29-07-2025
Govt tables Rs 2,356 cr supplementary Budget in state assembly
Bhopal: The state govt on Tuesday tabled the first supplementary Budget for the financial year 2025–26, proposing an outlay of Rs 2,356.80 crore.
Of this, Rs 1,003.99 crore falls under the revenue head and Rs 1,352.81 crore under the capital head.
The allocation is significantly lower than last year's first supplementary Budget of Rs 22,460.18 crore.
Officials attributed the reduced size to the adoption of zero-based budgeting, a budgeting technique wherein all expenses need to be justified for a new period or year starting from zero.
Among the major allocations, the health and family welfare department will receive Rs 1,602.30 crore in grants under the 15th Finance Commission's recommendations.
The home department has been earmarked Rs 62.20 crore for centralised police call centres and control rooms, Rs 57 crore for crime and criminal tracking systems, and Rs 5 crore for reimbursement of police expenditure shared with the Centre and states.
The revenue department was allocated Rs 88.72 cr from the National Disaster Response Fund, while Rs 9.85 crore was proposed for adjustments related to reserved funds and deposit accounts (10% state share).
The urban development and housing department has been allocated Rs 142 cr for the construction of Unity Mall. An additional Rs 20 crore was proposed as grants to development authorities, and Rs 9.51 cr under the Cities 2.0 Component 2 (State Action).
The public works department has been allocated Rs 50 cr for the construction of new bridges and Rs 40 cr for the major projects. A further Rs 10 cr earmarked for road projects funded by the NDB.
The department of technical education, skill development and employment has been allocated Rs 113.15 cr for supporting private technical colleges and institutions, while the SC welfare dept has been allocated Rs 30 cr under the PM-AJAY scheme.
The TOI has reported on July 25 that the first supplementary Budget would be of less than Rs 5,000 crore, and would be much lesser in comparison to previous year's supplementary Budget.
