Chandigarh5 hours ago
Finance Minister Harpal Cheema responds to the debate on the budget in the Punjab Legislative Assembly.
The Finance Minister of Punjab told in the assembly that in 3 months the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has taken a loan of 8 thousand crores. However, the government has also returned the loan of 10,500 crores. 2500 crores more than the loan taken.
He also surrounded the previous Congress government. Cheema said that 42 thousand 386 crore loans were taken in the year 2020-21. 41 thousand 83 crore loans were taken in 2021-22. The loan limit of the Punjab government is 55 thousand crores, but our government has decided that we will not take more than 35 thousand crores in a year. During this, 36 thousand crore loans will also be returned.
Cheema told the example of corruption
Finance Minister Cheema said that there was a lot of corruption earlier. He said that the Anganwadi worker has a machine to measure the weight of the new born child. Its market rate is 4200 to 4500 rupees. Despite this, it was bought at double rate.
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After praising the budget, CM Bhagwant Mann said that next time there will be an e-assembly. Everything will be visible online on every MLA’s seat.