigation activities and Rs1 crore is set aside for Rath Development authority.