Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, held at the under- construction Assembly building at Gairsain, passed the supplementary budget worth Rs 1507.87 crore and appropriation bill-2016 for the ongoing financial year-2016-17 on Friday, the last day of the two-day session, the last one of the present Assembly. The State Finance Minister Indira Hridayesh had tabled them it on Thursday. The Opposition BJP had boycotted the session on the final day while they had sent some of its MlAs on Thursday who later walked out.
The House has approved Rs 1507.87 crore including Rs 1105.07 crore under the non plan head and Rs 402.80 crore for plan expenses. The State Government has informed the House that the state would arrange Rs 663.51 crore from capital account and remaining Rs 844.36 crore from revenue account.
In the supplementary budget, the House has made provision for the establishment of Jagar College and also for the preservation of the Badri breed of cow in Narriyal village. It also allocated budget for NCC academy and for the celebration of the birth anniversary of indramani Badoni known as Uttarakhand’s Gandhi to be observed as the folk culture day. This aside, it allocated budget for Medical Colleges in Pithoragarh and Kotdwar. It also made arrangement of fund for under- construction Haldwani stadium and ISBT Haldwani.
To promote horticulture , the State Government has provided budget for apple mission, walnut mission and development of tea. This aside, a budget has been provided for Indira Amma canteen, which is being run by the State Government to provide nutritious food to common man. Besides, fund has been allocated for the employment opportunity to women self- help groups. A budget has been provided too to provide market to wool.