Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu while presenting the Rs 53,413 crore budget estimates for 2023-24 in the assembly on Friday also reminded the people about the grim financial position of Himachal Pradesh.
He said that the states budgetary Resources have been adversely affected due to discontinuation of GST compensation after June last year and this will adversely affect the financial position of the state in coming years. He said that Grant (RDG) from the Central government will reduce from Rs 9,377 crore in 2022-23 to Rs 3,257 crore in 2025-26. Notwithstanding these challenges, the pace of development of the state will not be allowed to be adversely affected, he added.
Underlining the need to define targets to ensure uninterrupted delivery of quality public Services like electricity, water and roads in a specific time frame instead of merely opening new institutions, he said he appreciate the fact that good government with Governance“>Good Governance is an imperative for welfare of people of the State.