CM presents budget, increase of 11.6% over revised estimates

In this year’s budget, there is an increase of 11.6 per cent over revised estimates 2022-23 of Rs. 1,64,808 crores. The Chief Minister who holds the portfolio of Finance Minister announced that no fresh taxes will have been imposed in the Budget as the State Government aims to build a Resilient and Resurgent Haryana. CM Manohar Lal Khattar while presenting the state budget 2023-24 during the ongoing session of State Vidhan Sabha on Thursday said that with the inclusion of Haryana Parivar Suraksha Nyas, one lakh houses for Antyodaya families, extension of CHIRAYU-Ayushman Bharat Yojana benefits for families with annual income up to Rs 3 lakh, increase in social security pension from Rs. 2500 to Rs. 2750 and eligibility income increased from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh, welfare of every section has been ensured. Besides this, in this year’s budget, thrust has been laid on setting up Haryana Parivar Suraksha Nyas, construction of 1 lakh houses for Antyodaya families, development of residential sector in 10 industrial sectors and 10 cities through land pooling, land partnership, e-Bhoomi, waiver of interest arrears on renewal fee in cities etc.
He said that the media persons too will get the benefits of the cashless medical facility as availed by all the Government employees. Besides this, National level Scientific Training and Rehabilitation Centre for Sports (STRCS) will be setup to assist in the training efforts of sportspersons who aim to compete nationally and internationally and to nurture them in case of injuries. The Finance Minister further announced that the benefit of CHIRAYU-Ayushman Bharat would also be extended to families of all anganwadi workers, chowkidars etc. Along with this, a special provision has been made in the budget for the promotion of natural farming.
The Finance Minister said that like in the past, he has aligned the Budget allocation with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An outlay of Rs. 1, 20,958 crore of total expenditure of Rs. 1,83,950 crore amounting to 65.8 percent has been mapped for the schemes aimed at achievement of SDGs is being implemented in the State. This allocation has been made for those schemes which are being implemented to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The Finance Minister said that this budget also reflects our commitment for the development of the state as per the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Vision-2030. Haryana contributes about 3.86 per cent to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is more than proportionate to its size or population. It is a matter of pride for Haryana that the GSDP growth rate is estimated to be 7.1 percent in the year 2022-23.The Finance Minister said that the rate of growth of the State Gross Domestic Product (GSDP) has been more than the country’s Gross Domestic Product and the per capita income of the state has been more than the country’s per capita income. The annual compound annual growth rate of Haryana’s GSDP at constant prices from 2014-15 to 2022-23 has been 5.62 percent, while the nation’s GDP growth rate during the same period has been 4.58 percent. As a result, the share of Haryana in the nation’s gross domestic product has increased from 3.52 percent in the year 2014-15 to 3.86 percent in the year 2022-23. He informed that the trends in sectoral composition of Haryana GSDP show that the share of Primary sector, Secondary sector and Tertiary sector in GSDP are likely to be 19.6 percent, 29.7 percent and 50.7 percent respectively in 2022-23. Haryana’s per capita income is likely to be Rs 2,96,685 in the year 2022-23. While presenting the budget, CM Manohar Lal said that the national per capita income at current prices was Rs 86,647 in 2014-15, which is likely to increase to Rs 1,70,620 in 2022-23, whereas for Haryana, it has increased from Rs 1,47,382 in 2014-15 to Rs 2,96,685 in 2022-23.