Aizawl, Feb. 18 -- A 30-day budget session of the Mizoram legislative assembly will begin on Wednesday, an assembly secretariat official said on Tuesday.

This is the fourth session of the present 9th assembly after the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) came to power in December 2023, she said.

Governor Vijay Kumar Singh will deliver his maiden address on the first day, while Chief Minister Lalduhoma will present the state's annual budget for the 2025-2026 financial year on March 4, she noted.

This will be the second budget presentation by Lalduhoma, who also holds the finance portfolio.

The official mentioned that the assembly will pay tribute to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who died on December 26 last year, on February 21, the ...