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Haryana CM Khattar Holds Pre-Budget Consultation With Cabinet

This budget will be for the welfare of ever💦y class and section, Khattar said in an official statement, adding special attention will also be given to setting up new industries to further boost employment.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar
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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday held a pre-budg🥀et consultation with his Cabinet colleagues and senior officials and sought their suggestions.

This budget will be for the welfare of every class and section, Khattar said in an official statement, adding special attention will also be given to setting up new 𓆉industries to furt🐈her boost employment.

The budget session of the ⭕Haryana Vidhan Sabha will begin on February 2ꦇ0. 

"We aim to present a budget that ensures holistic development of the state while ensuring everyone's participation. In the general budget ♍of the state for the year 2023-24, the focus will be on the economic and social upliftment of 'Antyodaya', farmers, labourers, promotion of industries, and health services," said Khattar i𝄹n an official statement here.

The CM said pre-budget meetings will also be held with other stakeholders in the coming da🧔ys, after which a balanced budget woജuld be presented.

Like th꧅e Central government, Haryana too will presဣent the state's first 'Amrit Kaal' budget, he said.

Khattar said Haryana will ensure its significant contribution to achieving Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of making India a USD5-trillion economy and a global powerhouse🌟. 

"For this, there is a need to increase growth in every sector, with special emphasis on further expand🍒ing micro, small and medium enterprises," he said.

On the lines of the Union Budget presented by the Cen𝔉tral Government, the interests of all sections will be taken care of in Haryana's budget to🃏o, said Khattar. 

"We will pay special attention to implementing all the new schemes that have been included in the Centre's budget. In the state's budget, spe𒐪cial emphasis will be laid on the upliftment of last-mile citizens, along with education, health, employment, and women welfare and empowerment. Besides this, special attention will also be given to setting up new industries to further boost the employment graph in the state," said the CM.

Khattar said work will be done exped🏅itiously on projeཧcts related to the optimum distribution and usage of available water. In addition, micro-irrigation will be promoted. 

According to the vision of the central government, the ongoing ✅housing projects will be completed at a rapid pace with the aim of providing a roof over the heads of every needy, said Khattar.

Haryana should get maximum benefits from 𒐪the important projects announced in the recently presented Union Budget, he said. 

He said the funding for two Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) projects been announced in the Union Budget of which a 𓂃benefit of Rs 3,600 cr𒉰ore will be in Haryana's kitty. 

Setting up a nursing college ಞin every medical college was also discus꧑sed in the meeting.

On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, Health Minister Anil Vij, School Education Minister Kanwar Pal, Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister J P Dalal, among other minis💙ters were present.

-With PTI Input