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Tripura Finance Minister tables Rs 30,296.5 crore budget for FY 2025-26

Agartala, March 21 (UNI) Tripura Finance Minister, Pranajit Singha Roy on Friday presented the state’s budget of Rs 30,296.5 crore with a deficit of Rs 429.56 crore for the financial year 2025-26 in the assembly at the beginning of 12 days long budget session.
While announcing as many as 13 new schemes for the vulnerable sections of the society including Mukhyamantri Sashya Shyamala Yojana to promote high-yielding variety, CM’s Tribal Development Mission to provide quality coaching to tribal students for all India competitive exams, Mukhyamantri Konya Bibaha Yojana to cover the wedding cost of girl child of Antyodaya family and a special scheme for mass marriage ceremony for the poor.
In his speech, the Minister said the budget focused on inclusive development, women empowerment, and infrastructure growth, and the estimated expenditure for the year has been earmarked at Rs 32,423.44 crore against the total income from all sources targeted Rs31,993.88 crore.
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