Telangana's budget proposals to be ready by Sept 15

Telangana's Chief Secretary Dr Rajiv Sharma has directed the officials to complete the preparations for first budget of Telangana State by September 15.

The Chief Secretary on Friday held a meeting with the senior officials to review the arrangements for State's budget. The government had earlier constituted as many as 14 Task Force Committees to prepare the budget. Dr Sharma has reportedly asked the officials to submit the proposals of their concerned departments latest by Monday.

The first budget session of the Telangana Legislative Assembly is likely to commence in the last week of September or first week of October wherein Finance Minister Etela Rajender will be presenting the first budget of the new State. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had earlier indicated that the budget would not be customary in nature, but it would adopt a practical approach to address the financial needs of the State.