AP govt budget session on March 7, district reorganisation bill to be introduced

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Assembly session is set to begin on March 7. The state's annual budget will be presented at the session. As the Assembly session will begin on March 7, the Budget is likely to be tabled on March 11 or 14. It is likely that these meetings will be held for three weeks. The matter will be decided at the BAC meeting to be held before the commencement of the Assembly sessions.

Governor Vishwabhushan Harichandan will address both the Houses as part of the budget session. The next day is the eighth day of mourning for Minister Mekapati Gautam Reddy, who recently died of a heart attack. Thanks for the Governor's speech will be held on March 9 and 10.

Thereafter, Finance Minister Bugna Rajendranath Reddy is likely to introduce the annual budget in the Assembly on March 11 or 14. The state budget is likely to be around Rs 2.30 lakh crore. Already, the exercise of all the departments on the budget is almost complete. It is learnt that the government wants to give more priority to the education and medical sectors in the budget this time. Similarly, the government is also wanted to focus on the farm sector and dairy industry. The government will introduce some key bills, including the reorganisation of districts.