<h1>Congress Unveils 2025-26 Budget: Focus on Development & Welfare; GST Growth Hits 12.3%, Exceeds National Average.</h1> The Telangana Deputy Chief Minister announced that the Congress government has introduced a realistic budget for 2025-26, focusing on development and welfare without making exaggerated claims like the previous regime. The budget increased slightly to Rs 2.91 lakh crore from the previous year's Rs 2.90 lakh crore. The Deputy Chief Minister highlighted a significant increase in the state's GST growth rate to 12.3% in 2024-25, surpassing the national average. The budget allocates over Rs 56,000 crore for implementing the party's key promises and plans to raise Rs 64,000 crore through market loans.