BJP's first Bengal Budget: Tradition, modernity blend take centre stage in budget file
The budget also sets aside Rs 4,38,775.29 crore and shifts spending toward jobs, welfare and infrastructure as the new government marks its first full fiscal plan.
- On Monday, State Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta presented West Bengal's first full BJP government budget, allocating ₹4,38,775.29 crore for the 2026-27 financial year in the Legislative Assembly.
- This budget follows the BJP's victory ending the Trinamool Congress's 15-year rule in West Bengal, amid fiscal pressures including a debt-to-GSDP ratio of around 38% and nearly ₹49,000 crore in annual interest payments.
- Dasgupta announced one lakh government jobs, including 20,000 police vacancies, with a 33 per cent quota for women and a 20 per cent hike in dearness allowance from October 2026.
- The government will identify 1,000-1,500 acres of land near Kalyani to establish a new greenfield airport, addressing passenger congestion at the existing Kolkata Airport.
- Separately, the administration plans to introduce two Bills in the Assembly to curb public disorder and attacks on police, with Cabinet approval expected on Monday.
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