Gujarat govt presents modified Rs 2 trillion budget with Rs 572 cr surplus

State finance minister says the domain's economy grew by 10% at constant rates the past six years, one of the highest among the major territories

Gujarat finance minister Nitin Patel on Tuesday presented the state's modified budget for the year 2019-20, with an overall surplus id Rs 572 crore. 

In a first, Patel also presented a budget size of Rs 2.04 trillion for the year 2019-20. "This is a historical moment for the State as first time since the formation of the State, a budget size of over Rs two lakh crore (Rs two trillion) is being presented in this