Assam government to table budget for 2024-25 FY on Feb 12

Guwahati: The Assam government has announced that it will present the state’s budget document for the financial year 2024–25 on February 12, 2024.

The Assam Legislative Assembly has issued a notification calling the sitting of the House at 9:30 am on February 5.

This will be the fourth budget under Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s administration.

The finance minister of Assam, Ajanta Neog, has vowed that this budget will be “realistic.”

Last year, Neog presented a budget with an aggregate expenditure estimated at Rs 3.21 lakh crore for the year.

The Assam Cabinet on November 16 last year had recommended holding the Budget Session of the present Assembly from February 5 to present the state's financial statement for the 2024-25 fiscal.