Aizawl, March 5 -- Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma presented a Rs. 15,198.76 crore budget for the financial year 2025-26 on Tuesday and announced a 75% increase in funding for the state's flagship 'Bana Kaih' (Handholding) scheme.

The budget also included supplementary demands for grants amounting to Rs. 3,512.33 crore for the current fiscal year (2024-25).

Lalduhoma, who also holds the finance portfolio, stated the government's focus on the 'Bana Kaih' scheme, allocating Rs. 350 crore for 2025-26, up from Rs. 200 crore in the current fiscal.

The scheme, launched in September 2024, aims to provide financial assistance to entrepreneurs and farmers through loans and support for key crops like ginger, turmeric, Mizo chili, and broomstick...