Nagaland Budget to be presented on Mar 24

Kohima, Mar 13 (UNI) Nagaland budget for the year 2007-2008 will be presented at the Nagaland Legislative Assembly on March 24, official sources said here today.

The 10-day budget session of the 14th session of the Tenth Nagaland Legislative Assembly will commence from March 20, Assembly Secretariat sources said.

While the budget will be presented by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who also holds the Finance portfolio, general discussion will be taken up on March 26.

This will be the last budget of the ruling Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN), as the next General Assembly Election is likely to be held in the month of February next year.

Meanwhile, Mr Rio has convened a meeting of the members of the DAN legislature parties at Kohima on March 19 to discuss about the coming Budget Session.

UNI