Budget session from March 10

The budget session of the Vidhan Sabha will be held from March 10 to 28 with a total of 15 sittings.

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The Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh here today, decided to recommend to the Governor to convene the budget session of the Vidhan Sabha from March 10.

Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan said during the Cabinet briefing that the Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance portfolio, would present the budget proposals for financial year 2025-26 on March 17. The budget session would commence with Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla’s address to the Assembly on March 10.

The budget session, which normally commences by the end of February, was being held a little late this time. “There were discussions at the Cabinet meeting to hold a longer session but since March 29, 30 and 31 are holidays, it was decided to hold 15 sittings till March 28,” said Chauhan.