Maharashtra state on Tuesday presented an interim budget ahead of impending state assembly elections which are likely to be held later this year. Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar presented the budget at 2 pm on February 27.
On day 1 of the budget session of the state assembly, the government had tabled supplementary demands worth Rs 8,609 crore, including Rs 1,438.78 crore for the repayment of outstanding loans related to Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune metros. Pawar had tabled the supplementary demands after the council.
The government had tabled supplementary demands worth Rs 55, 520.77 crore in the winter session last year.
Highlights of Maharashtra budget 2024:
- 7 thousand km of road works, Versova will take Bandra Sea Bridge to Palghar
- This is an interim budget to provide for the first four months. A proposal has been sent to UNESCO for 11 forts at Shivneri to go to the world level.
- Road works of 7 thousand 500 km will be taken up. 19 thousand crore rupees are given for public works
- Ground acquisition for India`s first Mumbai Ahmedabad bullet train has been completed
- Solapur Tuljapur Dharashiv land acquisition for railway line is going on there
- Government will give 50 percent amount for Jalna Yavatmal Pune Lonavla railway line. This will be the fourth route
- 300 crores for Ratnagiri Bhagwat Port
- Mirkarwada Port is being renovated
- Financial provision is being made for expansion of Sambhajinagar Airport
- Work is underway to land a night flight at Vellora in Amravati district
- Versova Bandra Sea Bridge to Palghar will be constructed
- The work for Radio Club JT will be started at a cost of Rs. 227 crores
- A provision of Rs.100 crore has been made for the Mihan project
- Work is in progress to give 1 saree to a woman while distributing rations under the textile policy
- 5 Industrial Parks are being created to increase exports
- Rs 196 crore tender process has been implemented under the Make in India policy. A mall will be made at this place.
- Employment for 1 lakh women, solar energy for 37 thousand Anganwadis
- 40 per cent non-conventional energy will be implemented
- 44 lakh farmers who have suffered losses have been assisted with Rs 3 thousand crores
- One lakh women will be given employment; 5,000 pink rickshaws will be provided for women
A proposal has been sent to UNESCO for 11 forts to go global
New Micro and Small Enterprise Policies to be implemented. 18 small-scale industries will be established in the state, and more than 3 lakh industries will come to the state as per the agreement in Davos
Provision of Rs 10 thousand crores for urban development. 19 thousand crores have been reserved for public works.
Solar Agriculture Pump scheme will be launched for the farmers. 8 lakh 50 thousand new solar agricultural pumps will be installed in this
- Rs 15,554 crores have been allocated for railway lines and projects in Maharashtra by the Union government
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