Siddique tables second supplementary demand in assembly

Bihar's Finance Minister Abdul Bari Siddique today tabled second supplementary demand for Rs. 6714.23 crore in the assembly to meet various expenditure of the state government under different heads.
The break-up of second supplementary demand consisting of Rs. 4434.69 crore under state plan head, Rs. 2270.20 crore under state non-plan head and Rs. 9.34 crore for Centrally-Sponsored Schemes (CSS), he said.
Under the state plan head, a sum of Rs. 1069.17 crore has been earmarked for the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana, Rs. 570.83 crore for NHRM and National Health Mission, while Rs. 249.46 crore will be spent on NABARD-approved rural road projects and Rs. 231.50 crore for National Agriculture Development Yojana, Siddique said.

Under the demand for state non-plan head, a sum of Rs. 459.45 crore has been earmarked for giving post-retirement benefits to the employees of Bihar State Power Holding Company Ltd and Rs. 478.13 crore for wages to contratual primary teachers.
The break up of Rs. 9.34 crore being sought by the state government under the CSS, Rs. 6.78 crore will be utilized for Swadesh Darshan Scheme and Rs. 2.50 will go to meet expenditure on Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana.
The state legislature is likely to approve the second supplementary demand after discussion by the members of the two houses next week.