Dehradun, Feb. 20 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami congratulated State Finance Minister Prem Chand Aggarwal after he presented the budget in the state Assembly on Thursday.

Speaking to reporters here, he said that the budget "presents the priorities and resolutions of the state government, which presents the future plans of the government."

CM Dhami said the size of the budget has crossed 1 lakh crore, "This year's budget has increased by 13 per cent compared to the previous budget. This time the budget is 24 times more than the first budget of the state of Uttarakhand. The budget has been prepared keeping in mind ecology, economy, innovation, inclusive and sustainable development as well as technology and accountabilit...