(PTI Photo) Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh speaks in the State Assembly in Chandigarh. Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal proposed the budget of Rs 1,18,237.90 crore, with an emphasis on education and social sectors. For the agriculture sector, the minister proposed to increase allocation by 65.77 per cent to Rs 10,580.99 crore in 2017-18. During the same period, expenditure on salaries rose to Rs 19,800 crore from Rs 5,783 crore, pension to Rs 8,140 crore from Rs 1,905 crore and interest to Rs 11,982 crore from Rs 4,152 crore. Keeping its pre-poll promise, the government proposed Rs 10 crore in the budget for providing smart mobile phones to the youth.

Source: Indian Express June 20, 2017 10:18 UTC