Chandigarh, March 17 – Aiming for greater transparency in governance, Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, while presenting State Budget 2025-26 as the Finance Minister during the ongoing session of the Vidhan Sabha here today, proposed to install CCTV cameras in every ETO and DETC office room of the Excise and Taxation Department.

The Chief Minister proposed a revenue target of Rs 68,834.91 crore for the department in the year 2025-26. He said it is a matter of pride that our state has the second-highest growth rate among the large states of India in GST tax collection. Also, Haryana ranks first among such states in per capita GST tax collection. As against the revenue target of Rs 63,348 crore for the financial year 2024-25, Rs 58,693 crore has been deposited in the treasury as net revenue income till March 12, 2025.

For the convenience of taxpayers, the government has approved the One Time Settlement Scheme (OTS), which will be implemented from next week. Under this scheme, small taxpayers whose dues are less than Rs. 1 lakh will have their tax, interest, and penalty completely waived off. Taxpayers with dues between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 10 lakh will receive a 60% waiver on their interest, penalty, and tax amount. This scheme will provide relief to 1.50 lakh small traders. Those whose dues are between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 10 crore will receive a 50% waiver on interest, penalty, and tax. Overall, about 2 lakh small and medium traders will benefit from this initiative.

The Chief Minister said at present, there is no limit on the Excise and Taxation Officer (ETO) to issue demand in tax matters. From 1 April 2025, in cases where the tax demand is more than Rs. 2 crore, the Deputy Excise and Taxation Officer (DETC) will now be authorized to issue the notice instead of the ETO.

The competent officer to conduct Suo Moto investigation under Section 61 of the Haryana GST Act, 2017, is currently the Excise and Taxation Officer (ETO). To reduce the problems faced by taxpayers, we have decided that Suo Moto investigation under this section can now be initiated only after prior approval from the Joint Excise and Taxation Commissioner (JETC), the Chief Minister added.

He said for the convenience of taxpayers, the audit of the last three to four years, to be conducted under Section 65 of the Haryana GST Act, 2017, will now be done in one go. This will ensure that traders do not have to visit the department repeatedly. Starting a new practice, a panel of Special Audit Chartered Accountants/Cost Accountants will be established under Section 66 of the Haryana GST Act, 2017.

Other suggestions received include GST exemption on agricultural equipment, automation of GST refunds, annual self-assessment instead of monthly, and increasing the invoice limit from Rs 5 crore to Rs 10 crore. These suggestions will be advocated by the Haryana Government in the GST Council, the Chief Minister said.

He also announced setting up a new training institute for the training of officers and employees. He said he was confident that the implementation of the above new arrangements will increase the tax collection of the state.

Chandigarh, March 17 – Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, while presenting State Budget 2025-26 as the Finance Minister during the ongoing session of the Vidhan Sabha here today, said in the financial year 2025-26, the Revenue Department will transition from the traditional method of marking with a jareeb, which has been in practice since the time of Raja Todarmal, to using Rover technology. This will provide more accurate markings for the people of Haryana in less time and at a reduced cost.

The Chief Minister announced an allocation of Rs. 2,866.58 crore for the Revenue Department for the year 2025-26, which is an increase of 58.48% from the allocation of Rs 1,808 crore last year.

The Chief Minister said first of all, on behalf of all the villagers in the state, he extends gratitude to former Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal Ji for freeing the state from the Lal Dora system, which had been in place since the British era.

He also initiated the drone survey of the entire state, and it is a matter of great pride that this project has been successfully completed. Revenue records have been fully computerized in all the villages of the state. Patwaris have been trained on a pilot basis in 10 villages across each of the 22 districts to update revenue records and Sajra using the Tatima Katkar software. The work for the remaining villages across the state will be completed in the financial year 2025-26. After that, the process of updating revenue records will continue automatically throughout the entire state.

The Chief Minister said in the financial year 2025-26, he proposes an allocation of Rs. 217 crore for the purchase of 250 different types of firefighting vehicles and Rs. 250 crore for 13 hydraulic platforms to assist in firefighting operations in multi-storey buildings. A provision of Rs. 29 crore has also been made for establishing a state-level fire training institute in Khedi Masania village, district Jind.

Developers, builders, societies, and authorities often transfer property to the allottee in their records and give possession but fail to complete the registration deed, which is legally incorrect and causes a loss of stamp duty revenue for the government. In the next financial year, it will be mandatory for all such properties to be registered. If the allottees do not complete the registration within a specified period, they will have to pay stamp duty at the current collector rate, he said.

