Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani. The budget will aim to promote all-round development, deputy chief minister Nitin Patel said in a phone interview. The state budget comes at a time when the BJP is confronting the dual challenge of anti-incumbency and unrest among various communities in Gujarat. The second phase of the Saurashtra Narmada Avataran Irrigation scheme may be mentioned in the state budget, said another official, requesting anonymity. The project, envisaged by PM Modi in 2012 when he was chief minister of Gujarat, is estimated to cost Rs12,166 crore.

Source: Mint February 19, 2017 17:37 UTC