West Bengal tables ₹3.89 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26 with 'Nadi Bandhan' scheme
West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya tabled a ₹3.89 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26 in the Assembly on 12 February 2025.
Summary
West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya presented the state's ₹3.89 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26 in the Assembly on 12 February 2025, up from ₹3.67 lakh crore the previous year. It raised dearness allowance for state employees by 4%, allocated ₹1,500 crore for rural roads under Pathashree, and announced a new 'Nadi Bandhan' scheme with ₹200 crore to prevent riverbank erosion. It sanctioned ₹500 crore for a 4.75-km bridge over the Ganga to Sagar Island, site of the Gangasagar Mela, and ₹500 crore for the Ghatal Master Plan.
Key facts
- Date
- 12 February 2025, West Bengal Assembly
- Size
- ₹3.89 lakh crore (2024-25: ₹3.67 lakh crore)
- New scheme
- Nadi Bandhan: ₹200 crore against riverbank erosion
- Gangasagar bridge
- 4.75 km, ₹500 crore
- Other
- DA up 4%; ₹1,500 crore for rural roads; ₹500 crore for Ghatal Master Plan
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What was the size of West Bengal's 2025-26 Budget tabled on 12 February 2025 (in lakh crore rupees)?
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Correct answer: C — 3.89
Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya tabled a ₹3.89 lakh crore Budget, up from ₹3.67 lakh crore in 2024-25.
The 'Nadi Bandhan' scheme announced in West Bengal's 2025-26 Budget is meant for:
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Correct answer: D — Prevention of riverbank erosion
Nadi Bandhan, with ₹200 crore, focuses on measures to prevent riverbank erosion in river-centric areas.
West Bengal's 2025-26 Budget sanctioned ₹500 crore for a bridge over the Ganga to which island, site of the Gangasagar Mela?
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Correct answer: A — Sagar Island
The Budget sanctioned ₹500 crore for a 4.75-km bridge over the Ganga connecting Sagar Island, where the Gangasagar Mela is held.