Chief minister Vijay Rupani wishes the budget of upcoming fiscal year to be a populist one. The chief minister on Tuesday called a meeting of all the ministers in his cabinet and finance department to follow the center's model while preparing the budget.
The state government is going to present the budget on February 19 and since the Lok Sabha polls are approaching, it is going to be a 'vote on account' kind of budget, but the CM also wishes to please the needy through this budget, added highly placed sources in the government.
Suorces said, "The chief minister analysed the budget presented by PM Narendra Modi-led central government. He observed that the center, though it being a vote on account, made many announcements of schemes for different classes. The chief minister is also of the opinion that Gujarat government's budget should be along the lines of the central budget."