Raipur, 15 December 2021. In the winter session of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, the second supplementary budget of Rs 2108 crore 62 lakh 84 thousand 389 presented by the Chhattisgarh government was passed by voice vote. Goods and Services Tax Amendment Bill, Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya Amendment Bill, Chhattisgarh State Backward Classes Commission Amendment Bill, Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Bill in the Vidhan Sabha today. was passed by voice vote.
Responding to the discussion on supplementary budget, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that on one hand, the Central Government is deducting the amount of central funds to the states for the operation of national programmes, while on the other hand, about 20 thousand crores of the right of Chhattisgarh. Not giving amount. He said that the deduction of Central Excise has been increased from 32 percent to 42 percent by the Central Government, but Chhattisgarh is not getting its amount. The amount of coal compensation of about Rs. 4 thousand crores has not been received.
The Chief Minister said that on one hand the amount of Chhattisgarh’s entitlement is not given by the Central Government and on the other hand it is said that the State Government is not able to fulfill the Central schemes. He said that till the year 2014, the contribution of the Center and the State was 85:15 respectively in the National Horticulture Mission, which has now been changed to 60:40. Under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana, 100% amount was received from the Central Government, now the ratio of 60:40 has been made in it. In MNREGA, the amount was available in the ratio of 90: 10 before the central government, now it has been made in the ratio of 75: 25. The ratio of 75:25 used to be in Indira Awas, now it has been changed to 60:40. The ratio of 70:30 in Rajiv Awas Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and mid-day meal has been changed to 60:40, similarly in Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan 75:25 to 60:40, in ICDS 85:15 is now 60: 40 has been done. The Chief Minister said that the burden on the states has been increased by reducing the center share in the national programmes. Now the states are being accused of not working.
The Chief Minister said that when we want to talk in the process of getting the central share for the operation of national schemes, then we are told that the situation has changed after the Corona period. He said that the circumstances of Corona were for both the central and state governments. The central government will first give the central share, after that the states will give the state share. Various obstacles are being put in place by the Central Government for the purchase of paddy on the support price. It was said that if Chhattisgarh gave even one rupee bonus on paddy, then rice would not be bought in the central pool. Now a new hurdle has been put in place that that rice from Chhattisgarh will not be taken in the central pool. He said that the State Government is incurring a loss of at least Rs 800 crore due to reduction in excise duty by the Central Government instead of reducing the cess on petrol and diesel. Despite this, we have decided to reduce the prices of petrol and diesel in Chhattisgarh as per our request. kept under control. Petrol and diesel are available here at a lower rate than the neighboring states.
In relation to the ‘Ready to Eat’ system, the Chief Minister said that the previous government had entrusted the responsibility of manufacturing and supplying ‘Ready to Eat’ to 1627 self-help groups in the year 2009. Presently the contract of 943 groups associated with ‘Ready to Eat’ arrangement had expired after 5 years. There were 678 groups left. Out of 1900 samples of ‘Ready to Eat’ being conducted by the groups, 1400 samples were found not correct as per the criteria. In its report by UNICEF, it has been said that in the groups that were contracted, the people of the group were working, the construction unit was being operated by another person. Under the previous government, the rate of malnutrition was 26 percent because the quality of nutritional food was not good. After the formation of our government, the rate of malnutrition has come down to 19 percent after running the Chief Minister Suposhan Yojana.
The Chief Minister said that the previous government did not pay any attention to quality and hygiene in the manufacture of ‘Ready to Eat’, while the Supreme Court has asked to manufacture it with automatic machines with quality and hygiene. Why did the previous government not follow the directions of the Supreme Court? The Chief Minister said that in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh machine-ready ‘ready to eat’ food is being distributed, similarly we are going to make arrangements in Chhattisgarh, then why is it being opposed by the opposition here. Stayed
Responding to the discussion on the supplementary budget, Chief Minister Shri Baghel said that in the second supplementary budget, Rs 599 crore for preparations to deal with the possible third wave of corona, Rs 150 crore for water augmentation schemes in 42 urban bodies, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). A provision of Rs 304 crore has been made for urban), Rs 5 crore for the formation of new committees, Rs 5 crore for Guru Ghasidas Shodhpeeth and museum in Nava Raipur. In this budget provision has also been made for the creation of four new districts and 16 new tehsils.
