Additional Chief Secretary Planning cum Finance and Development Commissioner Amit Khare has said that an expenditure of Rs 34,017.66 core has been done under planned head by March 31 in the FY 2016-17, which is 93 per cent of the total planned outlay (Rs 36,673.91 crore). He said that it was a remarkable achievement for the Government to reach such figures.
Khare said on Monday that out of the 26 main departments of the Government that have a planned outlay, 15 departments have been successful in spending over 90 per cent of the allocated funds. The departments include Road Construction (99-82%), Drinking Water and Sanitation (99-44%), Rural Development (96-64%), Higher and Technical Education (96-64%), Water Resources (95-67%), Building Construction (95-55%), Transport (95-19%), Food and Public Distribution (94-19%), Welfare (93-37%), Social Welfare (92-66%), Energy (92-05%), Planning cum Finance (91-18%), Urban Development and Housing (91-06%), IPRD (90-80%) and Forest and Environment (90-17%).
The Additional CS further added that the State has received Rs 19,141.92 crore as its share in the Central taxes for the year 2016-17 which is Rs 3173.17 crore more than the previous year. “Similarly we have received greater grant from the Center under various schemes. Rs 7337.64 was given during 2015-16 whereas Rs 1400 more has come this year. Central grants this year is Rs 8724.79 crore. Also the Centre in March this year itself has released Rs 4548.75 as share in the central taxes and also the grants,” said the Additional Chief Secretary.
Besides, the Commercial Tax Department has collected Rs 10417 Crore as revenue which is 12.64 per cent or Rs 1168.59 Crore more than the last fiscal. Though, he also admitted that due to closure of several mines in the State revenue generation has been affected. In comparison of Rs 4384.43 Crore in 2015-16, it has come down to Rs 3982.86 Crore during 2016-17.