The registration process will be introduced in all tehsils on the lines of modern passport offices, allowing individuals to apply from the comfort of their homes. This will make the process more convenient and transparent

The Chief Minister said the Haryana Space Applications Centre (HARSAC) plays a crucial role in geospatial research, remote sensing, and GIS applications in the state. It significantly contributes to strengthening land use, crop monitoring, disaster management, and urban development. I propose to increase the allocated amount for HARSAC from Rs 23.25 crore to Rs 30 crore, compared to the Revised Estimate for the financial year 2024-25. This represents a 13% increase in the department’s budget, which will further promote satellite data analysis, AI integration, and capacity building. This enhancement will make Haryana’s policy decision-making processes more effective and accelerate innovation and economic development in the state.

The Chief Minister said he was confident that the implementation of the above new arrangements will increase the stamp duty income in the state. He said the government has set a revenue target of Rs.16,555 crore for the department in the year 2025-26.

Chandigarh, March 17: Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that the state government has taken many revolutionary steps in the power sector in the last 10 years. As a result, the total transmission and commercial losses of power undertakings have come down from 30 per cent in the year 2014-15 to only 10.4 per cent now. Due to these reforms, there has been a comprehensive change in the power system of the state. The Chief Minister today presented the budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the Vidhan Sabha.

He said it is a matter of pride for the state that in the national ranking of the year 2023-24 released recently by the Government of India, the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam has secured the first position in the entire country, while Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam has got the second position. This achievement is a proof of the unprecedented reforms in the energy sector of Haryana.

The Chief Minister said under the ‘Mhara Gaon-Jagmag Gaon’ scheme launched by former Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal, so far 5,877 villages are being provided with 24-hour electricity facility. A new scheme will be launched in the financial year 2025-26 to connect the remaining 1,376 villages with this scheme. There has also been a significant increase in the power generation capacity in the state. The total power availability in the year 2014 was 10,729 MW, which has now increased to 16,015 MW. The government aims to take it to 24,000 MW in the next seven years, so that uninterrupted power supply can be ensured to all consumers.

He informed that moving forward in the energy sector, the government has decided to start the work of setting up a 1×800 MW ultra-super critical thermal power plant in Yamunanagar soon. This project will cost about Rs 7,272 crore and will be completed by March 2029. At the same time, a proposal to set up an expansion unit of 1×800 MW at Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant, Hisar has been sent to the Government of India, while the process of setting up a 2×800 MW ultra-super critical project in Panipat has also been started.

The Chief Minister said the Haryana Government is also moving rapidly in the field of renewable energy. The Haryana Power Purchase Center has signed a power supply agreement with Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited for the purchase of 800 MW firm and dispatchable renewable energy, which is expected to be operational from May 2026. This 800 MW renewable energy capacity includes 1,115 MW solar, 896 MW wind and 938 MW battery energy storage systems.

Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, rooftop solar panels have been installed on 14,250 houses so far. The government aims to install rooftop solar panels in 2,22,000 houses by March 31, 2027. Under this scheme, Antyodaya families with connections up to 2 kilowatts will be provided a maximum subsidy of Rs 1,10,000.

Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said the government has also taken a new initiative to install solar powered lights on village roads and Amrit Sarovars. Under this, a subsidy of Rs 4,000 will be provided for normal solar lights and Rs 20,000 for lights installed on high poles. A target has been set to install 20,000 solar lights in the financial year 2025-26. A total budget of Rs 6,379.63 crore has been proposed in the financial year 2025-26 for the implementation of these schemes in the energy sector.

Chandigarh, March 17- Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, while presenting the budget in the Haryana Assembly today as Finance Minister, allocated Rs 6024.72 crore to the Irrigation and Water Resources Department, which is 10.7 percent more than the revised estimate of Rs 5443.38 crore for 2024-25.

He said the budget has given special attention to the expansion of canals, water conservation schemes and adoption of modern irrigation techniques. To further strengthen water management, 100 ponds will be constructed in the coming year under the “Mukhyamantri Jal Sanchay Yojana” with the help of MGNREGA for the management of flood water coming from the rivers during the rainy season.

