Andhra Pradesh Budget 2025-26 : State witnessed “dropout” on all fronts during YSRCP rule, says Payyavula Keshav
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Andhra Pradesh Budget 2025-26 : State witnessed “dropout” on all fronts during YSRCP rule, says Payyavula Keshav

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh State Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav has made bitter remarks that Andhra Pradesh witnessed “dropouts” in all sectors during the State’s YSR Congress Party rule during 2019-24. Presenting the annual Budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Friday, the Minister said, “We have heard about dropouts from schools. Employment and jobs also dropped.” Andhra Pradesh Budget highlights: State Govt presents ₹3.2 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26 The Minister, going further, said such leaders of the previous regime had now dropped out of the house. govt presents ₹3.2 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26 Mr. Keshav said the State Government was moving ahead from Ease of Doing Business to Speed of Doing Business.

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Delhi budget: Opposition slams ‘hollow promises’, BJP hits back
22 hours, 14 minutes ago

Delhi budget: Opposition slams ‘hollow promises’, BJP hits back

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: As chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented her maiden budget in the legislative assembly for a “viksit” Delhi, the opposition Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress criticised it for laying out “fake numbers” and making “hollow promises” while missing to include provisions to provide subsidised LPG cylinders to the poor as promised by the Bharatiya Janata Party …

‘AAP Made Sheehmahal, We Will…’: CM Rekha Gupta's Swipe As Atishi Questions Delhi Budget ‘Without Survey’
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‘AAP Made Sheehmahal, We Will…’: CM Rekha Gupta's Swipe As Atishi Questions Delhi Budget ‘Without Survey’

ABP News  

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented the ₹1 lakh crore budget for the financial year 2025-26, outlining ten key focus areas, including Yamuna cleaning, economic empowerment of women, infrastructure, water, and connectivity. You installed toilets worth lakhs, we will make toilets for the poor.” हममें और AAP में बहुत अंतर है। AAP ने वादे किए, हम उन्हें पूरा …

‘AAP Made Sheeshmahal, We Will…’: CM Rekha Gupta's Swipe As Atishi Questions Delhi Budget ‘Without Survey’
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‘AAP Made Sheeshmahal, We Will…’: CM Rekha Gupta's Swipe As Atishi Questions Delhi Budget ‘Without Survey’

ABP News  

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented the ₹1 lakh crore budget for the financial year 2025-26, outlining ten key focus areas, including Yamuna cleaning, economic empowerment of women, infrastructure, water, and connectivity. You installed toilets worth lakhs, we will make toilets for the poor.” हममें और AAP में बहुत अंतर है। AAP ने वादे किए, हम उन्हें पूरा …

Delhi Budget 2025: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Presents ₹1 Lakh Crore Budget, Focuses on ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’
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1 day, 15 hours ago

Delhi Budget 2025: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Presents ₹1 Lakh Crore Budget, Focuses on ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’

ABP News  

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta presented the BJP-led government's first budget on Tuesday, marking the party's return to power in the capital after 27 years. The budget, amounting to ₹1 lakh crore, reflects the BJP’s election manifesto promises and aims to address key public concerns. CM Gupta emphasized that the budget embodies the vision of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas," ensuring …

Delhi Budget 2025-26: CM Rekha Gupta unveils 'historic' Rs 1 lakh crore plan
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1 day, 16 hours ago

Delhi Budget 2025-26: CM Rekha Gupta unveils 'historic' Rs 1 lakh crore plan

Firstpost  

The Delhi CM targeted the previous AAP government for their inaction and claimed that the government income decreased because the government revenue was going into the ‘pockets’ of liquor mafia and PWD contractors Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented the Budget 2025-26 for the national capital. Rs 696 crores have been allocated to provide basic facilities in slums …

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta presents ₹one lakh crore “historic budget” for 2025-26
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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta presents ₹one lakh crore “historic budget” for 2025-26

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Chief Minister and Finance Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented the Budget for the financial year 2025-26 with an outlay of ₹one lakh crore, marking a 31.5 per cent increase from the previous year. Calling it a “historic Budget,” Gupta emphasized that the era of “corruption and inefficiency” was over, with the government doubling capital expenditure to ₹28,000 crore. …

