Rs.293.44 crore deficit budget for Assam

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday presented a Rs.293.44 crore deficit budget for fiscal 2012-13 beginning April 1.

The budget envisages a growth rate of 12.5 percent and also lays stress on the education, health and agriculture sectors.

It also proposes 21 new polytechnics in the state and a film archive to be named after late music maestro Bhupen Hazarika.