Honorable Speaker Sir,
Before presenting the fourth budget of my government, I would like to wish peace to the entire world, apprehensive of the horrors of war, with these lines of Yajurveda-
“Om Vishwani Dev Savitha Duritani Para Suv.
Yatbhadram tat na asuv”
Respected Speaker Sir,
It is an honour for me to present this budget of my government in the 75th anniversary year of India’s independence. It gives me great satisfaction to inform that in last three years, our government has taken meaningful steps towards fulfilling the dreams and visions of Mahatma Gandhi, the hero of independence.
To cherish the memories of Bapu and to show the paths of development based on his ideas, a Seva Gram will be established in Nava Raipur. The estimated cost of this project is Rs 100 crores. In the financial year 2022-23, Rs 5 crores has been provisioned under the new head for expenditure for this project.
We have also kept our promises regarding the heritage and development plans. Our efforts in this direction have created new employment opportunities in rural and forest areas and we have successfully established a new village-centred economy. This “Chhattisgarh model” of development has gained recognition at national-level.
In the first year our of our tenure, we waived off the agriculture loans worth Rs.8 thousand 744 crore. Paddy was procured from farmers at the rate of Rs 2500 per quintal. For the paddy of Kharif 2018, 15 lakh 77 thousand farmers were paid bonus amount of Rs.6 thousand 22 crore immediately.
Starting a new chapter of development in Bastar, 30 thousand 439 hectares of the orange forest area in the districts of the division has been registered back under the revenue head. With this step of ours, the residents of this region will be able get leases for agriculture and business. This would also pave path for establishment of new industries and enable easy availability of land plots for construction of government buildings, development of roads and railways as well as other activities.
Under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiheen Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana, annual financial aid of Rs 6 thousand is being provided to the beneficiaries. This year, the first installment of Rs 71 crore 08 lakh under the scheme has been paid to 3 lakh 54 thousand 513 landless agricultural labourers. I announce that this amount of annual financial aid under the scheme would be increased from Rs 6 thousand to Rs 7 thousand, from the upcoming year.
In the scheduled areas of the state, the people who do puja and perform customary rituals at the tribal shrines are known by different names in different areas, like Manjhi, Baiga, Gunia, Pujari, etc.. These priests have special importance in the cultural life and social rites of the tribals. They have an important role in keeping the cultural and social rites of the tribals alive. I announce to give benefits to these priests/baiga/gunia/manjhi etc., including Haat Paharya and Baja Mohariya of tribals’ shrine, under State Government’s Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiheen Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana.
To realize the dream of ‘Suraaji Gaon’, gauthans established across the state will now be developed as Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Park. Processing units will be set up in these industrial parks for value addition to local food products and minor forest produce products. State Government will support the local youth in establishment of small and cottage industries based on bamboo and wood crafts, metal crafts and other handicrafts.
Decision regarding which products should be prepared in these industrial parks will be taken based on the skills of the beneficiaries, availability of raw material and demand among the consumers for the finished product. There is a provision of Rs 600 crores in the budget for providing improved infrastructure and basic facilities like electricity and water in these industrial parks.
Implementation of programs like Godhan Nyay Mission, formation of Tea-Coffee Board, giving equal status to agriculture and lac production, millet mission and commercial plantation have created new employment opportunities. Chhattisgarh Laghu Vanopaj Sangh is marketing these products under the brand name of ‘Chhattisgarh Herbals’.
10. By converging the skill development program conducted in urban and rural areas with various innovative schemes and with the expertise of state-based educational institutions, we are working towards the development of new possibilities of employment and self-employment. In the same sequence, we have provisioned Rs 2 crore to launch Chhattisgarh Rozgar Mission.
11. For the examinations conducted by Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board and Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission, I declare to waive the examination fee for the local participants of the state.
12. Considering the old demand of the officers and employees of the state who play an important role in the implementation of government schemes, I announce to restore the old pension scheme in place of NPS scheme.