Delhi budget 2025: CM Rekha Gupta presents ‘historic’ ₹1 lakh crore budget | Key announcements
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Delhi budget 2025: CM Rekha Gupta presents ‘historic’ ₹1 lakh crore budget | Key announcements

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Budget 2025: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented Budget 2025-26 in the state Assembly, saying that it has ten focus areas including infrastructure development, electricity, roads, and water. Delhi Budget 2025-26 | Key points This is Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta and her BJP government's first budget in the national capital. A budget fund of ₹ 696 …

Haryana Congress leader Hooda picks holes in 2025-26 budget estimates
5 days, 21 hours ago

Haryana Congress leader Hooda picks holes in 2025-26 budget estimates

Hindustan Times  

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday picked holes in the 2025-26 budget estimates presented by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini. During the general discussion on the budget estimates, Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said though the chief minister claimed in his budget address that the revenue deficit, fiscal deficit and debt to GSDP ratio was within prescribed …

Telangana Budget 2025-26: Key takeaways | In charts
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6 days, 17 hours ago

Telangana Budget 2025-26: Key takeaways | In charts

The Hindu  

The Telangana State budget with an outlay of ₹3.05 lakh crores was presented by the Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka in the Assembly today. Receipts and Expenditure Revenue receipts stand at ₹2.3 lakh crores for 2025-26 budget estimates, up from ₹2.02 lakh crores last year. Revenue expenditure for social services increased from ₹81.1 thousand crores in 2024-25 to ₹1.1 …

Telangana government tables ₹3.04 lakh-crore budget with focus on welfare, industrial growth
6 days, 19 hours ago

Telangana government tables ₹3.04 lakh-crore budget with focus on welfare, industrial growth

Hindustan Times  

Telangana finance minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday presented a ₹3.04 lakh crore state budget for 2025-26 in the assembly, announcing a “Mega Master Plan 2050” for industrial development not just in IT hub Hyderabad but across the Telugu state. Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Bhatti Vikramarka presents the State Budget for 2025-26 in the state Assembly, in …

Telangana Budget 2025-26: ₹31,605 crore allocated for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development dept.
1 week ago

Telangana Budget 2025-26: ₹31,605 crore allocated for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development dept.

The Hindu  

The Telangana government has allocated ₹31,605 crore for the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development department in the State budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, reaffirming its commitment to rural progress and women’s empowerment. The Finance Minister said that they are committed to providing ₹1 lakh crore in interest-free loans to one crore women through the Indira Mahila Shakti Mission scheme. …

Telangana’s public debt expected to cross ₹5 lakh crore by 2025-26 end
1 week ago

Telangana’s public debt expected to cross ₹5 lakh crore by 2025-26 end

The Hindu  

Telangana’s total public debt outstanding, loans under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act provisions, are expected to cross ₹5 lakh crore at the end of next financial year. Key updates from Telangana budget 2025-26 presentation Various sources of loans According to the 2025-26 budget documents, the State’s open market loans are expected to reach ₹4.07 lakh crore at the …

Telangana presents ₹3.04-lakh-crore budget for 2025-26
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1 week ago

Telangana presents ₹3.04-lakh-crore budget for 2025-26

The Hindu  

The Telangana Government has presented a massive ₹3.04 lakh crore budget for the financial year 2025-26. The budget however reflects the State’s continued dependence on borrowings estimated at close to ₹70,000 crore including open market borrowings of ₹64,539 crore during the next fiscal. On the revenue receipts front, the State estimated the revenue to be at ₹2.29 lakh crore of …

Telangana Rising with Rs 3 lakh cr Budget
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1 week ago

Telangana Rising with Rs 3 lakh cr Budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister and finance minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday presented the state's Budget for 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 3,04,965 crore. The budget projected a revenue surplus of Rs 2,783 crore in 2025-26, which is lower than Rs 5,888.71 crore projected in revised estimates for 2024-25. The budget projected a fiscal deficit of Rs 54,009 crore …

Telangana Rising with Rs 3 lakh cr Budget
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1 week ago

Telangana Rising with Rs 3 lakh cr Budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister and finance minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday presented the state's Budget for 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 3,04,965 crore. The budget projected a revenue surplus of Rs 2,783 crore in 2025-26, which is lower than Rs 5,888.71 crore projected in revised estimates for 2024-25. The budget projected a fiscal deficit of Rs 54,009 crore …

