Deputy Chief Minister and State Finance Minister Jagdish Devda presented the state budget of Rs 3.65 lakh crore in the state assembly. It was the first budget of the current Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government for the FY 2024-25.
State Finance Minister Devda said that the budget for the culture department for the current fiscal year was two and a half times more than that of the budget estimate of the last FY 2023-24.
State Finance Minister Devda said that the budget for the health sector for the current fiscal year was 34 per cent more than that of the budget estimate of the last FY 2023-24.
Finance Commission grants to Gram Panchayats of Kerala may not be released by the Centre as the southern state has not followed some of the laid down procedures recommended by the 15th Finance Commission.
State Finance Minister Devda said that the budget for Women and Child Development for the current fiscal year was 81 per cent more than that of the budget estimate of the last FY 2023-24.
The State Finance Minister will present the first budget of the current Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government for the financial year 2024-25. Ahead of presenting the state budget, Finance Minister Devda offered prayers at his residence.
The Assam government has appointed Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita (retd) as the Seventh Assam State Finance Commission Chairman. They have also appointed six other members.
In an order, the Raj Bhavan said that the entry of West Bengal Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya into the Raj Bhavan premises of Kolkata, Darjeeling and Barrackpore is banned for "defamation and anti-constitutional media statements".
The Nationalist Congress Party- (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Friday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar and two BJP leaders for allegedly violating the Representation of the People's Act and poll code by promising disbursement
The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested the Centre to be liberal and give a one-time package as a special case to Kerala, subject to harsher conditions than other states.
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal launched a scathing attack on the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government over the state budget 2024-25 presented on Tuesday.