Tamil Nadu budget 2025-26 will be presented in the assembly at 9.30 am today. What is expected here? Mint

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thenarsu will present the state budget for 2025-26 on Friday amidst the war words of the ruling DMK along with the BJP-Chasit Center. This will be the fifth budget of the current DMK government under the leadership of Chief Minister MK Stalin since coming to power in 2021.

The budget speech will begin at 9.30 am at the assembly hall of the assembly-cum-cum-secretion complex at Fort St. George Campus in Chennai.

This will be the second budget of Thenarsu after making the Finance Minister in a cabinet reshuffle in May 2023. Thenarasu presented his first budget in February last year.

Later in the day, the Tamil Nadu Assembly’s Business Advisory Committee will complete and decide about the period of the budget session starting from March 17. On March 15, State Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam will present the agricultural budget.

The state government will also present the advance demands for grant for 2025-26 and the final supplementary demands for grant for 2024-25 in the Assembly on March 21.

In the Union Budget for 2025-26, the alleged reduction of funds for major projects for Tamil Nadu may come to discuss the assembly. The National Education Policy (NEP) is expected to resonate during the budget session in the Tamil Nadu Assembly for Rising India (PM Sri) for the sentiments of political parties such as Samagra Shikha and PM schools.

The budget is important because Tamil Nadu goes to elections next year. It also comes in the midst of a highly charged political atmosphere in the state on two controversial issues: the row and delimitation of the three language.

Amidst a fierce language quarrel with the Center, the Stalin government changed the Devanagari Rupee symbol ‘ ‘Budget 2025-26 with a Tamil letter in its logo, spewing a political line.

For the budget released by the government on Thursday, people made the first letter of the Tamil word ‘Rubai’ ‘RU’, which reflects the Indian currency in Vernacular Language.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitarman condemned the DMK government’s Act and asked him why he did not oppose it in 2010 when the Congress officially adopted the symbol.

$ 1 trillion economy by 2030: Economic Survey

The state’s first Economic Survey 2024-25 has placed an ambitious economic roadmap for Tamil Nadu. However, the survey highlights the “lack of policy” imposed by the central government, claiming that it interrupted the capacity of the state even more, according to a report in a report Indian Express.

Despite these challenges, the Tamil Nadu economy is expected to maintain a growth rate of more than 8 percent, with a vision to get a $ 1trillion economy by 2030, the survey said that on Thursday, Chief Minister MK Stalin was handed over to Chief Minister MK Stalin.

The survey prepared by the State Planning Commission in collaboration with the Finance Department criticizes the policies of the central government. It states that obstacles such as fiscal borrowing caps, National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) have stopped the state’s ability to reach its full capacity.

Many announcements are expected

In today’s budget, especially in the social sector, where the state government is increasing the expenditure, and in other areas, many important announcements can be outlined in today’s budget, as the Tamil Nadu assembly elections will be faced in 2026.

A declaration about Magalir Urimai Thogai The plan can be expected, as Deputy Chief Minister Udayanidhi Stalin recently indicated to expand the schemes to benefit more women. Under this scheme, DMK government provides financial assistance 1,000 every month for women residents of Tamil Nadu.

Opposition parties, especially AIADMK and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are targeting the state government for the alleged deteriorating of law and order and ‘growing loans’ and they are likely to increase these issues during the budget session.

Live streaming of budget in Chennai

Greater Chennai Corporation has arranged for live streaming of budget at about 100 places in Chennai, including Chennai Central Railway Station, Coimbedu Bus Terminus, Marina Beach, Pondi Bazaar Road and Thiruvanamiyar Beach.

Live telecast starts at 9.30 am.