Agartala, March 21 -- Tripura Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy on Friday tabled a tax-free deficit budget worth Rs 32,423.44 crore at the State Legislative Assembly.

The state government increased the proposed budget estimates by Rs 4,618.77 crore compared to the previous year.

Last year, the total budget outlay stood at Rs 27,804.76 crore, which has now been raised to Rs 30,296.50 crore.

During his more than two-hour-long budget speech, the Finance Minister announced thirteen new schemes, allocating necessary financial resources for them.

The budget statement estimates the total receipts for both revenue and capital accounts at Rs 31,993.00 crore, while it projects the total expenditure across major heads at Rs 32,423 crore.

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