Newsinc24 Team 
In the new Haryana Budget health, agriculture and infrastructure identified as key priority areas. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who also holds the finance department portfolio, presented a Rs 1.55 lakh crore budget for 2021-22 fiscal year. in the state assembly on Friday. Presenting the paperless budget, Khattar proposed no fresh tax. Khattar said that the COVID-19 pandemic presented “unprecedented challenges and taught us several lessons”. It is important for the budget to prioritise specific sectors that are key to leverage a rebound in the economy, particularly in times of crisis. We have identified health, agriculture and infrastructure as key priority areas that we need to focus recovery and resurgence, he said.
Khattar added that the government needs to continue assistance to farmers for paving the way for Haryana’s economic growth. An outlay of Rs 6,110 crore has been proposed for 2021-22, of which Rs 2,998 crore is earmarked for agriculture and farmers welfare, Rs 489 crore for horticulture, Rs 1,225 crore for animal husbandry and dairying, Rs 125 crore for fisheries and Rs 1,274 crore for cooperation. He said this budget endeavours to reinforce “our interventions and schemes for agriculture on increasing farmer’s income, crop diversification and water conservation”.
The health sector has been allocated Rs 7,731 crore in 2021-22 as against previous fiscal’s Rs 6,433 crore. As a part of the National Education Policy, the government plans to upgrade classroom infrastructure through blended learning models to improve learning outcomes. To promote inclusivity, free education will be provided to students in government schools coming from all categories from classes 9th to 12th. Khattar announced the launch of a new scheme – the Mukhyamantri Antyodya Parivar Utthan Abhiyan.This Abhiyan will draw verified data from the Parivar Pehchan Patra (family ID card) and identify the poorest one lakh families in the state.
