HT Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, March 7: Pramod Boro, the chief executive member of Bodoland Territorial Council, who is also in-charge of finance, presented the interim budget for the period from the April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 at the Bodoland Territorial Council Legislative Assembly (BTCLA) House,Bodofa Nwgwr in Kokrajhar on Thursday.
A one-day interim normal budget session (vote on account) of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) for 2024-25 was conducted at the BTCLA.
The interim budget is purely for withdrawal of salary and wages for only three months for officers and staff of the BTC Secretariat starting from April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 for an amount of Rs. 1395.93 Lakh.
Speaker of the Bodoland Territorial Council Legislative Assembly, Katiram Boro, chaired the budget session, and discussed widely on the vote on account of the BTC Legislative Assembly.
In his budget speech, CEM Pramod Boro said that the full BTC budget for the financial year 2024-25 shall be presented before the August House after lifting of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
He said that the BTR government is committed to work for all round development of the citizens and is subsequently rendering services for promoting healthy growth of the region. He said that the government of BTR is working towards achieving economic development of the people of the region.
Meanwhile, Boro also inaugurated a medical unit and a library at BTC Legislative Assembly Building to facilitate the medical services and reading environment amongst the elected representatives of the Bodoland Territorial Council Legislative Assembly.
Speaker of BTC Legislative Assembly, Katiram Boro, deputy Speaker Abhiram Mahanayak, deputy chief executive member, Gobinda Chandra Basumatary and BTR executive members were present on the occasion.