CM Omar Abdullah to hold pre-budget meetings with 24 departments from today

STC NEWS DESK
JAMMU, JANUARY 20 (STC): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will begin chairing pre-budget consultations with different administrative departments from today. Notably, the
Chief Minister is also the Finance Minister of J&K.

According to the itinerary prepared by the Finance Department, the Chief Minister will hold consultations with 24 administrative departments, including eight departments for which he himself is the minister in charge, on January 20, 21, and 22.
Today, he is scheduled to chair meetings of eight key departments headed by him, while on January 21 and 22, he will preside over meetings of departments headed by his cabinet ministers.
As per the notice, the Finance Department has asked ministers, the Advisor to the Chief Minister, the Chief Secretary, and administrative secretaries to attend the meetings.
It’s worth mentioning that the budget for 2026–27 will be presented by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on February 6 in the Assembly. This will be the second budget presented by the Chief Minister himself.

(Straight Talk Communications)