Punjab government has decided to present paperless Budget for FY 2022-23, which will help it save Rs 21 lakh.
In a tweet, chief minister Bhagwant Mann said, “A good news for Punjabis. Our government has decided that this time the Punjab government’s budget will be paperless. The exchequer will save around Rs 21 lakh and 34 tonnes of paper. Which means 814-834 trees will be saved. Another step towards e-governance.”The budget will be presented by finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema in the Vidhan Sabha’s budget session, likely to be held next month.
States like Rajasthan and Haryana too have presented paperless budgets with documents prepared and made available through the IFMS system developed by NIC.
Earlier the previous finance minister Manpreet Badal had presented the State Budget for FY 2021-22 in Punjab Assembly using Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) developed by NIC Punjab.
Daljeet Kaur
