The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Friday passed the Vote-on-Account for the year 2019-20 by voice vote.
With state Assembly elections due in April-May this year, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Thursday presented the Rs 3,455.48 crore vote on accounts for four months to meet up states expenditure for the period, till a full-fledged budget is placed in the Assembly.
Initiating the discussion in the Assembly, Mein, who also holds the Finance portfolio, said, "Since the 2019-20 Annual Development Agenda has not yet been finalised, the estimates of expenditure in the vote on account for four months are based on salaries, wages, pension and other unavoidable expenses."
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