Telangana Rising with Rs 3 lakh cr Budget
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1 week ago

Telangana Rising with Rs 3 lakh cr Budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister and finance minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday presented the state's Budget for 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 3,04,965 crore. The budget projected a revenue surplus of Rs 2,783 crore in 2025-26, which is lower than Rs 5,888.71 crore projected in revised estimates for 2024-25. The budget projected a fiscal deficit of Rs 54,009 crore …

Congress MLAs express concern over declining capital expenditure
1 week ago

Congress MLAs express concern over declining capital expenditure

Hindustan Times  

The opposition Congress on Tuesday expressed concern over the decline in the capital outlay in the 2025-26 budget estimates tabled by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini in Haryana assembly on March 17. Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda Speaking during the general discussion on budget, Congress MLA from Rohtak BB Batra said that the proposed capital outlay in 2025-26 estimates was …

YSRCP govt. diverted funds meant for capital infrastructure development, says Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav
1 week ago

YSRCP govt. diverted funds meant for capital infrastructure development, says Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav

The Hindu  

Due to diversion of funds meant for capital infrastructure development by the previous YSRCP government during the financial year 2023-24, the Central government has cut the borrowing capacity of State government by ₹7,600 crore, according to Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav. After submitting the rectified accounts in the current financial year 2024-25, the Central government approved ₹2,000 crore, he added. The …

Telangana Budget 2025-26 to be presented in Assembly on Wednesday
1 week, 1 day ago

Telangana Budget 2025-26 to be presented in Assembly on Wednesday

The Hindu  

The stage is all set for the presentation of Telangana’s annual financial statement, budget, for the financial year 2025-26 in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who holds the Finance portfolio, will present the budget in the House around noon on Wednsday even as the Finance department officials initiated efforts to fine tune the annual …

Haryana budget: Focus on women, AI but dip in capex a worry
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Haryana budget: Focus on women, AI but dip in capex a worry

Hindustan Times  

Proposing an ambitious budget outlay of about ₹2.05 lakh crore for the 2025-26 financial year, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday presented his maiden budget estimates in the state assembly. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini The budget outlay of ₹2.05 lakh crore was about 8% higher than the ₹1.89 lakh crore presented by Saini’s predecessor Manohar Lal …

Haryana CM presents ₹2.05 lakh cr budget with aim to make state ‘future capable’
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1 week, 2 days ago

Haryana CM presents ₹2.05 lakh cr budget with aim to make state ‘future capable’

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday proposed a ₹2.05 lakh crore state budget for the 2025-26 financial year, 13.7% up from the revised estimates of 2024-25, in the assembly on Monday. Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, who also holds the finance portfolio, presenting the state budget for 2025-26 in the assembly in Chandigarh on Monday. Presenting his first …

TN Budget 2025: Fiscal deficit to be 3 per cent of GSDP, says Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu
1 week, 4 days ago

TN Budget 2025: Fiscal deficit to be 3 per cent of GSDP, says Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said the fiscal deficit of the state government is estimated to decrease to 3% of the GSDP during 2025-26. This is despite the state falling short of its last year’s target of total revenue receipts, which was revised downwards from Rs 2.99 lakh crore to Rs 2.93 lakh crore in the Revised Estimate 2024-25. The …

Tamil Nadu Budget 2025 caters to key sectors, core voter base
1 week, 5 days ago

Tamil Nadu Budget 2025 caters to key sectors, core voter base

The Hindu  

In its final full budget before the 2026 Assembly elections, the M.K. Stalin-led government sought to strike a balance by catering to its core voter base—women and government employees—while addressing key sectors of the economy. Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu, presenting the Tamil Nadu Budget for 2025-26, placed significant emphasis on education, archaeology, and infrastructure development in both rural and urban …

Watch: Highlights of the Tamil Nadu Budget 2025
1 week, 5 days ago

Watch: Highlights of the Tamil Nadu Budget 2025

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu’s Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu presented the last full-fledged Budget of the DMK government before the Assembly elections, which will be held in 2026, in the Assembly Hall at Fort St. George in Chennai on March 14, 2025. The Budget pegs the State’s nominal GSDP at 14.5% in 2024-25, with real growth projected at 9% and an average inflation …