13. I also announce an increase in the honorarium of government advocates from the coming year.
Economic Status
14. Speaker Sir, I now present before the House the details of state’s economic status. According to the economic survey of the state this year, the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of the current year is estimated to increase by 11.54 percent at a constant price, as compared to the year 2020-21.
15. Growth of 3.88 percent in agriculture sector, 15.44 percent in industrial sector and 8.54 percent in service sector is expected in the year 2021-22 at a constant price. In this way, the estimated growth rate of Chhattisgarh in agriculture and service sector is at par with the national gowth rate and the estimated growth rate in industrial sector is 3.64 percent more than the national rate.
16. At the prevailing price, the state’s GDP is estimated to increase from 3 lakh 52 thousand 161 crore in the year 2020-21 to 4 lakh 61 crore in the year 2021-22, which is 13.60 percent higher than the previous year.
17. The estimated per capita income in the year 2020-21 was Rs. 1 lakh 05 thousand 778, and in the year 2021-22, it is estimated to be Rs. 1 lakh 18 thousand 401, which is 11.93 percent higher than last year.
18. State budget for year 2021-22 includes a provision of total Rs 44 thousand 325 crores under the Central Taxes and Central Grants-in-aid item. In view of the Union Budget for the year 2022-23, a total amount of Rs 44 thousand 573 crore is estimated to be received from the Center for state budget this year. After June 2022, lesser growth in central receipts is expected, due to the abolition of the GST compensation grant.
19. In the budget of the year 2021-22, a total receipt of 35 thousand crores was estimated from state’s own tax and non-tax revenue. Due to the continuous efforts of State Government to increase the state’s own revenue sources, there has been significant increase in revenue collection. Resultantly, the receipt of Rs 44 thousand 500 crores from the state head is expected this year. Thus, as against 27 per cent increase in the state’s own revenue receipts, only 1 per cent increase in central receipts is expected.
Agriculture and Rural Economy
20. As a result of the concerted efforts of our government for progress of farmers, agriculture has emerged as a profitable occupation in the state. In Kharif year 2021, 98 lakh metric tons of paddy was procured from 21 lakh 77 thousand farmers, as compared to 57 lakh metric tons of paddy procured from 12 lakh farmers in Kharif year 2017. In this way, 9 lakh 77 thousand new farmers have been registered during the last three years and an increase of 41 lakh metric tons has been registered in the quantity of paddy procured.
21. Under Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, there is a provision to give input subsidy of maximum Rs 10 thousand per acre, to promote cultivation all Kharif crops, minor cereal crops, horticulture crops, besides paddy. In the last two years, assistance amounting to Rs 10 thousand 152 crores has been provided to more than 20 lakh farmers. There is a provision of 6 thousand crores for this scheme in the state budget this year.
22. Minimum support price for procurement of Sugarcane has been increased from Rs 271 per quintal to Rs.355 per quintal. There is a provision of Rs 112 crore for procurement of 12 lakh metric tons of sugarcane this year.
23. Chirag project has been launched to ensure nutrition security to people, to facilitate value addition to agricultural produce and to improve economic condition of the farmers in backward areas of 25 blocks of 14 districts. A provision of Rs 200 crores has been made for this project.
24. To ensure availability of high quality certified seeds to the farmers of the state, there is a budget provision of 123 crores under Krishak Samagra Vikas Yojana.
25. Rs 575 crores has been provisioned for crop insurance scheme, Rs 323 crores for National Food Security Mission scheme, Rs 60 crores for the installation of drips and sprinklers under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana and Rs 87 crores for the distribution and promotion of agricultural equipment.
26. A target has been set to provide grant-in-aid to farmers for development of multi-year orchards on 10 thousand 404 hectare area and vegetable production on 9 thousand 600 hectare area and floriculture on 1 thousand 895 hectare area.
27. Integrated pack house will be established in Durg district to increase the capacity for safe storage of agricultural and horticultural products. In this Integrated pack house, state-of-the-art gamma radiation technology will be used. A provision of 24 crores is made for this project.
