Meghalaya assembly budget session to begin from March 20

Thebudgetsession of the newly electedMeghalayalegislative assembly will get underway on March 20 with the customary address by the governor under Article 176 of the Constitution, following which election to the post of the deputy speaker of the House would be held.

CM Conrad Sangma, who also holds the finance portfolio, is scheduled to reply to the debate on the governors address on March 21.

The newly formed Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA)-2.0 government headed by chief minister Conrad Kongkal Sangma would present the full budget estimates for the financial year 2023-2024 on March 23, according to assembly officials.