Outstanding borrowing will be ₹9,29,959 crore, says Finance Minister
1 week, 5 days ago

Outstanding borrowing will be ₹9,29,959 crore, says Finance Minister

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu on Friday presented the Medium Term Fiscal Plan, which stated the State government has planned to borrow ₹1,62,096.76 crore during 2025-26 and make repayment of ₹55,844.53 crore. Mr. Thennarasu said Tamil Nadu remains a key growth engine, driven by a robust manufacturing base, rapid expansion in the services sector, and sustained public and private …

Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26 to be presented in assembly at 9.30 AM today. Here is what to expect
1 week, 5 days ago

Tamil Nadu Budget 2025-26 to be presented in assembly at 9.30 AM today. Here is what to expect

Live Mint  

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu will present the state budget for 2025-26 on Friday amid the ruling DMK's war of words with the BJP-ruled centre. Later in the day, the Tamil Nadu assembly's Business Advisory Committee would meet and decide on the duration of the Budget session likely to begin on March 17. Amid a fierce language tussle with …

TN Budget 2025: State debt to rise to ₹9.29 lakh crore by March 2026
1 week, 5 days ago

TN Budget 2025: State debt to rise to ₹9.29 lakh crore by March 2026

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The debt burden of the Tamil Nadu government will burgeon to ₹9,29,959.30 crore by March 31, 2026, according to the budget documents for the year 2025-26. In view of the revenue augmentation measures, including improvement in tax administration and collection efficiency, the revenue deficit is expected to reduce to ₹31,282.23 crore in 2026-27 and subsequently reduce further to ₹18,026.48 …

Madhya Pradesh: FM Jagdish Deoda presents budget of ₹4.21 lakh cr
1 week, 6 days ago

Madhya Pradesh: FM Jagdish Deoda presents budget of ₹4.21 lakh cr

Hindustan Times  

With focus on enhancing role of private investors in infrastructure development, Madhya Pradesh finance minister Jagdish Deoda presented a budget of ₹4.21 lakh crore. The minister also introduced 12 new schemes providing better services to people of the state. However, the finance minister announced that the beneficiaries of Ladli Behna will be linked with the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima …

A State under severe financial stress
2 weeks ago

A State under severe financial stress

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh government presented a Budget of more than ₹3.22 lakh crore for FY2025-26. Public debt, the total amount of money that a government borrows to fund its spending, is estimated to increase to ₹1.02 lakh crore in FY2025-26. According to experts, the surge in public debt is largely due to “freebies, fewer tax revenues, and meagre capital expenditure.” …

Mahayuti avoids populist schemes in the first budget after returning to power
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Mahayuti avoids populist schemes in the first budget after returning to power

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Four months after winning the Maharashtra assembly elections on the back of a slew of populist schemes, the Mahayuti government’s first budget after retaining power reflected an estimated debt of ₹9,32,242 crore for the financial year 2025-26, which is the highest in the state’s history. Populist schemes worth ₹96,000 crore announced in last year’s budget in June, weeks after …

Karnataka state budget has let down farmers, SC/STs: BJP MLC
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Karnataka state budget has let down farmers, SC/STs: BJP MLC

New Indian Express  

CHIKKAMAGALURU : BJP chief whip in the Legislative Council N Ravi Kumar said the budget 2025-26 presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ignored farmers by not sanctioning any grants for them, and tremed it a Rs 4,09,549-lakh loan budget. “SC/ST communities have been neglected, and a CM, who claims to be a patron of Dalits, had earlier enacted a law …

Telangana Budget session to begin from March 12
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Telangana Budget session to begin from March 12

The Hindu  

The budget session of the State Legislature is set to commence from March 12. Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has issued orders summoning the two Houses of the legislature on Friday marking the commencement of the budget session of the legislature. With summoning of the budget session of the legislature, all eyes are now on the total outlay for the financial …

Karnataka budget 2025 presented by CM Siddaramaiah: Outlay crosses ₹4 lakh crore for the first time
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Karnataka budget 2025 presented by CM Siddaramaiah: Outlay crosses ₹4 lakh crore for the first time

