Chandigarh, March 18 -- Proposing an ambitious budget outlay of about Rs.2.05 lakh crore for the 2025-26 financial year, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday presented his maiden budget estimates in the state assembly.

The budget outlay of Rs.2.05 lakh crore ( Rs.2,05,017.29 crore) was about 8% higher than the Rs.1.89 lakh crore ( Rs.1,89,876.61 crore) presented by Saini's predecessor Manohar Lal Khattar, while presenting the 2024-25 budget estimates last year.

The state government, however, fell short of the proposed mark and had to make a climb down to revise its budget outlay to Rs.1.80 lakh crore ( Rs.1,80,313.57 crore) for 2024-25 fiscal.

The chief minister who also hold the finance portfolio, however, told the House...