Bhopal, March 12 -- Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Finance Minister Jagdish Devda presented the state budget of a total of Rs 4,21,032 crores for the financial year 2025-26 in the assembly on Wednesday.

The budget amount of this year is around 15 percent more than that of the previous year budget which was Rs 3.65 lakh crores. The budget presented for FY 2025-26 has been prepared keeping in view the doubling of the budget size in the next five years, increasing capital investment, expansion of road, irrigation and power facilities, attracting investment for quality health facilities and employment generation.

While presenting the budget in the state assembly, state finance minister Devda highlighted that efforts were made t...