CM Mohan Charan Majhi presented a supplementary budget of Rs 17,440 crore for the financial year 2025-26 in the Assembly on Friday
Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday presented a supplementary budget of Rs 17,440 crore for the financial year 2025-26 in the Assembly. Rs 3,389 crore has been allocated for administrative expenditure, Rs 13,716 crore for programme expenditure, Rs 171 crore for the disaster relief fund, and Rs 164 crore for transfer from the state budget. Out of this, Rs 11,643 crore has been allocated for state schemes, Rs 2054 crore for centrally sponsored schemes, Rs 19 crore for central schemes, Rs 5948 crore for social services, and Rs 9189 crore for economic services.
To ensure the safety and security of women, a new scheme, ‘Shakti Shree’, has been announced in the supplementary budget. For this, Rs 15 crore has been allocated. In the supplementary budget, the state government has given priority to farmers’ welfare and food security, healthcare, women and child empowerment, education, sports and skill development, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Caste development, forest and environment, Panchayati Raj and rural development, urban development, industry, infrastructure development and information technology and culture and tourism.
The supplementary budget will be financed by coordinating and releasing funds for the allocation under administrative expenditure and transfer to local bodies. The allocation under the Disaster Management Fund will also be met from the available funds in the National Disaster Risk Management Fund, said CM Majhi. Also, he stated that, out of the supplementary budget, Rs 17,440 crore will be met through associated resources, and the remaining amount will be released through the release of funds at the end of the year.
