Chandigarh, February 27-  Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal while speaking during the ongoing Budget session of the State Vidhan Sabha, said that unlike the previous governments, the current state government has presented the need based budget rather than demand based budget. The public has full confidence in the present government.

The Chief Minister said that his government is working on the principle of underprivileged hold the first right to the state’s resources. Highlighting the eradication of traditional governance practices, when the development was restricted to only one assembly constituency or district, he said that the present state government's focus is on addressing the real needs of the people rather than merely catering to political demands. He further said that the budget presented by the present state government reflects this ethos, symbolizing a government that is truly of, by, and for the people.

The Chief Minister said that upholding the principle of Antyodaya, in the present state government's tenure, every welfare scheme is being formulated and the state is poised for a transformative journey towards progress and prosperity.

The Chief Minister reiterated the government's pledge to realize the aspirations of a Viksit Haryana by 2047, aligning with the larger vision of a Viksit Bharat. Expressing confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s continued governance, he claimed that BJP Government will continue until 2050.

While speaking on the pivotal role of fiscal management, the Chief Minister said that the fundamental principle of the budget is receipts and expenditure, where even a difference of 1 paisa cannot occur.

Speaking on the State Own Tax Revenue, he said that in the year 2001-02, this figure was Rs. 4,971 crore, which has been projected to be Rs. 84,551 crore in the budget estimate for the year 2024-25, showing an increase of more than 20 times. Our State Own Tax Revenue has increased, which indicates development, as a result of which our GSDP has also increased. According to the FRBM Act, the state can take loans up to 3 percent of the GSDP. In the budget estimates for the year 2024-25, it is estimated to be 2.77 percent, said the Chief Minister.

Sh. Manohar Lal further shared that in the fiscal year 2014-15, the effective revenue deficit was 1.90 percent, which remained at 0.65 percent in the revised estimate for 2023-24 and is proposed to be 0.9 percent in the budget estimate for the year 2024-25. It is hoped that it will remain below 1 percent. We are consistently making improvements in this regard, he said.

Poor hold the first right to government resources, CM

The Chief Minister said that his government is working with the spirit of Antyodaya. Efforts are being made to uplift those at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid and to make their lives prosperous. The poor hold the first right to government resources.

He said that the government has formed the Haryana Income Enchancement Board viz (Haryana Aay Vridhi Board) so that the income of the poor people can be increased and they can be financially strengthened.

The slogan of ‘Roti kapda Makan’, we have added ‘Shiksha, Swasthya aur Samman’. Efforts are being made to improve the lives of everyone by giving good governance to every citizen. The present state government is moving ahead in the direction of making Haryana a 7-star state, i.e ‘Shiksha, Swasthya, Suraksha, Swabhiman, Swavalamban, Sewa and Sushashan’.

The Chief Minister, while presenting comparative figures of crime, said that in the ten years from 2005 to 2014, there was an annual increase rate of 3.9 percent in murder cases, which has now decreased to minus 0.51 percent since 2014. Similarly, the rate of dacoity has decreased from 7.73 to minus 3.90, robbery from 9.38 percent to 3.23 percent, snatching from 10.86 percent to 4.53 percent, rape from 10.86 percent to 5.01 percent, cases of assault on women from 18.02 percent to 2.62 percent, kidnapping of minor from 22.61 percent to 3.49 percent, attacks on government employees from 4.41 percent to minus 2.81, and the rate of dowry deaths has decreased from 3.66 to minus 4.1.

He said that the result of the examination conducted for Group-C posts will be declared soon. Apart from this, recruitment is also being done for PGT and Police. In this way, more than 43,000 recruitments will be done in the coming days.