Tuesday, 17 May 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
The finance minister Prem Chand Agarwal has said that the people of the state would play a major role in designing the budget of Uttarakhand this year. He said that the budget for the year 2022-23 would be the document dedicated to the common man. Seeking the suggestions of people, Agarwal said that the government wants people of every section of the society, area, house wives and those associated with small scale industry to come forward to express their ideas for the budget. He said that the people can post their suggestions and plan for the budget on [email protected]. He said that all the suggestions received would be included in the budget this year.
The finance minister said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that this decade of the 21st century would belong to Uttarakhand. He opined that this year would be good for the state in the sectors of tourism, education and employment.
This year the general budget of the state could not be prepared because of the assembly elections. After the election the Pushkar Singh Dhami government got a Vote on account of Rs 21,116.81 crore passed from the state assembly. Since this vote on account was for only for four months the state government needs to pass the general budget and for it preparations have started. It is expected that a budget session of assembly would be held in the month of June or July in Gairsain.