He said that 2200 water tanks will be constructed for the management of micro irrigation in the fields and old pumps installed in the lift irrigation project will be replaced at a cost of Rs 100 crore. At the same time, the people of Haryana will be provided their rightful water from Punjab through the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal.

The Chief Minister said the Haryana Government is reviewing the NOC policy related to groundwater exploitation. For industrial/infrastructure projects, the period of NOC in highly exploited areas will be increased from one to two years, while in other areas it will be three years. For mining projects also this period will be increased from one to two years. This policy will make the approval process of projects easy and effective. Through this, investment and sustainable development will be encouraged, he added.

Chandigarh, March 17 – Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, who also holds the portfolio of Finance Minister, while presenting the state budget for the year 2025-26 in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Monday said that in the last 10 years, the double-engine government has placed significant emphasis on Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathic systems of medicine.

Sharing 18 key highlight of Health sector for Budget 2025-26, the Chief Minister said that the budget for all the department’s schemes has been increased from Rs. 9,391.87 crore, as compared to the Revised Estimates (RE) of 2024-25, by 8.17%, raising it to Rs. 10,159.54 crore in 2025-26.

The Chief Minister said that to improve the health of mothers and children in the state and to bring further improvements in maternal mortality rate, neonatal mortality rate, infant mortality rate and mortality rate of children below 5 years of age. 9 ultra-modern maternal and child health centers will be established in the district hospitals of Panchkula, Panipat, Faridabad, Sonipat, Palwal, Sirsa, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, and the Medical College in Nuh.

Hisar and Panipat district hospitals will be upgraded from 200 to 300 beds

The Chief Minister said that in the year 2014-15, Haryana had a total of 4 government hospitals with 200 beds and 2 government hospitals with 300 beds. Today, their numbers have increased to 18 and 3, respectively.  He said that approval has been granted to upgrade the district hospitals of Palwal, Rohtak, and Charkhi Dadri, as well as Al Afia District Hospital in Mandikhera (Nuh), from 100 to 200 beds. In the financial year 2025-26, the district hospitals of Hisar and Panipat will be upgraded from 200 to 300 beds, and the district hospital of Jhajjar from 100 to 200 beds.

All district hospitals to have state-of-the-art medical facilities

The Chief Minister said that the government has set a target to make every district hospital the best hospital in that city with the same number of beds in the next 2 years. In the financial year 2025-26, modern services and state-of-the-art facilities like CT scan, MRI, ultrasound, blood analyzer and digital X-ray will be ensured in all district hospitals. Apart from this, private rooms will be arranged for patients in all district hospitals and shelter home facilities will also be provided for their companions, he said.

The Chief Minister  further said that a 50-bed critical care block in every district hospital and government medical college will be established,  along with modernizing the blood bank facilities.

The Chief Minister said that for enhancing trauma treatment facilities during accidents, the Government of India has approved an investment of Rs 201.59 crore for the year 2025-26 for 70 advanced life support ambulances and other infrastructural improvements in the district hospitals of 14 districts, namely Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Mewat, Rewari, Mahendragarh, Jind, Bhiwani, Rohtak, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat, Jhajjar, and Charkhi Dadri.

Day care centers for cancer patients to be established in the remaining 17 districts

The Chief Minister said that at present day care centers for cancer patients are operational in Panchkula, Kurukshetra, Ambala, Yamunanagar, and Faridabad. However, similar day care centers will now be established in the remaining 17 districts during the financial year 2025-26.

He said that the number of MBBS seats in the state will be increased  from 2,185 to 2,485 for the financial year 2025-26. Besides this, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayaya University of Health Sciences, Kutail, along with the newly constructed 750-bed super specialty hospital, will also be started in the financial year 2025-26, shared Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.

The Chief Minister said that a Centre of Excellence will be established at Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College and Hospital, Nuh for preventive health in the state. Besides this, a budgetary provision of Rs. 20 core will be made for the modernization of state-level drug testing laboratory located in Kurukshetra.

The Chief Minister said that to promote the study, systematic teaching, training and research of non-allopathic medical systems, the construction work of the building of Shri Krishna Ayush University will be started in the financial year 2025-26 on about 100 acres of land in Fatuhpur village of district Kurukshetra. In this, provision has been made for 63 seats of BAMS and 82 seats of postgraduate level and 63 seats of Diploma in Pharmacy, shared Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.

