Raman invites suggestions from Oppn, industry ahead of Budget

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has sought suggestions from the main opposition Congress and industrialists for a growth-oriented and all-pleasing annual Budget which is scheduled to be presented next month.
The Budget Session ofChhattisgarhAssembly will commence on March 1 and continue till March 31.
Singh, who holds the Finance portfolio, may present the new budget in the first week of the session.
"The CM has assured that like previous year this year also budget will be for the welfare of everyone and pro-people. The budget will focus on the growth of farmers, labourers and all the needy section of the society besides development in all the sectors," a public relation official said here today.

The CM has started taking ideas and suggestions from MPs and MLAs of the state before giving final touch to the budget 2016-17, he added.
As a part of this exercise, CM held a discussion with Congress legislators yesterday while a meeting in this regard was convened with industrialists today during which several crucial suggestions were poured in from them, he said.

However, CM had already held discussion with his party lawmakers to discuss the provisions of the budget, the official added.
The CM today had a detailed discussion with the representatives of the industry at his official residence.
"The industries had played a vital role in the rapid development of the state. The Budget will focus on all sections of the society including the industry," the official quoted CM as saying in the meeting.

Commerce and Industry Minister Amar Agrawal, Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand and other senior officials besides heads of industries associations and a lot of top industrialists were present at the meeting.