A whopping Rs 29,290 cr Centre s GST dues to Maharashtra unpaid
Maharashtra Governor said this while addressing the joint sitting of the state legislators on the opening day of the Budget Session
Monday March 1, 2021 4:09 PM, IANS
[Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari was welcomed by Chief Minister Thackeray when he reached the state assembly building Monday.]
Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Monday said that a huge amount of Rs 29,290 crore in GST compensation remains unpaid to Maharashtra out of a total of Rs 46,950 crore.
The Governor said of the total amount, the Centre has cleared only Rs 6,140-crore and another Rs 11,520 crore was given as loan till February 2021 to the state government.
Fiery tussle between Shiv Sena, BJP likely during Maharashtra s budget session
Fiery tussle between Shiv Sena, BJP likely during Maharashtra s budget session
The Budget session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is due to begin March 1 with minister Sanjay Rathod s resignation likely to trigger a debate between BJP and Shiv Sena.
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File photo of Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and LoP Devendra Fadnavis (Photo Credits: PTI)
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Maharashtra Assembly Budget session has been curtailed in light of the COVID-19 scare and will take place between March 1 to March 10 Budget Session of Maharashtra Assembly from March 1 | Photo Credit: PTI
Mumbai: Maharashtra Assembly s budget session has been curtailed in light of the COVID-19 scare. The session will now be held between March 1 and 10 instead of four weeks. The announcement was made by a business advisory committee in its meeting on Thursday. The budget will be presented on March 8, as many ministers of Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government have tested positive for the virus, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.