Dehradun, Feb. 27 -- Shattering the 24-year-old tradition, the Pushkar Singh Dhami government is set to present the budget on the second day of the Uttarakhand budget session on Tuesday, defying the customary post-lunch presentation.

The historic event is scheduled to unfold at 12:30 pm, marking a departure from the long-standing practice of budget presentations at 4 pm after the lunch break.

The session will commence with a question hour, after which the government will table the budget for the financial year 2024-25.

To maintain peace during the session, the Dehradun district administration has imposed Section 144 within a radius of 300 meters around the assembly complex.

The five-day budget session of the Uttarakhand Assembly began...