Chhattisgarh's revenues see a surge in seven months: CM Bhupesh Baghel

The state has been successful in maintaining a revenue surplus of Rs 4,642 crore in the last financial year

Chhattisgarh’s own revenues have seen a jump in the first seven months of the current financial year.

According to budget estimates for the financial year, revenue receipts of the state are projected at Rs 44,500 crore, against which an amount of Rs 25,228 crore has been collected till October. The possibility of further rise in the state’s revenue receipts is expected. Against Rs 44,573 crore revenue receipts estimated from the central government, only Rs 21,332 crore has been received till October.

“This shows that revenue receipts of the state are more than 18 per cent compared to the Centre,” Chief