Rs 6.5 lakh crore outlay includes allowance for women, stipends for the youth and several farmers-friendly allocations
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar with bags containing the state budget for 2024-25 at Vidhan Bhavan, on Friday. Pic/PTI
- Mahayuti government came out with a supplementary budget
- Ajit Pawar announced an electricity bill waiver for farmers
- Budget showed a revenue deficit of Rs 20,051 crore and fiscal deficit of Rs 1,10,355 crore
In election mode, the Mahayuti government came out with a supplementary budget with sops and welfare schemes for various sections of society, which could impact the electoral outcome, on Friday. Finance minister Ajit Pawar, who represented the joint approach of the three-party government, announced an electricity bill waiver for farmers, the Madhya Pradesh-like Ladki Bahin (beloved sister) scheme for women and a training programme for 10 lakh youth, under which they will get a monthly stipend of Rs 10,000, among many other benefit schemes.
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