On the first day of the assembly session in the summer capital, the Pushkar Singh Dhami government presented the first supplementary budget of 5315.39 crores for the financial year 2025-26 in the House on Tuesday. In the supplementary demands, the government has kept an amount of 3163.02 crores in the capital head, showing its resolve to speed up the infrastructure development works. At the same time, 2152.37 crores have been given in the revenue head to complete the ongoing works quickly. In view of the excessive pressure on traffic due to the construction of Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, the government has kept an amount of 925 crores for the Rispana-Bindal elevated road. An arrangement of Rs 263.94 crore has been made for relief work under land subsidence and others in Joshimath and other places. Rs 13 crore will be spent to rebuild the assets damaged by the disaster. In the supplementary budget, provision was made for various projects related to the development of the state. 90 crores have been made for the works of the Public Works Department, 78.89 crores for the expansion of fire services, 60 crores for residential buildings of the police, 50 crores for the Sharda River Front Scheme, 50 crores for the Atal Ayushman Scheme, 50 roads for developing Rishikesh as a Yoga City, 50 crores for developing Haridwar as a tourist city, 50 crores for Women’s Sports College Champawat.
Major provisions in supplementary demands
– Rs 263.94 crore for landslide and other disaster relief works in Joshimath and other places
– Rs 13 crore for reconstruction of properties damaged by disaster
– Rs 200 crore for preparations of Kumbh Mela, 2027
– Rs 200 crore for various infrastructure works under Saski scheme
– Rs 188.55 crore for expansion of Pantnagar airport
– Rs 125 crore for electricity tariff subsidy
– Rs 114 crore for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
– Rs 95.25 crore for Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin
