Jaipur: The Rajasthan state budget for fiscal year 2026-27 will be presented in the state assembly on Wednesday, amid high hopes and expectations among people for sops and relief to individuals from all walks of life.
Deputy to Chief Minister Diya Kumari, who also holds the finance portfolio, will deliver her third successive budget speech in the House at 11:00 am.
According to another Deputy Chief Minister, Prem Chand Bairwa, until the Finance Minister concludes her budget speech, all should keep patience about gains or reliefs; however, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guiding principle of “Sabka Saath – Sabka Vikas” would surely help the Finance Minister to keep hopes and aspirations of the people from every stratum.
“I am sure that the Finance Minister’s budget would accelerate the pace of development, empower youngsters with futuristic career avenues and also make life easier for the common man, particularly, the people from weaker sections.”
The business and industry also have high hopes for a big concession. The entrepreneurs at different fora have aired their high hopes, expecting the government to take firm decisions for fast growth in the economy.
Ghanshyam Oza, former national president of Laghu Udhyog Bharati- a Sangh Parivar body, said in Jodhpur-“If we want to ensure a rapid growth in Rajasthan’s economy, the government needs to formulate practical and viable-for-all policies.”
“In the green energy sector, we have an enormous scope and potential for generating solar energy, but a power-generating entity is not allowed to carry forward solar energy units. We demand that the units should be allowed to carry forward for at least a year,” he said.
The statistical data of the budget size of the previous year also gives a rough picture. Accordingly, the size of the budget last year (2025-26) was Rs 5.37 lakh crore. Keeping this in mind, analysts and economists, speculating on the growth of 7 to 10 per cent in the budget funds compared to last year, are expecting the finance minister to conclude the process of finalising the budget size at around Rs 5.70 to Rs 6 lakh crore.
The budget session of the state assembly began here on January 28 with an inaugural address by Governor Haribhau Bagade on the opening day and the house has had six sittings so far.
