Gujarat presents ₹3,70,250 crore budget for 2025-26; proposes ₹50,000 crore Viksit Gujarat Fund
Gujarat Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai presented a ₹3,70,250 crore budget for 2025-26 on 20 February 2025, proposing a ₹50,000 crore Viksit Gujarat Fund over five years.
Summary
On 20 February 2025 Gujarat Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai presented a ₹3,70,250 crore budget for 2025-26 in the state Assembly, built on five pillars: social security, human resource development, infrastructure development, development of economic activities and green growth. He said the outlay was ₹37,785 crore, or 11.3%, more than the previous year, and proposed a ₹50,000 crore Viksit Gujarat Fund over the next five years with ₹5,000 crore in 2025-26. Other announcements included 12 high-speed corridors of 1,367 km under the 'Garvi Gujarat High Speed Corridor' project, the 'Namo Shakti Expressway' from Banaskantha to Saurashtra's coast and a 'Somnath-Dwarka Expressway', a new Commissionerate of Services, and tax relief of ₹148 crore, including a cut in motor vehicle tax on electric vehicles. These are the state government's figures.
Key facts
- Date
- 20 February 2025
- Presented by
- Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai
- Size
- ₹3,70,250 crore (2025-26)
- Growth (state figure)
- ₹37,785 crore, 11.3%
- Viksit Gujarat Fund
- ₹50,000 crore over 5 years; ₹5,000 crore in 2025-26
- Expressways
- Namo Shakti Expressway; Somnath-Dwarka Expressway
- Tax relief
- ₹148 crore
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What is the size of the Gujarat budget for 2025-26 presented on 20 February 2025?
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Correct answer: B — ₹3,70,250 crore
Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai presented a ₹3,70,250 crore budget for 2025-26.
The Viksit Gujarat Fund proposed in Gujarat's 2025-26 budget is worth how much over five years?
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Correct answer: C — ₹50,000 crore
The Finance Minister proposed a ₹50,000 crore Viksit Gujarat Fund over the next five years, with ₹5,000 crore allocated for 2025-26.
The 'Namo Shakti Expressway' announced in Gujarat's 2025-26 budget will connect Banaskantha with:
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Correct answer: D — Saurashtra's coastal areas
The greenfield Namo Shakti Expressway is to connect Banaskantha to Saurashtra's coastal areas.