Meghalaya plans to go paperless in budget session

Shillong: CM Conrad K Sangma, who holds the finance portfolio among others, will digitally present the budget estimates for the financial year 2024-25 during the upcoming session in the Meghalaya legislative assembly, reports Manosh Das. The budget session will begin on February 16 and he will present the estimates for 2024-2025 on February 21.

Gender budget estimates up 38.6% in 2024-25 over last years

The gender budget estimates for 2024-25 have increased by 38.6% compared to the previous year. This increase is primarily due to higher allocations for women and girls by multiple ministries. The share of gender budget in the total Union Budget has also risen to 6.5%.

Assembly budget session starts today

The first budget session of the 16th assembly in Bhopal will commence today. Deputy chief minister Jagdish Dewra from the finance department will present an interim budget. Governor Mangubhai Patel will address the House. MLAs have asked 2303 questions and 233 call attention motions.