Ayush Herbal Parks will be established in Rewari and Jind

The Chief Minister said that Ayush Herbal Parks will be established in Rewari and Jind. He said that provision of Government Homeopathic College will be made in village Chandpura of district Ambala, for this a 25-bed Homeopathic Hospital has been started in village Rampur-Sarsehdi Community Center.

He further informed that 421 AYUSH dispensaries and 111 sub health centers have been upgraded as Ayushman Arogya Mandir. Out of these, 201 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs have received NABH certification.  He said that adequate budget provision has been made for the remaining 332 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs to obtain such certification in the financial year 2025-26.

Furthermore, a system to provide guidance on AYUSH medical system and nutrition, diet and routine based on it to the general public will be set up at all the primary health centers and community health centers of the health department in the financial year 2025-26.

Chandigarh, March 17 – Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said to strengthen the state transport, the government will purchase 500 non-AC buses of BS-6 standard, 150 AC buses and 375 electric buses. The Chief Minister today presented the budget for the financial year 2025-26, in which several important announcements were made to make the state’s transport system more convenient, modern and environment-friendly.

The Chief Minister said the government is paying special attention to facilitate the traffic system, modernizing the bus depots and promoting electric vehicles. For the convenience of passengers, modern bus depots will be constructed under the Public-Private Partnership model in Pipli, Karnal, Sector-36, Gurugram, Ballabhgarh (Faridabad) and Sonipat. In addition, a new transport building will be constructed at a cost of Rs 71 crore.

The Chief Minister said Divyang citizens will get the facility of free bus travel. Live tracking system will be implemented in buses on the lines of railways, so that passengers will get information about the status of buses in real time.

He said keeping for reducing pollution and saving fuel, the government will purchase electric vehicles in its departments and Haryana Roadways will include electric buses in its fleet for long distance travel. Converting diesel buses to electric buses will save about 1.50 lakh liters of diesel in the lifetime of each bus. The government aims to include 30% of its total transport fleet in electric vehicles in the next five years.

Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said apart from this, lifetime tax will be implemented in place of annual tax on motor vehicles in the state. Automated vehicle testing stations will be set up in the public-private partnership model under the Central Motor Vehicle Rules. Automatic bus washing machines will be arranged for cleaning buses in every district and modern machines for cleaning bus stands. Also, automatic testing stations will be set up for the fitness of motor vehicles and the motor vehicle tax system will be simplified and converted into a one-time tax.

While presenting the budget, the Chief Minister announced that the revised estimates for the financial year 2024-25 of Rs 3088.52 crore have been proposed to be increased by 9.71 percent to Rs 3388.47 crore in the financial year 2025-26.

Chandigarh, March 17

The Haryana government is taking strict measures to curb illegal mining in the state. Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini  who also holds the portfolio of Finance Minister, while presenting the state budget for 2025-26 in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Monday allocated Rs.121.52 crore in the year (2025-26) to Mines and Geology department  increasing by 25 percent, from last year 2024-25 i.e Rs. 97.22 crore.

While presenting the budget Finance Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini informed the house that mining is being done in 42 mines in 8 districts of Haryana, from which revenue of Rs.670.23 crore has been received so far in the year 2024-25. A target has been set to deposit an additional amount of Rs.645 crore in the revenue account by starting new mines in Ambala and Faridabad districts in the year 2025-26.

Chandigarh, March 17

Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, who is also the state Finance Minister, said in his budget speech presented in the Haryana Assembly today that the minimum wage rates in the state of Haryana are increased every year according to the dearness allowance. Due to this increase, the minimum wage rates for unskilled labourers, which were fixed at Rs 7600 in the year 2015, have now increased to Rs 11,001.76. In the coming financial year, the government will revise and amend the basic rates of minimum wages.

He said there are currently 9 labour courts functioning in Haryana for prompt settlement of industrial disputes, including one each in Ambala, Panipat, Hisar and Rohtak, two in Gurugram and three in Faridabad. To make the dispute settlement process more accessible, the number of labour courts will be increased to 14 in this financial year.

He said the construction of 100-bed ESI hospital buildings in Bawal and Bahadurgarh and ESI dispensary building in Panchkula will also be completed in the coming financial year 2025-2026. For construction of hospitals and dispensaries, HSIIDC will provide land to ESIC New Delhi at concessional rates in Saha, Sohna, Kharkhoda, Bahadurgarh, Karnal, Farrukhnagar, Charkhi Dadri, Chhachhrauli, Kosli, Gharaunda, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Pataudi and Gohana.

Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said a new scheme was announced with the aim of empowering gig workers and ensuring their social security coverage. Under this, a special portal will be created for all gig workers working in the state, where they will be able to register themselves. This portal will work to connect gig workers with various government schemes and opportunities. All gig workers registered on the portal will be provided insurance protection. Under this insurance scheme, gig workers will get essential protection like health, accident and life insurance. The aim of this initiative is to provide financial stability, social security and better working conditions to the workers working in the gig economy, so that they can become more self-reliant and become active participants in the economic development of Haryana.

He said the powers to decide on the factory map and factory licence application of industries up to five acres and to renew the factory licence of industries up to 10 acres will be given to the Additional Deputy Commissioner at the district level.

The Chief Minister allocated Rs 96.81 crore to the Labour Department for the financial year 2025-26, which is an increase of 29.80 per cent over the previous allocation.

Chandigarh, March 17

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, who also holds the portfolio of Finance Minister, while presenting the state budget for 2025-26 in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Monday said that Rs 262.31 crore has been allocated  for the year 2025-26 for the Information, Public Relations, Languages and Culture Department.

He said that to revive the Saraswati River and the Rakhigarhi civilization that are  invaluable parts of our cultural and historical heritage, a Public Trust named ‘Haryana Sapt Sindhu Saraswati Sahitya, Kala evam Sanskriti’ will be established  and an amount of Rs. 25 crore  will be  allocated for it in the financial year 2025-26.

The Chief Minister said that the construction of the ‘Shaheed Smarak of the First Independence Struggle’ on the National Highway in Ambala, at a cost of Rs. 538 crore, will be completed and inaugurated in the financial year 2025-26.

He said that under ‘Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana,’ elderly individuals from low-income families were provided with the facility to visit the Ayodhya Teerth and take a dip in the Sangam during the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. Yatras to Mata Vaishno Devi and Shirdi Sai Temple will be started in the financial year 2025-26.

The Chief Minister said that an announcement was made last year to build a memorial in Pipli to educate the new generations about the life and teachings of Guru Ravidas ji.  Therefore to increase citizen participation in this memorial and establish a separate trust for its supervision and administration as well as to allocate an initial fund of Rs 5 crore for this purpose.

He further shared that an sum of Rs.10 crore has been allocated to the Lohgarh Trust for the construction and administration of the memorial of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, who raised his voice against the atrocities of the Mughals, was the founder of Khalsa Raj, and remains an epitome of bravery.

Benefits of Cashless Medical Treatment’ facility extended to mediapersons

The Chief Minister said that in the financial year 2025-26, the benefits of  ‘Cashless Medical Treatment’ facility have been started for government employees and will also be extended to media persons.

He said that  as in our state, festivals, fairs, and celebrations spread enthusiasm and joy among all sections of society. Therefore Rs. 100 crore  will be allocated for organizing public participation programs on all such occasions. He said that the government had announced plans to build a Sikh Museum in Pipli to educate the new generations about the glorious history of the Sikhs and their contributions to the country and humanity. The construction work of the same will be started soon by HSVP, said Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.

Chandigarh, March 17

Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, while presenting the budget in the Haryana Legislative Assembly today, allocated a budget of Rs 1372.10 crore for the Women and Child Development Department in the year 2025-26, which is 36.1 percent more than the revised estimate of Rs 1008.44 crore of the previous year. He said the government is committed to the empowerment of women.

Sh. Nayab Singh Saini informed the House in his budget speech that in the year 2025-26, a target has been set to improve the nutritional level of 80,000 malnourished children by spending an additional amount of Rs 12 crore for malnutrition. On the other hand, the Government of India is running the Kishori Yojana for girls in Nuh district. The target has been set to implement this scheme in all 22 districts with an additional amount of Rs 60 crore.

He said the government aims to build women hostels in Panchkula, Panipat, Sonipat, Rewari, Faridabad and Gurugram for working women and to give women a chance in business, and to allot one-third of the tenders of canteens running in government institutions, panchayats, urban bodies, educational institutions and any other government building to women self-help groups on a priority basis.

The Chief Minister said in his budget speech that a target has also been set to convert 2000 Anganwadi centers into play schools in a phased manner with an amount of Rs 81.63 crore and to convert 2000 Anganwadi centers into Saksham Anganwadi centers.