India, March 17 -- Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday proposed a Rs.2.05 lakh crore state budget for the 2025-26 financial year, 13.7% up from the revised estimates of 2024-25, in the assembly on Monday.

Presenting his first budget, Saini, who also holds the finance portfolio, said the state government would have to spend 30.26% of the consolidated fund proposed in the 2025-26 budget estimates on repayment of debt. This includes 17.46% as principal amount and 12.8% as interest.

He announced setting up a department of future and proposed the Haryana Artificial Intelligence Mission with World Bank assistance of Rs.474 crore.

The CM said SANKALP, Substance Abuse and Narcotics Knowledge Awareness and Liberation Programme Authority,...