28. NABL approved phyto-sanitary laboratory will be established for testing pesticide residues in food items. Establishment of this laboratory would promote the export of agricultural products, which would in turn directly benefit the farmers of the state. There is a provision of 1 crore 50 lakh for this laboratory in the State Budget.
29. Out of 10 thousand 590 Gauthans approved so far, construction of 8 thousand 119 Gauthans has been completed. Under the special facility available here, till date nearly 1 lakh 86 thousand 641 artificial inseminations have been done, and as a result 57 thousand 943 calves have been born.
30. So far 63 lakh 89 quintals of cow dung has been procured and Rs 127 crore 79 lakh has been paid to the cattle rearers under Godhan Nyay Yojana. This also includes an amount of 12 crores paid by self-supporting Gauthans from their own income.
31. 11 lakh 65 thousand quintals of vermi compost and 4 lakh 65 thousand quintals of super compost have been produced from cow dung available in Gauthans. So far, vermi and super compost worth Rs 91 crore 11 lakh have been sold. A dividend amount of 31 crore 34 lakh has been distributed to the beneficiaries of self-help groups.
32. Till date, 7 thousand pastures have been approved for the arrangement of fodder. Availability of green fodder in gauthans is being ensure through plantation in about 5 thousand pastures.
33. In order to provide dry fodder for cattle, 15 lakh 67 thousand quintals of hay has been collected in the Gauthans, by sensitizing and motivating the villagers to donate hay.
34. 21 Oil Mills, 28 Pulses Mills, 40 Flour Mills and 680 Mini Rice Mills have been established in 750 Gauthans, in a bid to develop them as Rural Industrial Parks.
Development of Irrigation Facilities
35. Taking concrete steps to provide real benefits of irrigation projects to the farmers, we have paid special attention towards the implementation of small and medium irrigation schemes in the state. As a result, the actual irrigated area has increased from 10 lakh 90 thousand hectares to 13 lakh 58 thousand hectares in the year 2018.
36. In the year 2022-23, there is a provision of Rs 300 crores for as many as 1 thousand 705 new works. Irrigation capacity will be developed in 2 lakh 32 thousand hectare area through these works. Under the new head, 249 major works, 53 medium works and 835 minor irrigation works and 404 anicut and stop dam construction works have been included.
37. Provisions of Rs 90 crores for Kelo project, Rs 45 crores for Arpa Bhaisajhar project and Rs 14 crores for completion of Samoda project has been included under the budget.
38. With the help of NABARD, Rs 690 crores has been provisioned for construction of irrigation projects, Rs 931 crores for minor irrigation projects, Rs 260 crores for anicut and stop dam construction and Rs 125 crores for embankment construction works.
39. A provision of Rs. 3 crore 10 lakh has been made for the survey of 10 major, 15 medium, 3 minor irrigation and 06 mega lift irrigation projects this year.
40. There is a provision of Rs 100 crores for the maintenance of major and medium irrigation projects.
41. There is a provision of Rs 2 thousand 600 crores for grant scheme to provide free electricity supply of upto 5 horse power to agricultural pumps. Nearly 5 lakh farmers will get benefit from this scheme.
42. Under Saur Sujala Yojana, 15 thousand solar irrigation pumps of 3 and 5 HP capacity will be installed. Rs 417 crore has been provisioned for this.
43. Under the Pradhan Mantri Kusum Yojana, there is a provision of Rs 100 crores in the state share head for the installation of 10 thousand solar pumps.
Rural development activities
44. Under the State Rural Livelihoods Mission, efforts are being made to create a ‘Cashless Economy’ in 43 cluster organizations of 7 districts by promoting digital transactions. Under the “Utthan Project”, training will be given to 172 women belonging to Special Backward Tribes as CRP (Community Resource Person) in 9 districts of the state, benefiting a total of 9 thousand 820 families.
45. Work has been started for the overall development of 17 thousand 315 migrant laborers in Rajnandgaon and Kabirdham districts under “Milap project”. There is a provision of Rs 450 crores under the Rural Livelihood Mission scheme for the above various activities.
46. Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural) 8 lakh 22 thousand 832 houses have been completed. A provision of Rs 800 crores has been made under the scheme.
47. Solid and liquid waste management work in 3 thousand 82 villages and establishment of biogas plants in 275 Gram Panchayats has been completed under Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural). A provision of Rs 500 crores has been made under the scheme.
48. A target has been set to build 900 kms road and 24 major bridges under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. 47 steel bridges are proposed to be constructed in Naxal-affected districts of Bijapur, Sukma and Dantewada. A provision of Rs 1 thousand 675 crores has been made under the scheme.
49. A provision of Rs 200 crores has been made under the “Mukhyamantri Samagra Gramin Vikas Yojana”, Rs 260 crores in the grant scheme for basic works to the Gram Panchayats and Rs 1 thousand 114 crores in the grant head to the Panchayats on the recommendation of the 15th Finance Commission.
Silk and other craft activities
50. Railly cocoons available in Bastar division are currently being purchased by traders and exported to other states, due to which the people of the state are not getting adequate economic benefits. “Mukhyamantri Resham Mission” will be started
Therefore, after collecting Railly cocoons, Mukhyamantri Resham Mission will be started for making arrangements for yarn production and processing in the state itself by collection of Railly cocoons in Bastar division.
51. Cocoon bank will be established in village Nangoor of Jagdalpur development block for the purchase of Railly cocoons through the silk department. Collected Railly cocoons will be distributed to 200 women Self-Help Groups for preparation of silk threads. Self-help groups will be given training in this regard and required machineries will also be provided.
52. Common Facility Center will be set up for post-yarn activities. Through this mission, about 4 thousand women of 200 self-help groups will get an additional income of 6 to 7 thousand per month. A provision of Rs 4 crore 53 lakh has been made in the budget for this.
53. Earthen pots, flower pots, ‘khapra’ and other such items are made by the potter families using traditional wooden potter’s wheel for earning their livelihood. Electric potter’s wheel will be distributed to the potter families to increase their efficiency and quality. A provision of Rs 2 crore has been made in the budget for this.
Drinking water facilities
54. A target has been set to provide clean drinking water to 48 lakh 60 thousand families of the state through domestic tap connections. For this, there is a provision of Rs 1 thousand crores has been made under ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’.
55. A provision of Rs 30 crores has been made for grant item and Rs 55 crores for loans for water supply scheme in urban bodies.
56. There is a provision of Rs 10 crores for drilling 860 tube wells in Gauthans.
57. The estimated cost of laying a pipeline from Ravi Shankar Reservoir to Tila Annicut in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar area to resolve water crisis during summer is Rs 106 crores. For this, there is a provision of Rs 2 crore in the new item.
Educational facilities
58. Our efforts to provide the benefit of modern education infrastructure to the children of families with poor economic conditions have been successful. 1 lakh 35 thousand students have taken admission in 171 Swami Atmanand Government Excellence English Medium Schools.
59. Keeping in view the interest of parents and students towards this new initiative, it has been decided to start 32 Swami Atmanand Government Schools in Hindi medium as well from this year. This will benefit 17 thousand 500 children.
60. A provision has been made this year for upgrading 11 pre-middle schools into high schools and 12 high schools into higher secondary schools.
61. New buildings will be constructed for 40 high schools and 17 higher secondary schools running without buildings. A provision of Rs 50 crore has been made for this.
62. There is a provision of Rs. 6 crore 95 lakh in new items for construction of staff houses and compound in Kutul, Kachchapal, Irakbhatti, Kundla and Akabeda residential schools run by Ramakrishna Mission Ashram Narayanpur.
63. A provision of Rs 50 crores has been made for the construction of a total of 106 buildings for hostel-ashrams running without buildings for students belonging to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe category.
