Budget reflect people's wishes: CM

The maiden budget of Telangana presented in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday  reflected people's aspirations and the spirit of separate statehood agitation, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said here. Hailing the Rs 1,00,637 crore budget presented by Finance Minister E Rajender, the chief minister said the budget also reflected the election manifesto of TRS, a release from the chief minister's office said. The importance given to state government's major schemes and programmes like 'Kalyana Lakshmi' for welfare of girls, restoration of tanks, laying a drinking water grid, land distribution for Dalits, construction of roads, highlighted the intentions of the government, he said.