{"id":278112,"date":"2026-02-15T00:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T18:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=278112"},"modified":"2026-02-15T00:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T18:53:02","slug":"cm-invites-public-suggestions-for-state-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/cm-invites-public-suggestions-for-state-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"CM invites public suggestions for state budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ITANAGAR, 14 Feb:<\/strong> Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday invited citizens to actively participate in shaping the state budget 2026-27 by sharing suggestions, ideas and feedback, stressing that the government aims to make the process more inclusive, participatory and people-centric.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a message shared on social media, the chief minister called on people from all sections of society to contribute their inputs as the state prepares its annual financial roadmap.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He emphasised that public participation is key to building a stronger, progressive and inclusive Arunachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;As we prepare the Arunachal Budget 2026-27, the government of Arunachal Pradesh invites valuable suggestions, ideas, and feedback from all citizens,&#8221; Khandu said in a post.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He urged people to be active partners in the development process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Highlighting the importance of collective effort in governance, the chief minister added, &#8220;Let us work together to build a stronger, inclusive and progressive Arunachal. Share your suggestions and be a part of the budgeting process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the information shared by the government, suggestions for the state budget can be submitted through the dedicated portal, with the last date for entries set as 20 February.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To encourage wider participation, the top five suggestions will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 50,000 each. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITANAGAR, 14 Feb: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday invited citizens to actively participate in shaping the state budget 2026-27 by sharing suggestions, ideas and feedback, stressing that the government aims to make the process more inclusive, participatory and people-centric. In a message shared on social media, the chief minister called on people from all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-278112","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278115,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278112\/revisions\/278115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}