64. A provision has been made for the establishment of Government College in Jagdalpur of Bastar district, Basin of Balod district, Makdi of Kondagoan district and Government Girls College in Mungeli.
65. There is a provision in the budget for opening new faculty at undergraduate level in 16 government colleges and new faculty at postgraduate level in 23 government colleges.
66. A provision has been made for construction of new building for 18 government colleges without buildings and construction of additional classrooms in 22 colleges and construction of auditorium in Government College, Sitapur in Surguja district.
67. There is a provision of Rs 2 crore 30 lakhs in the budget for establishment of girls and boys hostels and construction of building in Government College, Pakhanjur.
68. There is a set-up and a provision of Rs 10 crore 96 lakh in the budget for starting new trade according to the demand of the students of Higher Secondary School affiliated with 28 industrial training institutes of the state.
Women and Child Development
69. With the coordinated efforts made under the schemes like Integrated Child Development Services, ‘Mukhyamantri Bal Sandarbh Yojana’, ‘Vajan Tyohaar’ and ‘Nava Jatan’ Programme, and the ‘Mukhyamantri Suposhan Abhiyan’, a reduction of 8.7 per cent has been recorded in malnutrition during the last three years.
70. According to National Family Health Survey-5, the percentage of malnutrition in the state is 31.3, which is less than the national average of 32.1 per cent.
71. In the year 2019, ‘Mukhyamantri Suposhan Abhiyan’ was started by identifying 4 lakh 33 thousand children suffering from malnutrition. Out of these, 1 lakh 72 thousand children have been freed from malnutrition.
72. Outstanding loans of Rs 12 crore 77 lakhs of women Self-Help Groups distributed under Chhattisgarh Mahila Kosh have been waived off. The limit of the first loan given under this scheme has been increased from Rs 50 thousand to Rs 1 lakh to 2 lakh. There is a provision of giving second loan ranging from 2 lakh to 4 lakh on successful repayment of the first loan.
73. A provision of Rs 5 crore 20 lakh has been made for Chhattisgarh Mahila Kosh, increasing the provision of the year 2022-23 by 30 per cent as compared to the year 2018-19.
Health Facilities
74. To strengthen the health facilities of the state, efforts have been made for construction of new buildings, setting up of modern labs and equipments as well as arranging additional human resources.
75. During the last two years, recruitment has been done on 2 thousand 409 posts in the health department. This includes 1 thousand 329 medical officers, 282 multipurpose male health workers and 328 multipurpose female health workers, 278 lab technicians and 192 third and fourth class employees.
76. A total of 27 hospitals, including three district hospitals and 18 Primary Health Centers, have been granted quality certificates by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, under the National Quality Assurance Program.
77. A provision has been made for creation of 45 new posts for setting up 30-bed Community Health Center in Jagargunda of Sukma district and 10-bed NRC in Ahiwara of Durg district and provision for construction of 50-bed civil hospital building in Khairagarh.
78. A provision of Rs 37 crore has been made for purchase of medical equipment in Ambikapur and Kanker Medical Colleges and provision for creation of 150 posts in the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in Raipur Medical College.
79. A provision of Rs 05 crore has been made for construction of hostel for undergraduate students and houses for the employees in Raipur Medical College.
80. There is a provision of Rs.126 crore in the new item for the PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission and Rs.454 crore under the 15th Finance Commission.
Forestry Activities
81. In addition to compensatory afforestation with the amount of CAMPA head, works have been sanctioned for protection of forests, improvement in the natural habitat of wild animals and ground water conservation in forest areas. A provision of Rs 300 crore has been made for treatment of 1 thousand 950 drains in the action plan for the year 2022-23.
82. Alternative employment is being provided to the members of the Forest Management Committee by forming Self-Help Groups through small and medium scale industries based on forest produce.
83. At present 65 Minor Forest Produce is being purchased by Chhattisgarh Minor Forest Produce Association. Forest produce worth Rs 3 crore 81 lakh was purchased by the association in 2018, while the value of forest produce purchased in 2020-21 is Rs 153 crore.