The Hindu  

Karnataka’s budget outlay has for the first time crossed ₹4 lakh crore. In his 16th budget Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented on Friday for the fiscal year 2025-26, the total budget outlay has been estimated to be ₹4,09,549 crore. Follow for live updates on Karnataka Budget 2025-26 The budget outlay includes revenue expenditure of ₹3,11,739 crore, capital expenditure of ₹71,336 crore …

Karnataka CM presents Rs 19,000 crore revenue deficit budget with Rs 4.09 lakh crore outlay
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Karnataka CM presents Rs 19,000 crore revenue deficit budget with Rs 4.09 lakh crore outlay

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented a Rs 19,262 crore revenue-deficit Karnataka Budget for 2025-26 here on Friday, March 7, with a total outlay pegged at Rs 4,09,549 crore as against the revised estimate of Rs 3,65,865 crore for 2024-25. Though it showed commitment to implement the five guarantees, the allocation saw a stagnation as …

A step backward for Odisha’s economy
3 weeks ago

A step backward for Odisha’s economy

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Odisha presented the State Budget for 2025-26 in February, with a total Budget size of ₹2,90,000 crore. However, the BJP government’s fiscal performance over the last nine months has been unimpressive, giving an impression that its economic goals are like pie in the sky without an achievable action plan. Although the current borrowing is …

Andhra Pradesh witnesses growth rate of 9.24%
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Andhra Pradesh witnesses growth rate of 9.24%

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh witnessed a growth rate of 9.24% at constant prices in 2024-25 compared to 6.18% in 2023-24. ‘“The Per Capita Income for 2024-25 is estimated at ₹2,68,653 higher than the national average of ₹2,00,162 indicating improved living standards for the State’s residents,” the government said in the document. Swarna Andhra Vision 2047 aims to establish Andhra Pradesh as a …

Andhra under severe financial stress, report informs House
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Andhra under severe financial stress, report informs House

Hindustan Times  

Andhra Pradesh has been facing tremendous financial stress due to shrinking of revenue base, bludgeoning expenses, increase in establishment costs, interest payments, welfare commitments and loss of capital city as a major commercial hub, according to the report of AP Socio-Economic Survey for 2024-25 that was tabled in the state legislative assembly on Monday. During 2023-24, the state’s own tax …

Maharashtra Budget 2025: Ajit Pawar’s Strategy to Tackle Debt, Review Schemes, and Spur Growth
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Maharashtra Budget 2025: Ajit Pawar’s Strategy to Tackle Debt, Review Schemes, and Spur Growth

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 03, 2025 21:17 IST - 4 MINS READ In the first three days of March, Maharashtra’s financial situation was revealed: It tops the chart in the country’s State numbers for GST collection for February 2025, with Rs.30,637 crore; the State finance minister, Ajit Pawar, sought a supplementary Rs.6,486 crore on March 3. They spent big money: The …

Bihar govt. tables Budget of ₹3.17 lakh crore for the year 2025-26
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Bihar govt. tables Budget of ₹3.17 lakh crore for the year 2025-26

The Hindu  

Ahead of the State elections in October-November this year, the Bihar government on Monday tabled estimated Budget of ₹3,16,895.02 crore in the Assembly for the financial year 2025-26. The Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary who also holds finance department said that the State government would spend ₹60,954 crores on education, ₹20,335 crores on health, ₹16,193 crores on rural development and …

Jharkhand Budget 2025: Government tables ₹1.45 lakh crore Budget for FY 2025-26 in Assembly
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Jharkhand Budget 2025: Government tables ₹1.45 lakh crore Budget for FY 2025-26 in Assembly

The Hindu  

The Jharkhand Government on Monday tabled a ₹1.45 lakh crore Budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the State Assembly. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha -led coalition Government had presented a Budget of ₹1.28 lakh crore for the 2024-25 financial year. Presenting the first budget of the Heman Soren’s government after retaining power in the assembly election last year, Mr. Kishore …

Andhra Pradesh Budget 2025-26: Experts flag increasing public debt
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Andhra Pradesh Budget 2025-26: Experts flag increasing public debt

The Hindu  

The Budget for Financial Year 2025-26 presented in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Friday showed an “alarming picture of the finances.” Public debt is estimated to increase to ₹1.02 lakh crore in 2025-26, while the total outlay has been put at ₹3,22,359 lakh crore. As per the Budget document, public debt is estimated to touch ₹1.03 lakh crore during …

