The Jharkhand State Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon will present the budget in the Jharkhand Assembly on March 3. The residents of the State capital have high expectations for the coming financial year 2020-2021.
Income tax recessions, better medical facilities, improvement in the education sector are what Ranchiites are looking for.
“In the education sector, changes need to be made regarding higher education. There is a lack of teachers and qualified lecturers should be appointed on a permanent basis instead of contractual basis and this should also be a continuous process.
Over the years standard of general education has deteriorated drastically. The budget for the education sector should also be increased so that quality education can be imparted. For rural development animal husbandry should also be promoted,” said Dr Ashok Kumar Shrivastava, Retired Dean of Ranchi Veterinary College.
For senior Citizen RP Shahi, better medical facilities and tax recessions would be a welcome move. “As a retired senior citizen, I feel medical care should be exempted from taxes.
If the Government can give free medical care to everyone it will be appreciated by all but it should certainly be tax free for seniors.
This is primarily because, after retirement there is no extra income and more medical support is required. The amount required for medical care should be deducted from the tax which is already being paid,” said Shahi.
“Schemes like ‘One time settlement’ which have been implemented by the neighbouring States can be done here as well.
In this the State government can get good revenue and pending cases will also be resolved. The MSME’s which give employment and revenue to the government should be promoted.
The budget on eco tourism should also be increased and Jharkhand with its untapped natural beauty should be made into a major tourism hub of the country.
Suggestions for making all government offices on the out skirts of the City have also been made,” said Kunal Ajmani, President Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI).
“The market has people belonging to various stratas of the society- the creamy layer, the down to earth and the ones in between.
The ones belonging to the middle class and the lower middle class need to struggle a lot in order to fulfill their daily financial requirements and basic needs.
The government needs to make such an agenda that people get some relief from the education sector, so that the guardians send their children to good institutes for higher education which sometimes they cannot afford.
These agendas not just need to be made but should also be implemented,” said Ramesh Kumar, a city based financial portfolio planner.