Wednesday, 28 February 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Uttarakhand Congress has termed the budget of the Dhami government directionless and regressive. The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Karan Mahara said that the budget will increase inflation and unemployment. He said that the BJP government has shown the people dream of Viksit Bharat but the budgetary provisions are nothing but old wine in a new bottle. Mahara said that no attempt to increase employment and provide relief to farmers has been made in the budget. He said that the government has increased the size of the budget but has failed to identify new sources of income. The PCC president added that no provision for preventing migration has been made in the budget and tourism, women safety and unemployed youths have been neglected in the budget.
He said that the government has shown in the budget that its revenue receipts from its own resources will be Rs 20,891 crore which is Rs 3,853 crore less than last year. The PCC president said that the Finance minister made no mention of Gairsain in his budget speech which is an insult to the people of Uttarakhand and sentiments of the statehood activists.
