Haryana Legislature Authorizes Further Expenditure of Over ₹4,251 Crore for Financial Year 2025-26

The Haryana Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 2025, designated as Haryana Act No. 20 of 2025, was officially published in the Haryana Government Gazette (Extraordinary) on September 15, 2025, following the assent of the Governor of Haryana on September 9, 2025. This legislative instrument, an Act of the State Legislature, was enacted to sanction the payment and appropriation of additional sums from the Consolidated Fund of the State of Haryana. The Act came into force immediately upon its publication in the Official Gazette. It authorizes a substantial sum of ₹4,251,04,93,881 (Four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty One Crore Four Lakh Ninety Three Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty One rupees only) to meet various expenditures for the financial year concluding on March 31, 2026. The legislation provided: “AN ACT to authorize payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Haryana for the services during the financial year ending on the thirty-first day of March, 2026.” This Act specifically directs that the authorized funds be applied towards defraying charges across numerous government services and purposes as detailed in its appended Schedule. Key allocations include significant amounts for Medical and Public Health, Education, Agriculture, Public Works, and Water Supply and Sanitation, among other critical sectors. For instance, the Medical and Public Health sector received an allocation of ₹1106,88,00,000 for revenue grants and an additional ₹120,00,00,000 for capital outlay, while the Food, Storage and Warehousing sector was allocated ₹500,00,00,000.

The legislative intent behind the Haryana Appropriation (No. 3) Act, 2025, is to ensure the continued and effective functioning of state government services by providing necessary financial resources. As an appropriation act, it addresses the legal necessity for the executive branch to draw funds from the Consolidated Fund of the State (the primary government account where all revenues are deposited and from which all expenditures are made) for specific purposes. This particular Act, being the third appropriation act for the financial year, indicates that the initial budget and subsequent supplementary appropriations were insufficient to cover all necessary expenditures, thereby addressing statutory gaps or unforeseen financial requirements that arose during the fiscal period. The Act does not introduce new substantive laws or create new rights or obligations for citizens but rather facilitates the financial administration of the state. It serves to regularize and legalize the expenditure of public money for various departments, including Vidhan Sabha, Governor and Council of Ministers, General Administration, Revenue and Disaster Management, Home, Finance, Loans and Advances, Agriculture, Co-operation, Education, Health, Labour, Social Justice, Public Works, and Town and Country Planning. The Schedule meticulously outlines the specific services and purposes for which funds are allocated, ensuring transparency and accountability in government spending. The Act’s enforcement mechanism is direct: it legally empowers the state government to spend the specified amounts from the Consolidated Fund for the designated services within the stipulated financial year.

Keywords: Haryana Appropriation Act, 2025, State Budget, Consolidated Fund, Government Expenditure, Financial Year 2025-26, Haryana Legislature, Public Finance, Supplementary Grants

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