Haryana Budget 2023 Highlights: Manohar Lal Khattar proposed higher monthly social security pension, financial support for women entrepreneurs - Check details

Haryana Budget 2023 Live: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who also holds the Finance portfolio, is presenting the Budget 2023-24 today. Khattar had earlier said that the Budget will focus on the welfare of all with specific attention towards the rural, environment, healthcare and education sectors. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar proposes Rs 1.83 lakh crore state budget for FY 2023-24.

Before presenting the Haryana Budget, Khattar held a series of pre-Budget meetings to know the suggestion and incorporate them into the Budget.

The Haryana Budget  Session of the Legislative Assembly began on Monday with an address by Governor Bandaru Dattatreya. The Budget Session will be conducted in two phases. The House will go in for a recess after the presentation of the Budget today. The House will reconvene on March 17 and conclude on March 22.

Haryana Budget 2023 Announcements:

• These families will be asked to make a nominal contribution of Rs 1,500 per family per annum covering 50 per cent of the subscription amount for receiving medical treatment cover of Rs 5 lakh in any empanelled hospital
• The state government has also proposed to extend the benefit of Chirayu-Ayushman Bharat scheme to all families whose annual income, as per the data verified by Parivar Pehchan Patra (family ID), is above Rs 1.80 lakh and up to Rs 3 lakh.
• Haryana Budget 2023: The state has decided to increase the sanctioned fleet strength of Haryana roadways from 4,500 to 5,300 buses.
• The Haryana government proposed a new 800 MW thermal power plant.
• Haryana proposes to integrate government and private ambulances and all fire services with Dial 112 services to provide quick responses to health and fire emergencies.
• The Haryana Budget has an allocation of Rs 50 crore for the new building of the Haryana assembly.
• Govt will notify Rs 1,000/ton to buy paddy stubble from farmers, and Rs 1,500/ton for expenses related to paddy stubble management.
• Govt to provide Rs 2,500 to every girl who takes admission in govt Industrial Training Institutes with up to Rs 3 lakh annual family income.
• The CM proposed an allocation of Rs 5, 408 crores for roads, highways and railways sector during the Haryana Budget speech.
• CM Khattar targets 20,000-acre land for natural farming in the state budget for 2023-24.
• CM Khattar proposes Rs 400 crore for Haryana Gau Sewa Aayog for the Haryana Budget 2023 -24, up from Rs 40 crore.
• VC fund for financial support to startup entrepreneurs who are women or come from families with an annual income of up to Rs 1.80 lakh: Khattar
• The Haryana government proposed to add 4,000 play schools in the next two years by converting existing Anganwadi.
• Haryana to establish Sonipat Metropolitan Development Authority for integrated planning and development of Sonepat Metropolitan.
• The CM Manohar Lal Khattar has proposed to establish a cycling velodrome in Kurukshetra district and a centre of water sports in Karnal.

Live: CM Shri @mlkhattar Presenting the State Budget https://t.co/R6wNqORYXQ

— CMO Haryana (@cmohry) February 23, 2023

• CM has projected revenue receipt at Rs 1,09,122 crore comprising of tax revenue of Rs 75,716 crore and Rs 12,651 crore as non-tax revenue.
• The CM Manohar Lal Khattar has proposed to increase Rs 250 per month in old age pension, and the old age pension in the state has increased to 2750 per month.
• No proposal for imposing any fresh tax in the state budget for 2023-24, says Haryana CM Khattar.
• The state budget has an increase of 11.6% over the previous budget.
• Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar presents 1,83,950-crore budget for FY 2023-24.
• Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar starts budget presentation in state assembly.
• Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to present state budget today.