Guwahati, March 10 -- The Assam government on Monday presented a Rs 2.63 lakh crore Budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, with a deficit of Rs 620.27 crore.

Opposition said the Budget is aimed at winning support ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, targeting key voter groups like tea plantation workers, women, farmers, youth, government employees, and low-income families.

Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog proposed Rs 5,000 assistance for 6.8 lakh tea garden workers, both permanent and casual, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the tea industry in the state. In the Budget, the government also extended the tax holiday on green tea leaves for another two years to support the tea industry.

For women, the government will expand the Oruno...