छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य बजट 2007-08 विश्लेषण

मुख्य बातें

• Total expenditure approximately Rs 18,000 crore — Chhattisgarh completing its seventh year as a state carved from Madhya Pradesh.
• Raman Singh's BJP government in its second term, providing unprecedented political stability.
• Steel and mining dominated the economy — Bhilai Steel Plant remained the state's industrial anchor.
• Coal production from South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) made Chhattisgarh India's top coal-producing state.
• Naxal/Maoist insurgency at severe levels — Bastar division effectively under insurgent influence.
• Salwa Judum armed vigilante movement creating massive civilian displacement and human rights concerns.
• Rice production earned Chhattisgarh the 'rice bowl of India' designation — surplus producer.
• Education spending at Rs 3,000 crore — school infrastructure improving from low MP-era base.
• Health allocation at Rs 1,500 crore — primary health centres in Bastar region largely non-functional.
• Road construction at Rs 2,500 crore — severely hampered by Naxal attacks on construction crews.
• Tribal welfare at Rs 2,200 crore for the 31% ST population concentrated in southern districts.
• Central transfers dominated the revenue profile at approximately 60% of total receipts.
• Power surplus state — Chhattisgarh exported electricity to neighbouring states.
• Forest cover at 44% — among the highest in India, but under pressure from mining.