Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will present the Revised Budget for the 2026-27 fiscal in the Legislative Assembly on Friday (June 19, 2026).
The presentation of the Budget, the first by the new Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government, will begin at 9 a.m. Mr. Satheesan, who handles the Finance portfolio, is set to become the third Congress Chief Minister in Kerala—after R. Shankar and Oommen Chandy—to present the State Budget.
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The previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government had presented its 2026-27 State Budget on January 29 this year. The Budget, presented by then Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal, had envisioned ₹1,82,972.10 crore as revenue receipts and ₹2,17,558.76 crore as revenue expenditure.
The Revised Budget is also being presented against the backdrop of the debate sparked by a White Paper tabled by the government in the Assembly which painted a bleak picture of State finances. Among other things, it had also called for a revamp of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).
Published - June 18, 2026 08:36 pm IST
Source: The Hindu - India News
