While October alone contributed Rs 7,759.59 crore - nearly half of the year's total so far - the earlier months saw slower spending, particularly in August and September
The capital expenditure of the State has increased by more than five times within last eight years, from Rs.11,583 crore in 2014-15 to Rs.61,343 crore in 2021-22.
The government may be waiting for the lockdowns to end before they can announce specific measures for the revival, which can have the best multiplier effect.
She held a virtual meeting with secretaries of coal and petroleum & natural gas, along with the chairman and managing directors (CMDs) of 14 CPSEs belonging to these ministries, an official statement said.
"Just because the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister call these measures an economic stimulus does not mean the economy will obey and get stimulated."