State finance minister Premchand Agarwal presented the budget in the House, he said it was an inclusive budget aimed at building a developed Uttarakhand.
The Uttarakhand government today tabled the annual budget of more than Rs 89,000 crore for financial year 2024-25 in the state assembly.
State finance minister Premchand Agarwal presented the budget in the House, he said it was an inclusive budget aimed at building a developed Uttarakhand.
The budget will be passed on March 1 after a debate in the house over the next few days.
The five-day budget session of the Uttarakhand assembly began on Monday. Governor Of state Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (retd) addressed the House, and spoke about achievements of the state government during the ongoing fiscal, including the passage of India’s first Uniform Civil Code.
“By passing a legislation on the UCC in accordance with the vision of our Constitution-makers, the Assembly has made Uttarakhand the first state in the country to bring uniformity in all the laws related to personal civilian matters…,” Singh added.
(With Inputs From PTI)