The Budget estimate of any development project in Haryana will be finalised in consultation with social audit committees to be set up for this purpose, which will ensure Government officers do not get “free hand” in the process, Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar said.
“Government officers will not be given free hand to prepare Budget estimates for developmental projects in the state. Social audit system would be implemented under which committees would be set up to ensure participation of people in the development process,” he said.
The estimated Budget of any project shall be finalised in consultation with these committees. Final payment of the works would also be made through these committees, Khattar said.
The Chief Minister was addressing a public meeting in Hisar last evening after inaugurating and laying foundation stones of various development projects costing over Rs89.11 crore in the district.
Reiterating his commitment to root out corruption at all levels, Khattar said he inaugurated a bus stand in Jhajjar whose estimated Budget was Rs50 crore, but it was completed with only Rs33 crore, around 30 per cent less then the initial estimate.