Updated On: 30 June, 2025 05:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The proposed expenditure aims to boost key sectors including infrastructure development—such as roads, metro rail, and irrigation—along with provisions for the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela, the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Health Scheme, the Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Grant Scheme, scholarships for backward class students

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On the opening day of the Maharashtra Monsoon Session 2025, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday presented supplementary demands totalling Rs 57,509.71 crore.
The proposed expenditure aims to boost key sectors including infrastructure development—such as roads, metro rail, and irrigation—along with provisions for the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela, the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Health Scheme, the Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Grant Scheme, scholarships for backward class students, and welfare initiatives for economically and socially weaker sections.
Of the total demand, Rs 19,183.85 crore is marked as non-discretionary (obligatory) spending, while Rs 34,661.34 crore is program-based funding. An additional Rs 3,664.52 crore pertains to centrally sponsored schemes. However, the net financial impact of the demands is estimated at Rs 40,644.69 crore.