Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday presented the state’s budget with an outlay of Rs 1.55 lakh crore for the financial year 2021-2022 focussing on health, agriculture and infrastructure identified as key priority areas

Presenting the budget estimates, which have no fresh tax proposals, Khattar, holds the finance department portfolio, proposed a budget of Rs 1,55,645 crore for FY 2021-22, an increase of 13 percent over FY 2020-21 of Rs 1,37,738 crore. The budget outlay comprises 25 percent as capital expenditure of Rs 38,718 crore and 75 percent as revenue expenditure of Rs 1,16,927 crore.

Reading out the budget estimates in the House, Khattar said that the COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges and ''taught us several lessons”.

''It is important for the budget to prioritize specific sectors that are key to leverage a rebound in the economy, particularly in times of crisis. We have identified health, agriculture and infrastructure as key priority areas that we need to focus recovery and resurgence,'' he said.

''While focusing on health is of paramount importance in these times of unprecedented public health crisis, agriculture which forms the foundation of our economy and which is the sheet anchor of our self-reliance is critical,'' he said.

Khattar said that his government needs to continue assistance to farmers for paving the way for Haryana's economic growth. An outlay of Rs 6,110 crore has been proposed for 2021-22, of which Rs 2,998 crore is earmarked for agriculture and farmers welfare, Rs 489 crore for horticulture, Rs 1,225 crore for animal husbandry & dairying, Rs 125 crore for fisheries and Rs 1,274 crore for cooperation. The outlay of Rs 6,110 crore for 2021-22 indicates an increase of 20.9 percent against the 2020-21 fiscal's Rs 5,052 crore.

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