23.2.15

HP budget goes paperless

Himachal Pradesh is set to become the country's first state to present a `paperless' budget on March 11.Since the state already has the country's first green assembly, all documents related to budget estimates would be made available online and only around 10 budget copies would be printed for record.
Earlier, around 200 copies along with huge volumes of other documents were published during the budget session. Running the proceedings on e-Vidhan would save the state exchequer Rs.15 crore annually .
Confirming the e-plan, HP assembly Speaker BB Butail said only 10 or 15 copies of the budget would be published, that too for records. “No other paper document would be published as all information would be uploaded on the eVidhan system,“ he added.

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