Raipur: The CG Administration is scheduled to begin the recruitment of 10,000 school teachers, CM Baghel said on Friday evening in response to the debate on the demand proposals for the first supplementary budget of the ongoing financial year 2022-23.

“The process of recruitment of 10,000 new teachers will be started soon. Since 1998, the state government has recruited 14,000 teachers so far…,” he said.

He further added that 163 veterinary units would be rolled out under a provision of Rs 10 lakh made available in the supplementary budget. It is also learned that the state borrowed a market loan of Rs 4,000 crore to arrange necessary resources for public welfare works and capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2021-22. Out of this loan amount, Rs 3000 crore have been paid.

The conclusion of the meeting saw the approval of the supplementary budget of Rs Rs 2904.42 crore for the ongoing fiscal in the assembly. With the passage of the first supplementary budget, the size of the total state budget increased to Rs 1,15,507 crore for the financial year 2022-23.