BJP does not want the state’s economy to be strong: Baldev Thakur
In a statement issued today, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee Secretary Baldev Thakur said that the initiative taken by the Chief Minister for financial discipline and financial management will certainly make Himachal economically strong in every sector.
Baldev Thakur said that on the day Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu took power in the state, the state was under the burden of a debt of more than Rs. 75 thousand crores due to the wasteful expenditure and financial mismanagement of the previous Jairam government and since the very first day Chief Minister Sukhu has been making efforts to strengthen Himachal Pradesh economically.
Baldev Thakur said that it is absolutely logical to impose water cess etc. on the natural resources of Himachal which are benefiting other states and there are many such natural resources in Himachal from which Himachal can get huge amount of revenue but the Modi government of the center is deliberately not approving many revenue generating schemes at the behest of Himachal BJP leaders because BJP leaders do not want Himachal to be economically strong and BJP to lose political ground.
Baldev Thakur made this statement in the assembly by the Chief Minister that the decision to pay monthly salary of employees on 5th of the month and pension on 10th is the need of financial management and time and at such a time when the BJP government at the center is cutting every grant received by Himachal and the money of OPS given by Himachal government to the employees which is deposited with the center in the form of contribution is also not being returned to the state government, in such a situation, to pay the financial benefits and due arrears to the employees properly, it was necessary that such steps should be taken under financial discipline and management, which will directly result in saving of about three crore rupees per month i.e. 36 crore rupees per year to the government, which can be used for the welfare of the employees.
Baldev Thakur said that if a salary holder of Rs. 1200 is paid salary on the 1st of the month, then at the rate of 7.50% per day, the government has to pay 0.25 as interest and according to the same calculation, the government has to pay Rs. 1.25 for ten days as interest burden for pension, whereas Rs. 520 crore is received from the Government of India in the form of RDG on the 6th and the share of central tax which is Rs. 740 crore is received by the state on the 10th. Therefore, in such a time, such decisions reflect the foresight of the Chief Minister