Andhra govt presents annual budget with outlay of ₹3.22L-cr
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Andhra govt presents annual budget with outlay of ₹3.22L-cr

Hindustan Times  

Andhra Pradesh finance minister Payyavula Keshav on Friday presented the state’s annual budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the state legislative assembly with an outlay of ₹3.22 lakh crore. They are Thalliki Vandanam, a revised “Amma Vodi scheme” of the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government providing financial assistance to women for sending their children to schools; and Annadata …

A.P. Budget figures do not add up, says Buggana Rajendranath Reddy
3 weeks, 4 days ago

A.P. Budget figures do not add up, says Buggana Rajendranath Reddy

The Hindu  

Terming the Andhra Pradesh Budget for 2025-26 financial year as a jugglery of figures, former Finance Minister and YSR Congress Party leader Buggana Rajendranath Reddy has said the figures do not add up and there is no clarity on how the ‘Super Six’ schemes will be implemented. Addressing the media at the YSRCP office on Friday, Mr. Rajendranath Reddy said …

Budget lays foundation for Andhra’s growth: CM Chandrababu Naidu
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Budget lays foundation for Andhra’s growth: CM Chandrababu Naidu

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the 2025-26 Budget lays the foundation for rebuilding Andhra Pradesh, asserting that his government remains committed to welfare, development, and good governance. The Chief Minister said Rs 2,000 crore has been allocated under the Viability Gap Fund to boost major infrastructure projects through public-private partnerships. Additionally, 74 out of 93 centrally Naidu said …

Andhra Pradesh Budget: Welfare assured, growth guaranteed
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Andhra Pradesh Budget: Welfare assured, growth guaranteed

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav on Friday presented the Andhra Pradesh Budget for 2025-26 in the Legislative Assembly with an outlay of Rs 3,22,359 crore. The revenue expenditure has been estimated at Rs 2,51,162 crore, while the capital expenditure has been shown at Rs 40,635 crore. The revised estimates of revenue expenditure for the financial year 2024-25 are Rs 2,24,342 …

Andhra government’s push for public safety with Rs 8,570 crore for Home Department
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Andhra government’s push for public safety with Rs 8,570 crore for Home Department

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: In a significant push for public safety, the State government has allocated Rs 8,570 crore to the Home Department, which encompasses the Police and Fire departments and Prisons and Correctional Services, in the 2025-26 Budget. While announcing allocations to the Home Department, Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav criticised the previous YSRCP administration for neglecting the police force, leaving them demoralised …

AP Budget a deceptive numbers game, alleges YSRC
3 weeks, 5 days ago

AP Budget a deceptive numbers game, alleges YSRC

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The YSR Congress Party has criticised the coalition government's state budget as a "deceptive numbers game," filled with self-praise and attacks on the previous regime while failing to deliver on the "Super Six" promises. MLC Ravi Babu called the budget hollow, citing no funds for backward classes or the promised ₹3,000 unemployment allowance. MLC Varudu Kalyani accused the government …

Andhra Pradesh Industries & Commerce Department gets ₹3,156 crore in Budget for 2025-26
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Andhra Pradesh Industries & Commerce Department gets ₹3,156 crore in Budget for 2025-26

The Hindu  

The Industries & Commerce Department got an allocation of ₹3,156 crore in the Budget presented by Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav in the Legislative Assembly on Friday. Mr. Keshav said the government unveiled a series of forward-looking policy initiatives for accelerating industrial growth and building a robust investment ecosystem, and it secured investment commitments worth ₹6.30 lakh crore. The major investors …

Andhra Pradesh Budget mere jugglery of numbers, says State Congress president Y.S. Sharmila
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Andhra Pradesh Budget mere jugglery of numbers, says State Congress president Y.S. Sharmila

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y.S. Finding fault with the government for “ignoring its election promises”, she said the Budget allocation had reduced the concept of ‘Super Six” to ‘super flop.’ She said ₹6,300 crore for implementation of Annadata Sukhi Bhava scheme was far from adequate. Referring to the much-awaited ‘Thalli ki Vandanam’ scheme, she said only ₹9,407 crore were …

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