Rajasthan Budget: Diya Kumari Defends Blueprint for Developed State, Cites Increased Allocations

• Deputy CM Diya Kumari defended the Rajasthan Budget 2026-27 in the Assembly, emphasizing a holistic development approach.
• She stated the budget focuses on long-term goals, empowering the poor, youth, farmers, and women, and increasing infrastructure investment.
• Kumari highlighted a 34% increase in the agriculture budget compared to the previous Congress government.
• Opposition Leader Tika Ram Jully accused the government of cutting allocations in education, health, and agriculture, and reducing development works by 40%.
• Jully also raised concerns about vacant posts in education, school infrastructure, and the state's increasing debt burden.