CHANDIGARH, March 2 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, who also holds the finance department portfolio, will present the state budget for the 2026-27 fiscal in the assembly on Monday.

Saini had described his first budget presented on March 17, 2025, as "people's budget shaped by public suggestions" and he has already announced that his second budget will fulfil "aspirations and expectations" of the people and lay a strong foundation for development of Haryana.

Out of the 248 announcements made in the 2025-26 budget, 77 have already been implemented even as work on 165 announcements is progressing, Saini had recently said.

Continuing the practice of holding extensive pre-budget consultations, Saini has held 12-odd meetings wit...