Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council holds special budget session

Published on May 23, 2025

Tuliram Ronghang addressing the KAAC’s 251st special budget session on Friday. (EM images)

DIPHU — The Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) held its 251st special budget session for entrusted subjects on Friday, chaired by Raju Tisso at the KAAC session hall.
Chief Executive Member (CEM) of KAAC, Tuliram Ronghang, who is also the finance in-charge and leader of the house, presented the special entrusted subject budget for the financial year 2025-2026.
Ronghang said that the annual budget for entrusted subjects for 2025-26 had already been presented and unanimously passed in the 250th KAAC session, based on the tentative fund allocation by the government dated January 22, 2025.

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However, the Assam government passed the KAAC budget estimates for 2025-26 with certain changes in the Assam Assembly's budget session in March 2025, necessitating the special KAAC session, he said.
He also highlighted the total budget provision/allocation under state owned priority development (SOPD)/centrally sponsored schemes (CSS), which include special grant to KAAC, minor irrigation (PMKSY,CSS), construction of Karbi Bhawan in New Delhi, family welfare, and ICDS is INR 74053.70 lakh.
The establishment expenditure for entrusted departments amounts to INR 132,582.55 lakh, comprising salary, wages, and non-salary expenses, with a cumulative total of INR 206,636.25 lakh.
The department-wise allocation of SOPD funds for 2025-2026, totalling INR 32,050.00 lakh, was presented for 31 departments.
The CEM expressed gratitude to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for empowering the KAAC to allocate the SOPD fund to the entrusted departments under the administrative control of KAAC as per the need from the financial year 2022-2023.
During the discussion on the fund, executive member (EM) D Uphing Maslai also credited Assam CM for enabling the special budget.
Previously, the fund was utilised only based on tentative budgets. EM Maslai also informed that timely release of fund, as per the office memorandum (first instalment in April and second instalment in October), has been smooth.