The newly-sworn Eknath Shinde-led government have major tasks ahead of fast-track implementation of a slew of infrastructure projects worth over Rs 3 lakh crore, completion of long-pending irrigation projects, the Marathwada water grid project and commissioning of the Navi Mumbai International Airport, which has missed several deadlines.
Under attack from BJP, the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government will carry out a special publicity campaign from January to March by spending Rs 16.53 crore to project a slew of its achievements despite the coronavirus pandemic in its over two-year term.
Maharashtra Budget 2021: 1% concession in stamp duty over prevailing rate for women
Maharashtra Budget 2021: 1% concession in stamp duty over prevailing rate for women
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who is also the minister for finance and planning, on Monday presented the annual budget for 2021-22 with an estimated revenue deficit Rs 10,226 crore and fiscal deficit of Rs 66,641 crore. Pawar however, hopes to mop up Rs 1,800 crore through his tax proposals.
The budget day, coinciding with International Womenâs Day, featured a slew of welfare and empowerment schemes for women. Pawar proposed Rs 7,500 crore for strengthening healthcare, free state transport bus rides for college girls in rural areas, mega charging centres on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Marg and focus on Mumbaiâs infrastructure development.