SHILLONG:
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, on March 9, said that the Meghalaya Budget Session will commence on March 20, and that the finance department is ready with the full budget.
Speaking to media persons, Sangma said that it is healthy to complete the Budget before March 31 as the government can then start the work and process things quickly.
On the question if it will be Vote on Account Budget, Sangma said, “ If we go for Vote on Account Budget it will only be for the first quarter, and then we will have to meet again, and the full Budget picture does not come out. So, the team has been working for the last many months to complete the Budget exercise which infact started a long time back even before the elections were announced. Therefore, the finance department is very much ready with a full budget,” Sangma said.