Gilgit-Baltistan budget for the next fiscal year was presented on Monday.

Gilgit Baltistan Minister for Finance Javed Ali Manwa presented budget with a total outlay of over 116 billion rupees.

In the new fiscal year budget, 74 billion rupees have been allocated for non-development expenditures while over 28 billion rupees have been allocated for developmental expenditures.

He said 350 million rupees allocated for recruitment of teachers in the education department.

Javed Manwa announced a 35 percent increase in salaries of government employees from grade 1 to 16, while 30 percent in the employees of grade 17 to 22.