Ladki Bahin weighs heavy as Ajit Pawar presents Rs 7 lakh crore budgetMaharashtra's finance minister Ajit Pawar highlights the strain on state finances due to pre-election promises such as the Ladki Bahin Yoja...
10 Mar, 2025, 11.55 PM IST
Maharashtra economy to grow at 7.3 per cent in 24-25; agri sector to expand by 8.7 per centMaharashtra's economy is projected to grow by 7.3% in 2024-25, outpacing India's 6.5% growth rate. The state's per capita income is expecte...
07 Mar, 2025, 03.50 PM IST
Devendra Fadnavis denies 'cold war' with Eknath Shinde, says Sanjay Raut wants to compete with Salim-JavedMaharashtra CM Fadnavis dismissed speculations of discord with deputy CM Shinde, asserting unity among ruling coalition partners. They coll...
02 Mar, 2025, 09.35 PM IST
Municipal corporations need to enhance own sources of revenue: RBI reportThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) suggests that municipal corporations in India need to enhance their revenue sources. The RBI recommends ref...
13 Nov, 2024, 05.47 PM IST
States' capex growth to moderate in FY'25: ReportState government's capital expenditure (capex) is expected to grow by 13 percent in FY’25, slowing down from 19 percent in FY'23-24 due to ...
16 Oct, 2024, 06.18 PM IST
Seven states held assembly sessions stretching for over six months in 2023 with long adjournments: ReportState assemblies in India met for an average of 22 days in 2023, with an average duration of five hours. Seven states continued sessions fo...
28 Apr, 2024, 03.51 PM IST
No new taxes in Maharashtra's interim budget; AIIMS Pune, state bhavan in Ayodhya plannedWith projected revenue receipts of Rs 4,98,758 crore and revenue expenditure of Rs 5,08,492 crore, there will be a revenue deficit of Rs 9,...
27 Feb, 2024, 09.52 PM IST
Budget: Record Rs 15,554 crore allocated to Maharashtra for rail works, says Ashwini VaishnawAccording to the release, the total plan outlay for Central Railway in FY 24'-25 is Rs 10611.82 crore, which is higher than its plan outlay...
01 Feb, 2024, 10.44 PM IST
Maharashtra government sanctions disbursement of Rs 1,700 crore as first tranche under farmer schemeThis new financial scheme under which more than 1 crore farmers in the state will be paid Rs 6,000 annually was approved at a Cabinet meeti...
10 Oct, 2023, 03.11 PM IST
Indian states likely to fall short of spending targets, posing growth risk - EconomistsThe states - including Maharashtra, home to the country's financial capital Mumbai, India's most populated state Uttar Pradesh and Prime Mi...
31 Mar, 2023, 11.05 AM IST
Maharashtra Budget promises sops for farmers, womenFadnavis said his budget was based on the goals of 'panchamrit', of which Amrut-1 was Sustainable Farming- Prosperous Farmers; Amrut-2 was ...
10 Mar, 2023, 12.34 AM IST
Maharashtra Budget 2023: Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis presents Shinde govt's maiden Budget for FY24Maharashtra Budget 2023: Fadnavis started reading out the budgetary allocations in the Lower House of the state legislature at 2 pm. Ditchi...
09 Mar, 2023, 05.55 PM IST
Maha budget session to be held from Feb 27 to March 25; budget to be presented on March 9This will be the first budget of the government led by Eknath Shinde, who broke away from the Shiv Sena last June and joined hands with the...
08 Feb, 2023, 04.33 PM IST
As Railway gets highest-ever allocation, minister announces Vande Metro"We are also developing Vande Metro... Around big cities, there are large habitations from where people would like to come to the big city ...
04 Feb, 2023, 07.30 AM IST
Maha, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, 10 other states could get interest-free loansThe 13 states - Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana,...
15 Oct, 2022, 08.27 AM IST
13 states including Gujarat and West Bengal could be eligible for interest free loans for capex from the centre: ReportThe states, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telang...
13 Oct, 2022, 07.20 PM IST
13 states have fiscal space for Rs 7.4 lakh cr capital spending in FY23, says Icra"Icra estimates that the 13 state governments have the fiscal space to incur capital spending of as much as Rs 7.4 trillion in FY2023, riva...
13 Oct, 2022, 03.08 PM IST