₹26k-crore supplementary budget passed in Madhya Pradesh

The Madhya Pradesh assembly passed a supplementary budget of ?26,000 crore for welfare schemes before adjourning sine die three days ahead of schedule.

Updated on: Jul 13, 2023, 24:49:58 IST

By Shruti Tomar, BHOPAL

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Madhya Pradesh assembly on Wednesday passed a supplementary budget of ₹26,000 crore to fund the state government’s welfare schemes, almost four months after the state finance minister Jagdish Devda presented a budget of ₹3,14,025 crore for 2023-24.

Shortly after the supplementary budget was approved, the Madhya Pradesh assembly was adjourned sine die (without a future date), three days ahead of the schedule.

This was the last session of the assembly as elections are due in the state later this year.

“The supplementary budget was needed for the welfare schemes and development of the state,” the finance minister told reporters outside the assembly.

The assembly session, which began on Monday, saw protests by the opposition Congress over the Sidhi urination incident, alleged atrocities on tribals, alleged corruption in Mahakal Lok construction in Ujjain and the Satpura Bhawan fire in Bhopal.

Leader of Opposition in the assembly Govind Singh said, “It was an attack on democracy that the ruling party did not allow discussion on important issues like atrocities on tribals and corruption. They also passed the supplementary budget without any discussion...”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More