The Budget of Punjab will be paperless. Though many states have already adopted paperless budget, yet netizens are appreciating this move of Punjab government.
On Wednesday evening, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann tweeted that this time there would be a paperless budget. This will save Rs 21 lakh to the state exchequer of Punjab. At the same time 34 tonnes of paper will also be saved.
Mann said: “With this, we will be able to save about 834 trees. It is a big step towards e-governance. In this sense, the entire budget will now be read through the tablet.”
This will be the first full budget after the formation of the Aam Aadmi Party government.
It has been two-and-a-half month from now that the Mann government was formed in Punjab. To run the business of the government, the government had passed the interim budget. This interim budget of 3 months was Rs 37,120 crore. Of this, 4,643 crore were for education, 2,367 crore for agriculture, 2,726 crore for handling justice and administration of the police system. Rs 1,484.64 crore on social security, women and child development and Rs 1,345.61 crore on health and family welfare were passed.
Mann government will present the full budget in June. Punjab is currently in debt of about Rs 3 lakh crore. After becoming CM, Mann met PM Narendra Modi during which he had asked for a special package of Rs 1 lakh crore in two installments.
