Puducherry CM Rangasamy to table Vote-on-Account in Assembly on February 21

Puducherry Legislative Assembly session to present Vote-on-Account, expected to see clashes between ruling NDA and opposition DMK.

Though a short duration session, the third part of the 14th session of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly scheduled to be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 to present a Vote-on-Account is likely to witness some fireworks between ruling benches of the National Democratic Alliance and Opposition led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

As per the press communique issued by Assembly Secretary J. Dayalane, the third part of the 14th session of the 15th Legislative Assembly will re-assemble around 9.45 a.m. on Wednesday.

A government representative said proceedings of the house would start with obituary references and then move towards presentation of Vote-on-Account by Chief Minister N. Rangasamy.

Mr. Rangasamy would be presenting the expenditure statement for the first few months of the next financial year in his capacity as the Finance Minister, the representative added.

Speaker R. Selvam while announcing the date for the session reasoned that the government was prompted to present an interim budget as Parliamentary polls are in the offing. The house may also take up certain other Bills, pertaining to the departments of Agriculture, Women and Children and Industries.

Revised Estimate approval

The budget estimate for the current financial year has gone up from ₹ 11,600 to around ₹12,250 crore. The Chief Minister would also move a bill for the Revised Estimate of ₹12, 250 crore for 2023-24.