PANAJI
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has assured that his government is capable of implementing the budgetary promises by December 2021.
Flanked by Finance Secretary Puneet Kumar Goel and Joint Secretary Nidhi Satija, CM Sawant briefed the media after
presentation of the annual financial statement.
“There is scope to implement this budget till December 2021. We are confident of implementing these promises before the Code of Conduct comes into force for the upcoming Assembly polls,” CM said.
This year, the size of the budget is Rs 25,058.65 crore which is 19 per cent more than the budget presented last year. Of the total net expenditure in the budgetary outlay, Rs 6,914 crore accounts for capital expenditure while the revenue receipts stand at Rs 14,787.14 crore. The revenue surplus is Rs 58.46 crore and the revenue deficit is Rs 133 crore.
Speaking about the budget, CM Sawant highlighted his government’s intentions to continue its focus on developing infrastructure in the state.