84. Kodo-Kutki is being purchased by Chhattisgarh Minor Forest Produce Association at the rate of Rs 3 thousand and Ragi at the rate of Rs. 3 thousand 377 per quintal. Along with this, an assistance amount is also being provided at the rate of Rs 10 thousand per acre.
85. C-mart will be set up in every urban body area for the sale of products manufactured by various Self-Help Groups of the state. There is a provision of Rs 5 crores for this.
Urban amenities
86. 136 Shree Dhanwantri Generic Medical Stores have been established to provide generic medicines and surgical items to the citizens at reasonable prices. So far over 5 lakh 92 thousand citizens have been benefitted under this scheme, by providing a discount of Rs 10 crore on medicines with a market value of Rs 17 crore 92 lakh.
87. Under the Chief Minister’s Urban Slum Health Scheme, 60 mobile ambulances and Dai-Didi clinics are being operated in 14 municipal corporations. Considering the success of the scheme, it will be implemented in all the municipal corporations and Nagar Panchayats of the state. A provision of Rs 50 crore has been made for this.
88. A provision of Rs 450 crore has been made under “Mor Zameen Mor Makaan” and “Mor Makaan Mor Chinhari” schemes for providing housing to families in urban areas living below the poverty line.
89. In a bid to give impetus to economic activities, I announce to reduce the offset value of property of urban bodies by 30 per cent from the rate prescribed in the Collector’s guideline.
90. A provision of Rs 200 crores has been made under Mission AMRUT 2.0 for providing clean and safe water in cities and for providing tap connections to all the houses and a provision of Rs 380 crores has been made under the water augmentation scheme for urban bodies.
91. A provision of Rs 20 crores has been made for the establishment of sewerage treatment plants at Korba, Dantewada, Sakti, Shivrinarayan and Chandrapur.
Sports and Youth Welfare Activities
92. Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club is being formed to increase participation of youth and harness youth power for the development of state. A provision of Rs 75 crores have been made for the formation of 11 thousand 664 Rajiv Yuva Mitan Clubs in rural areas and 1 thousand 605 in urban areas.
93. Provision of Rs 2 crore 83 lakh has been made for the establishment of Mallakhamba Academy in Narayanpur district to enhance the skills of tribal players in this sport.
94. There is a provision of 1 crore 70 lakh for the set-up of Tennis Academy under construction in Labhandi district Raipur and purchase of furniture equipments for the same.
Local development activities through public representatives
95. As per the public demand, I announce an increase in the MLA fund amount from Rs.2 crores to Rs.4 crores, with the object to ensure speedy approval for local development works. There is a provision of Rs.364 crore for this.
96. There is a provision of Rs.22 crores under the Zila Panchayat Development Fund Scheme with a limit of Rs.15 lakhs for the president of the district panchayats, Rs.10 lakhs for the vice-president and Rs.4 lakhs per annum for each member.
97. There is a provision of Rs.66 crores under the Janpad Panchayat Development Fund Scheme with a limit of Rs.5 lakhs for the president of the district panchayats, Rs.3 lakhs for the vice-president and Rs.4 lakhs per annum for each member.
98. The honorarium of office bearer of Zilla Panchayat, Janpad Panchayat and Gram Panchayat has also been increased. The honorarium of District Panchayat Presidents has been increased from Rs.15 thousand to Rs.25 thousand, the honorarium of District Panchayat Vice-Presidents has been increased from Rs.10 thousand to Rs.15 thousand and the honorarium of District Panchayat members has been increased from Rs.6 thousand to Rs.10 thousand per month.
99. I announce to increase the honorarium of Janpad Panchayat Presidents from Rs.6 thousand to Rs.10 thousand, Janpad Panchayat Vice-Presidents from Rs.4 thousand to Rs.6 thousand and Janpad Panchayat members from Rs.1 thousand 500 to Rs.5 thousand per month.
