Today the Telangana government presented the budget for the financial year 2018-19. Telangana Finance Minister Etela Rajender presented the State Budget for 2018-19.
Besides continuing the government’s focus on allocations to the irrigation sector the Finance Minister has proposed to allocate Rs 2,800 crore for state’s education department.
The Budget size is likely to cross the Rs 1,80,000 crore for the year as against Rs 1,49,000 crore for 2017-18.
The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of state Assembly in its meeting had decided to conduct the budget session till March 27 except on March 16, 18 and 26.
The BAC meeting chaired by speaker S Madhusudhana Chary and attended by all party leaders decided to conduct business for 12 working days. Appropriation bill will be taken up on the last day of session on March 27.