DEPUTY Chief Minister and Finance Minister Jagdish Devda, in a pre-budget meeting chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Saturday, urged the Central Government to increase capital expenditure for the state in the 2026-27 budget. Highlighting the positive outcomes of the special capital assistance scheme launched in FY 2020-21, he noted that Madhya Pradesh’s capital expenditure rose from Rs 56,539 crore in FY 2023-24 to Rs 67,441 crore in FY 2024-25, a 19% increase, and is estimated at Rs 82,513 crore for FY 2025-26, a 22% rise over the previous year.

 

He requested additional allocation to accelerate ongoing infrastructure projects across the State.Staff Reporter DEPUTY Chief Minister and Finance Minister Jagdish Devda, in a pre-budget meeting chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Saturday, urged the Central Government to increase capital expenditure for the state in the 2026-27 budget.

 

Highlighting the positive outcomes of the special capital assistance scheme launched in FY 2020-21, he noted that Madhya Pradesh’s capital expenditure rose from Rs 56,539 crore in FY 2023-24 to Rs 67,441 crore in FY 2024-25, a 19% increase, and is estimated at Rs 82,513 crore for FY 2025-26, a 22% rise over the previous year. He requested additional allocation to accelerate ongoing infrastructure projects across the State.