100. The allowance of Sarpanch has been increased from Rs.2000 to Rs.4000 and that of Panch’s has been increased from Rs.200 to Rs.500 per month. There is a provision of Rs.184 crores for this.
101. To make the Gram Panchayats more self-reliant and empowered, I announce that sand mines in the notified areas shall be operated by that Gram Panchayat. Also, no mine shall be operated in the Gram Panchayat area without prior permission of that Gram Panchayat.
102. Nearly 237 villages of Abujhmad area unsurveyed till date and the farmers of these villages were deprived of the benefits of various schemes. After completing the survey of 9 villages of this area, provisional land records have been given to 676 farmers. The survey of the remaining villages will be completed soon.
Revenue and Police Administration
103. In the state, 6 new tehsils, Deokar and Bhimbori in Bemetara District, Jarhagaon in Mungeli, Deepka and Bhainsma in Korba, Kotadol in Koriya will be established. There is a provision for 84 new posts in these tehsils.
104. Establishment of 11 new sub-divisional offices Malkharoda in Janjgir-Champa district, Balrampur and Rajpur in Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Dhamdha in Durg, Bhopalpatnam and Bhairamgarh in Bijapur, Bagbahra in Mahasamund, Bharatpur and Kharagaon-Chirmiri in Korea, Tilda-Nevra in Raipur and Sahaspur-Lohara in Kabirdham will be done. For this, there is a provision for the set-up of 77 posts.
105. Housing buildings are being constructed for the government officers and employees working in the block headquarters of the state. For this, a provision of 58 crores is made in the new item.
106. An amount of Rs.11 crore 23 lakh has been returned to 17 thousand 404 investors victim of the fraud chit fund companies.
107. ‘Anti Human Trafficking Bureau’ and ‘Vigilance and Grievance Cell’ will be constituted at the state level for the prevention of human trafficking. For this, there is a provision for the creation of 23 new posts.
108. I announce the formation of a new cadre named “District Strike Force” to give salary, allowances and promotion benefits to the assistant constables working in the Bastar division.
109. For the establishment of newly formed districts (Manpur-Mohla-Chowki, Sakti, Sarangad-Bilai Garh and Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur), there is a provision for the creation of 1 thousand 100 new posts.
110. There is a provision for the creation of 114 new posts for airport security in Bilaspur and Jagdalpur districts.
111. There is a provision for the creation of 99 posts for the establishment of 03 new police outposts namely Bhainsa in Raipur district, Ghatarani Jatmai in Gariaband, Rahud in Janjgir.
112. There is a provision for the creation of 226 new posts for up-gradation of 05 police posts in Maro in Bemetara district, Jeora-Sirsa in Durg, Naila in Janjgir Champa, Kharsia in Raigad and Vadrafnagar in Balrampur.
113. There is a provision of Rs.3 crore for the purchase of 300 bulletproof jackets, Rs.1 crore 58 lakh for the purchase of water coolers and Rs.25 crore for installation of CCTV cameras in all the police stations.
114. There is a provision in the budget for the establishment of Chhattisgarh Amar Jawan Jyoti Memorial, Police Memorial Tower and other construction works in Raipur to honour the martyrs.
115. A provision of Rs.65 crores is made for the purchase of 320 houses for providing residential facilities to police officers and employees.
116. There is a provision of Rs.16 crore 96 lakh for the construction of captive barracks and other construction work of 50-50 captive capacity in 9 jails of the state.
Construction and maintenance of buildings and roads
117. There is a total provision of Rs.6 thousand 638 crores in the budget for the Public Works Department. Apart from the state budget and other resources are also contributing to roads and bridges construction, in total, more than Rs.16 thousand crores of work are currently under construction.
118. There is a provision of Rs.228 crores for the construction of state roads, Rs.458 crores for the construction of main district roads, Rs.810 crores for the construction of rural roads, Rs.315 crores for the construction of major and medium bridges and Rs.90 crores for the construction of railway overbridges.
