Mah budget 2007-08 to be presented on Mar 22

Mumbai, Mar 15 (UNI) Maharashtra Finance Minister Jayant Patil will present the budget for 2007-08 in the state assembly on March 22.

This was announced by Parliamentary affairs Minister Harshvardhan Patil in the lower house after the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting, which finalised the agenda for the lower house from March 16 to 30.

The state budget was earlier scheduled on March 20.

The budget presentation will take place on March 22 at 1400 hrs.

The two day debate on the motion of thanks to the Governor S M Krishna for his address to the joint session of both the houses on the first day of the budget session will begin on March 16.

The supplementary demands will be on March 23 and 24. While the general debate on the budget will take place on March 26 and 28.

There will be no sitting on March 19 and 27 on account of Gudi Padva and Ram Navmi respectively.

Besides, the house will not meet on March 20 and 21.

UNI