Mr Lal Thanhawla had presented a regular budget amounting to Rs 1,250 crore in the State Assembly in March before finalisation of the annual plan outlay by the Planning Commission. ''There has been an increase in the annual plan from Rs 1,250 crore to Rs 1,500 crore when the Planning Commission finalised the state annual plan. This is the main reason of my seeking supplementary demand,'' the Chief Minister said, as he presented the demand.
He said the highest priority of the government remained the New Land Use Policy (NLUP), the flagship programme of the government for which the Centre has approved Rs 234.82 crore as grants during the current fiscal. Mr Lal Thanhawla also presented supplementary demands for regularisation of excess expenditure for the year 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 amounting to Rs 378.17 crore.
The supplementary demands will be discussed by the House on September 22.