119. A total of 659 new construction works are proposed in urban and rural areas. In this, there is a provision of Rs.365 crore for 502 road works, Rs.103 crore for 134 major and medium bridge works and Rs.3 crore for the construction of 8 new government rest houses. There is a provision of Rs.8 crore 65 lakh for the survey of 15 railway overbridge work.
120. Given the popularity of the construction of approach roads to connect the government buildings such as schools, health centres, Anganwadi etc. with metalled roads, there is a provision of Rs.150 crores in the budget under Mukhyamantri Sugam Sadak Yojna.
121. A provision of Rs.884 crores for the construction of the Asian Development Bank assisted Road Development Project.
122. There is a provision of Rs.236 crores for the construction of NABARD assisted rural roads and medium bridges.
Revised Budget Estimates for the year 2021-22 and 2022-23
123. Speaker Sir, now I present the revised budget estimates for the year 2021-22 and the budget estimates for 2022-23 before the House.
124. In the year 2021-22, the revised estimate is Rs.99 thousand 601 crores against the budget estimate of Rs.97 thousand 145 crores for total receipt. Thus, an increase of 2.52 per cent is expected in the Revised Estimates as compared to the Budget Estimates.
125. Given the increase in the total receipts, it is proposed to give additional funds to the more needy schemes. As a result, the budget estimate of net expenditure has been increased from Rs.97 thousand 106 crores to Rs.99 thousand 559 crores in the Revised Estimate.
126. In the year 2022-23, there is a budget estimate of Rs.1 lakh 04 thousand crores, which is 7 per cent more than the estimated budget receipts of the previous year. Out of the total receipts, the state’s revenue receipts are estimated at Rs.44 thousand 500 crores, the receipts from the Centre are estimated at Rs.44 thousand 573 crores and capital receipts are estimated at Rs.14 thousand 927 crores.
127. The size of appropriation for the year 2022-23 is Rs.1 lakh 12 thousand 603 crores. Net expenditure is estimated at Rs.1 lakh 04 thousand crores after deducting the repayment and recoveries of loans from the gross expenditure. Revenue expenditure is Rs.88 thousand 372 crore and capital expenditure is Rs.15 thousand 241 crore. Capital expenditure is 14.6 per cent of the total expenditure in the year 2022-23.
128. For the development of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes in the state, there is provision for 33 per cent in the Scheduled Tribe Sub-Plan Head and 12 per cent in the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan head.
129. In the budget of the year 2022-23, there is a provision of 37 per cent for the social sector, 40 per cent for the economic sector and 23 per cent for the general service sector.
Fiscal Status
130. Speaker Sir, the establishment expenditure of the state is increasing every year. To give proper benefits of welfare schemes to all sections of the people of the state, we are constantly trying to increase the state’s revenue.
131. After studying and reviewing the taxation rules/acts, tax rates and other relevant documents in the tax and non-tax revenue earning departments in the state, a ‘Karavardhan Cell’ will be constituted under the Finance Department to submit suggestions for the tax increase.
132. Employment and Youth Development Cess will be levied by the Registration Department on the registration fee of records, thereby generating additional income of Rs.100 crore.
133. As of March 2021, the state’s debt burden is 80 per cent of the total budget and 22 per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), which is much better in comparison to the Government of India and other states.
134. To maintain the income-expenditure balance of the state, the provisions concerning minimising expenditure will be continued in future as well.
135. The gross fiscal deficit of the state is estimated at Rs.14 thousand 600 crores, which is 3.3 per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP).
136. Against the total receipts of Rs.1 lakh 04 thousand crores for the year 2022-23, the net expenditure is estimated at Rs.1 lakh 04 thousand crores.
137. The total state’s revenue receipts are estimated at Rs.89 thousand 73 crores and the total revenue expenditure is Rs.88 thousand 372 crores. Therefore, in the year 2022-23, a total revenue surplus of Rs.701 crores is estimated.
Tax Proposal
Speaker Sir, there is no tax proposal for the year 2022-23.
In this way, I present the annual financial statement for the year 2022-23 and demand for grants before the House.
