Himachal Govt presents Rs 10307 crore 59 lakh supplementary grants in the assembly
Himachal Pradesh Government today presented the first and final batch of the Supplementary Demands for Grant for the year 2023-24.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu who holds the portfolio of finance presented the supplementary demands for Grant aggregate to Rs 10307.59 Cr.
Out of this, Rs 7267.41 Cr is under State Schemes and Rs 3040. 18 Cr under Centrally Sponsored Schemes. Major Expenditure proposed under
The state Schemes include Rs 3367.76 Cr for repayment of Ways & Means Advance or Overdraft, Rs 696. 44 Cr for Water Supply and Sanitation,
Rs 598. 71 Cr for pensions and other retirement benefits, Rs 442. 09 Cr for assistance to HRTC, Rs 372. 66 Cr for
Power subsidy and loan to Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited, Rs 279. 32 Cr for the Construction of hospitals, HIMCARE yojna, and Mukhya
Mantri Chikitsa Sahayata Kosh, 215. 02 Cr to Roads and Bridges, Rs 110.76Cr for construction of multipurpose buildings, Mini Dwarka, Secretariats,
State Guest House at New Delhi and maintenance of various office buildings Rs 110.67 Cr for rail projects, Rs 102. 47Cr for Grants to Urban Local Bodies
under 15th Finance Commission and AMRUT, Construction of Dhalli Tunnel and Khalini Flyover, 96. 25 Cr for interest payment, Rs 87. 26 Cr for construction
of Polytechnic Colleges, ITI, senior secondary schools, and college buildings, and payment of salary, Rs 80. 85 Cr for rehabilitation of the families affected in the disaster
and reconstruction of the NDRF building at Salapar, Rs 71. 18 Cr for HP SHIVA Project and purchase of pesticides, Rs 63. 87 Cr for Mukhya Mantri Sukh Aashray
Kosh, Social Security Pension for women and ex-gratia grant to the dependents of deceased employees, Rs 61. 79 Cr for modernization of Police force, installation
of CCTV at police stations and payment of wages, Rs 57. 45 Cr for the Forest Department under Integrated Development Project and JICA Project, 55. 95 Cr for relief on
account of natural calamity, Rs 47. 43 Cr for grants to Himachal Pradesh Kaushal Vikas Nigam and implementation of Rajiv Gandhi Swarozgar Start-up Yojna and
Rs 38. 45 Cr for clearance of pending liability of previous elections and for making preparations for the forthcoming Lok Sabha Election 2024.
Under CSS , Supplementary demand is proposed for funding ongoing and new schemes for Which money has been received during the year from the
Government of India. Prominent among these are Rs 1590. 52 Cr for Disaster Management received under NDRF, Rs 525 Cr for Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna,
Rs 207. 23 Cr for compensation to Renukaji Dam Oustees, Rs 171. 31 Cr for STARS Project, Rs 149. 49 Cr for Smart City Mission Shimla, Rs 50. 70 Cr for Pradhan
Mantri Krishi Rs 48. 98 Cr for Smart City Mission 48. 34 Cr for Central Road Fund, Rs 45. 94 Cr for National Ayush Mission, Rs 41. 20 Cr for Formalization of Micro
Food Processing Enterprises-Atmnirbhar Bharat. Sinchai Yojna, Dharamshala.
