Budget to consolidate our vision to make Sikkim with the highest indices of socio-economic development: CM
GANGTOK, July 27: Chief Minister Pawan Chamling has made generous allocations to various infrastructural and people welfare projects and at the same time has not lost his sights to accord Sikkim the highest indices in every socio-economic sphere of development by 2015 while presenting the annual budget 2009-10 today in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly.
“We have set forth our dreams and defined our targets to be achieved by 2015. They include transforming Sikkim into poverty-free State, illiteracy free State, disease free State, corruption free State, ecotourism destination, zero unemployment zone, the land of opportunity, the producer State, the best welfare State and the happiest State”, said Mr. Chamling while tabling the budget. This budget has been focused to carry forward our developmental agenda to consolidate and spur the growth of economy of State towards realizing the visions by the year 2015, he added.
Sharing his government’s vision for Sikkim and Sikkimese people, the Chief Minister laid thrust on comprehensive development adding that all ongoing projects and schemes will be completed on a priority. He said that food security and water security is another field which State government is working to deliver.
In the budget 2009-10, the State Government has made a budgetary provision of Rs. 1 crore for construction of Bhaichung Stadium in Namchi with all modern sporting facilities. A sum of Rs. 1 crore has also been allocated for construction of a multilayered car parking in Gangtok.
A sum of Rs. 1 crore has been kept aside to fulfill the long-felt need to construct Soochna Bhavan in Gangtok.
The Chief Minister has also earmarked an initial sum of Rs. 1.5 crores for installation of Chenrejig statue and another Rs. 1 crore for construction of Tenzing Hillary Park and Lake at Utteray in West Sikkim.
Construction of Skywalk at Baleydhunga shall commence from the earliest with budget provision of Rs. 1 crore for this financial year, said Mr. Chamling also allocating Rs. 4 crores for construction of annexe building near Tashiling Secretariat.
Construction of a habitat centre, State art gallery and a State museum will be taken up at a total provision of Rs. 2.21 crores. A sumo of Rs. 1 crore has also been allocated in the budget as initial budget provision for one B.Ed college at Soreng and one more DIET centre at Namchi.
In his address, the Chief Minister also informed the House about the most recent schemes introduced to further make education broad based. These are free admission and full scholarship to best public school in the State for ten students from each district who tops Class V examination, free admission and full sponsorship to best public schools in the country for ten best students who top primary at the State level and full sponsorship to students able to secure admission in 20 best universities of the world under Chief Minster’s Free Scholarship scheme.
An initial sum of Rs. 4 crores have been allocated for the Financial Inclusion Project in the State which seeks to sponsor 1 lakh households for opening a no frill bank account.
Mr. Chamling has also announced to set up an orphanage in the State as the State government’s dream project for which a sum of Rs. 1 crore has been set aside for this financial year.
Earlier, the Chief Minister introspected on the earlier 15 year innings of his SDF government which he said was ‘the past well invested’.
“What has happened, as a result is that the central leadership across party lines have clearly noticed Sikkim Democratic Front running the most stable government in Sikkim for the last fifteen years. Our credential as the practitioner of democracy is firmly established at the Centre which has helped us build political capital at the national level in the most sincere manner. The people of Sikkim are witness to the fulfillment of number of demands which were earlier argued against on various grounds”, pointed out Mr. Chamling.
SOURCE:SIKKIM EXPRESS
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