Chhattisgarh to prepare fiscal road map to meet rising expenditure

In the nine months since the Congress govt assumed office, the state has incurred additional expenditure of Rs 18,000 cr on implementing poll promises and welfare schemes

The Chhattisgarh government is in the process of preparing a road map to strengthen financial management in order to meet the increasing expenditure.

In the nine months since the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government assumed office, the state has had to incur an additional expenditure of about Rs 18,000 crore in order to implement a slew of poll promises and welfare schemes.

Apart from waiving off farm loan worth Rs 9,000 crore, the state is bearing additional burden of over Rs 6,000 crore in procuring paddy at minimum support price (MSP). The Congress government had been buying paddy at Rs 2,500 a quintal,