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Telangana Sets March 16–30 Budget Session as Cabinet Clears Hyderabad Metro Takeover

Festival dates may shift the tentative March 20 budget presentation.

Overview

  • The session opens with Governor Jishnu Dev Varma’s address on March 16, followed by a Business Advisory Committee meeting.
  • The Motion of Thanks is slated for March 17–18, with the budget presentation reported as likely on March 20.
  • Ugadi on March 19 and the government holiday for Ramzan on March 21 create a potential scheduling conflict for the budget day.
  • The Cabinet approved a complete state takeover of Hyderabad Metro Rail from L&T’s concessionaire.
  • The meeting also cleared land allotments: 70 acres for a JNTU college at Gummaduru, 20 acres to TTD in Khammam, and parcels for Congress district offices.