Overview
- Finance Minister Jagdish Devda presented a Rs 4,38,317 crore outlay built on the GYANII framework that prioritises the poor, youth, farmers, women, infrastructure and industry.
- Women-focused spending totals Rs 1,27,555 crore, including Rs 23,883 crore for the Ladli Behna scheme that pays Rs 1,500 a month to over 1.25 crore women, plus plans for 5,700 hostels for working women.
- Capital expenditure is set at about Rs 1,06,156 crore, with Rs 12,690 crore for roads and multi‑year Simhastha works that include Rs 3,060 crore in 2026‑27, alongside the Dwarka urban programme and the Yashoda milk scheme for schoolchildren.
- The government estimates a revenue surplus of Rs 44.42 crore and pegs 2026‑27 GSDP at Rs 18,48,274 crore under the new rolling‑budget approach.
- Opposition Congress legislators led by Umang Singhar protested in the Assembly, alleging rising debt and claiming Rs 5,600 crore was borrowed before the session, as the budget moves to debate and scrutiny.