The Budget Session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha during which 60 hours of discussion was held and 16 key bills were introduced and passed, concluded on Friday.
Expressing gratitude to all members for their suggestions during the 12-day session, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said, “This was likely the longest Budget session in Haryana’s history”.
Addressing media persons, Saini said, “On March 17, I presented my first budget as Finance Minister. The budget proposals were debated in the House for 8 hours and 26 minutes, with 23 opposition members contributing for 4 hours and 36 minutes, while 21 ruling party MLAs spoke for 3 hours and 35 minutes. In addition, two Independent MLAs shared their views on the budget for 15 minutes”.
He added that during the session, calling attention motions on important topics, submitted by various MLAs, were accepted by the Speaker. “A total of 10 calling attention motions were discussed. About 16 key bills were deliberated upon and passed in the House. Every penny of the state’s budget, amounting to more than Rs 2.05 lakh crore, will be utilised for the welfare of the people,” the CM said.
Thanking the Speaker Harvinder Kalyan for allowing all members to express their views during the Session, he added, “Although only 20 questions are listed during the Question Hour, there were occasions when all 20 questions were discussed and answered by the government.”
Saini said, “All the suggestions given by opposition during the discussions, whether concerning the bills, the Governor’s address, or the budget, had been noted and addressed by the government.”
The CM also informed that “Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a block at Maharaja Agrasen Medical College in Agroha, Hisar, on March 31. This medical college serves not only Haryana but also benefits people from neighbouring Rajasthan and Punjab. On the occasion of BR Ambedkar’s birth anniversary on April 14, PM Narendra Modi will visit Haryana and inaugurate two major projects. Several other significant projects are ready but await administrative approval, including the Kalpana Chawla Medical University in Kutail, an elevated railway track in Kurukshetra, Pandit Nekiram Sharma Medical College in Bhiwani, and an airport and Shaheed Smarak in Ambala. Once administrative approval received, these projects will soon be dedicated to the public.”
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