state finances

Chennai, February 17 – The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a sharp attack on the state government's interim budget for 2026-27 on Tuesday, calling it an "empty document" that reflects "financial mismanagement, unfulfilled promises, and administrative indifference" by...

Bhopal, February 17 – Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, alleging that the state's economic condition has worsened under its governance.He claimed that the BJP's administrative approach over the...

Guwahati, February 17 Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog presented an interim budget of ₹62,294.78 crore for the financial year 2026-27 on Tuesday, ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections.Presenting her last budget before the state goes to polls, Neog said that according to RBI data...

Chennai, February 17 Presenting the Interim Budget for 2026-27 in the Assembly, Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu said on Tuesday that the union government appears to be making every effort to artificially create a fiscal crisis in Tamil Nadu.While outlining budgetary allocations...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 17 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that states across India were facing growing fiscal constraints while their responsibilities in public service delivery and development were expanding, emphasizing the need for predictability and fairness in...

Lucknow, February 16 – Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that the state has moved from a culture of curfews to the rule of law, transforming the state into a model of investment, innovation, and transparency.Chief Minister Adityanath, participating in the discussion...

Shimla, February 16 In an unusual move, Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla concluded his address to the state Legislative Assembly within two minutes on Monday, skipping a portion of the speech over what he termed as "comments on a constitutional institution".Speaking at the start of...

Amaravati, February 14 YSRCP leader B Rajendranath on Saturday termed Andhra Pradesh's budget for 2026-27 as a "bundle of lies".Addressing a press conference, the former finance minister alleged that tall claims and manipulation of figures were blatant in the budget, claiming that its format...

Seeking to balance welfare and development, the Andhra Pradesh government presented a budget of over ₹3.32 trillion for 2026-27, stating that the state's finances were still recovering from the previous YSRCP's policies.The budget was ₹10,000 crore higher than the previous fiscal year, with an...

Shimla, February 14 The Himachal BJP president on Saturday criticized the ruling government in the state for its complete failure in the financial sector.He accused the Congress-led government of repeatedly complaining about the financial crisis and blaming the Centre for hiding its failure...

In Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav presented the state budget for 2026-27, totaling over Rs 3.32 lakh crore. This is an increase of Rs 10,000 crore from the previous fiscal year. The budget includes an estimated revenue expenditure of Rs 2.56 lakh crore and a capital...

Shimla, Feb 13 – The BJP delegation walked out of a meeting called in Himachal Pradesh to discuss the discontinuation of Revenue Deficit Grants and its impact on the state's economy, claiming that the Congress government was pursuing a political agenda and blaming the Centre.Revenue Deficit...

Lucknow, February 11 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday that the state has transformed its perception over the past nine years, moving from "policy paralysis" to a land of "unlimited potential," as the government presented its 10th Budget in the Assembly.Addressing...

Lucknow, February 11 Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Wednesday described the Uttar Pradesh budget for the 2026-27 fiscal as "more populist" and less focused on the development of all sections of society.She said that if accurate data on the implementation of last year's budget at the...

Lucknow, Feb 11 Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday termed the Uttar Pradesh Budget for FY 2026-27 a "farewell budget" of the Yogi Adityanath government, asserting that the ruling BJP will exit office after the 2027 Assembly elections.Yadav criticized the budget, calling it...

Lucknow, February 11 Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Aradhana Mishra 'Mona' said on Wednesday that the state's 2026-27 budget was "directionless, disappointing, and anti-farmer," alleging that it offers nothing new for the people of the state.Reacting to the budget proposals, Mishra said that...

Lucknow, Feb 11 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday that the 2026-27 Budget will lay a strong foundation for the construction of "Viksit Bharat-2047" and a bright future for a "new Uttar Pradesh."State Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna is scheduled to present the...

New Delhi, February 10 – The Trinamool Congress, DMK, and Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday criticized provisions in the General Budget, accusing Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of depriving states ruled by BJP's rivals of funds.Speaking in the Lok Sabha on the General Budget, Trinamool Congress...

Lucknow, February 9 The budget size of Uttar Pradesh has more than doubled from Rs 3.47 lakh crore in 2016-17 to an estimated Rs 8.33 lakh crore in 2025-26, while capital expenditure rose from Rs 69,790 crore to Rs 1,47,720 crore during the period, according to the Economic Survey tabled in the...

Shimla, February 9 Former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal expressed concern about the financial condition of Himachal Pradesh on Monday, stating that the current fiscal stress is not a sudden development but a result of long-foreseen challenges that the government failed...