Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 12: Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather this afternoon gave final touches to the Budget 2014-15 at Civil Secretariat, Jammu. The Budget is scheduled to be presented in the State Legislature tomorrow.
It is the 6th Budget in a row of the present Coalition Government to be presented in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Rather.
This will be the 14th Budget to be presented by Abdul Rahim Rather in the State Legislature so far in his political career. Before this, he has presented budgets in the year 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. In addition to this, Mr. Rather has presented vote on account on two occasions.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rather said that every effort is being made to pool all the available resources to make the Budget proposals representative to the urges and aspirations of the people and also stake holders. He said it will be his endeavour to present a people friendly budget as far as possible keeping the resources of the state into consideration.
Mr. Rather said, before formulating next year’s budget, he has undertaken an exhaustive exercise of pre-budget consultations with all the stakeholders including trade, industry, transporters, intellectuals, academicians and progressive farmers of both Jammu and Kashmir divisions to get first hand appraisal of their demands and suggestions.
The Economic Advisor to Government, Jalil Ahmad Khan and Principal Secretary Finance, B. B. Vyas were also present on the occasion.
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