Telangana Assembly’s budget session from March 10

The budget session of Telangana State Legislative Assembly will begin from March 10.

Finance Minister Eatala Rajender will present the State’s budget for 2017-18 on March 13. According to sources, the State Government is preparing to present a populist budget by allocating huge sums to schemes like weaker section housing. While the first budget for 2014-15 was of about Rs. 1 lakh crore, it was increased to Rs. 1.15 lakh crore in 2015-16 and it was of Rs. 1.30 lakh crore in the current year. (INN)