Chandigarh: Ahead of the Union budget to be presented by Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman in parliament on February 1, Chandigarh administration has requested Rs 5,833 Crore for the financial year 2022-2023.
UT has demanded around RS 647 Crore more than the last budget, where RS 5,186 Crore was accepted.
Administration has searched the RS 550 Crore for the Capital Section and RS 5,283 Crore under the income segment.
The capital section consists of the amount intended for projects in the city, maintenance and development of new developments and construction.
The income section is intended for committed liabilities and expenses such as salaries and wages of all parts of administrative employees, pension benefits, fuel expenditures and other related expenses.
“No matter how many budgets allocated to us, our focus will be in the health segment because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
We have prepared a budget for the next financial year after intensive training, keeping all the requirements in mind.
Considerations are carried out with the department concerned before estimates The budget is sent to the Government Government, “said a senior officer UT.
The source in the Administration said while they did not expect the United Government to result in demand for Rs 5,833 Crore, they hoped to get more money than they did last time.
“We prepare the amount according to our needs and now, it’s up to the government to allocate the amount,” an official said.
Meager Risechandigarh was allocated RS 5,186.12 Crore budget on request RS 5,670 Crore in the Union budget for the current financial year of 2021-22 from April 2021 to March 2022.
The amount is equal to 48.02 crore, by 0.93%.
, compared to Rs 5,138.10 Crore accepted for financial years 2020-2021.
Of the total budget given, the central government has provided Rs 4,567.67 Crore under the income and RS 618.45 Crore under the head of capital, up by Rs 124.31 Crore.
It got the RS 494.14 Crore last time.