Maharashtra Budget 2024: Key highlights of interim budget for FY 2024-25

Maharashtra state on Tuesday presented an interim budget ahead of impending state assembly elections which are likely to be held later this year Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar presented the budget at 2 pm on February 27On day 1 of the budget session of the state assembly the government had tabled supplementary demands worth Rs 8609 crore including Rs 143878 crore for the repayment of outstanding loans related to Mumbai Nagpur and Pune metros Pawar had tabled thesupplementary demands after the councilThe government had tabled supplementary demands worth Rs 55 52077 crore in the winter session last yearHighlights of Maharashtra budget 2024 Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Versova Bandra Sea Bridge will be extended to Palghar Vilasrao Deshmukh Eastern Freeway will be extended to Thane cityRs 22 thousand 225 crores for land acquisition for the VirarAlibag multimodal corridor Rs10 thousand 519 crores for land acquisition for Pune Ring Road Rs 2 thousand 886 crores for land acquisition of JalnaNanded ExpresswayRs 10 thousand 629 crores to Urban Development DepartmentRs19 thousand 936 crores to Public Works Roads Department7 thousand 500 km road works under Annuity Scheme Part2 through Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation upgradation of 7 thousand km long roads at a cost of Rs7 thousand 600 croresLand acquisition for new railway lines KalyanMurbad PuneNashik and SolapurTuljapurDharashiv started 50 percent financial participation approved for new railway lines PhaltanPandharpur KampaChimurVarora JalnaJalgaon and NandedBidar 50 percent financial participation for JalnaKhamgaon AdilabadMahurWashim NandedHingoli MurtijapurYavatmal Shakuntala railway and PuneLonavala route 3 and 4 26 percent participation of Maharashtra Maritime Board in Vadhvan Development Project Total cost Rs 76 thousand 220 croresConstruction of wellequipped jetty radio club near Gateway of India in Mumbai under Sagarmala scheme at a cost of Rs229 crores 27 lakhs port development works to be undertaken Bhagwati Port RatnagiriRs 300 crores Marine Fort Janjira RaigadRs 111 crores Elephanta MumbaiRs 88 crores Modernization of Mirkarwada Port Ratnagiri for benefit of 2 thousand 700 fishermenFund of Rs578 crore 45 lakh for land acquisition for expansion of airport at Chhatrapati SambhajinagarRs 9280 crore allotted to the Rural Development Department for program expenditure for the year 202425 and Rs 4094 crore to the Home Transport Ports DepartmentRevised industrial electronics space and defence manufacturing policy and new micro small and medium enterprise policy for industrial developmentCreation of about 36000 employment opportunities by setting up 18 smallscale garment industry complexesldquoIntegrated and Sustainable Textile Policy 202328rdquo announced Free distribution of one saree per family on Antyodaya ration cardRs 450 crores in infrastructure development program to promote exports Rs400 crores to provide special incentives to exportable components five Industrial Parks to promote exportsIncentive fund of about Rs 7000 crores in the coming year from package scheme of incentiveChief Ministers Employment Creation Program 25 thousand industry units to be established out these 30 percent to be women entrepreneurs 50 thousand new jobs will be created7 thousand km of road works Versova will take Bandra Sea Bridge to PalgharThis is an interim budget to provide for the first four months A proposal has been sent to UNESCO for 11 forts at Shivneri to go to the world levelRoad works of 7 thousand 500 km will be taken up 19 thousand crore rupees are given for public worksGround acquisition for Indias first Mumbai Ahmedabad bullet train has been completedSolapur Tuljapur Dharashiv land acquisition for railway line is going on thereThe government will give 50 per cent amount for the Jalna Yavatmal Pune Lonavla railway line This will be the fourth route300 crores for Ratnagiri Bhagwat PortMirkarwada Port is being renovatedFinancial provision is being made for expansion of Sambhajinagar AirportWork is underway to land a night flight at Vellora in Amravati districtVersova Bandra Sea Bridge to Palghar will be constructedThe work for Radio Club JT will be started at a cost of Rs 227 croresA provision of Rs100 crore has been made for the Mihan projectWork is in progress to give 1 saree to a woman while distributing rations under the textile policy5 Industrial Parks are being created to increase exportsRs 196 crore tender process has been implemented under the Make in India policy A mall will be made at this placeEmployment for 1 lakh women solar energy for 37 thousand Anganwadis40 per cent nonconventional energy will be implemented44 lakh farmers who have suffered losses have been assisted with Rs 3 thousand croresOne lakh women will be given employment 5000 pink rickshaws will be provided for womenA proposal has been sent to UNESCO for 11 forts to go globalNew Micro and Small Enterprise Policies to be implemented 18 smallscale industries will be established in the state and more than 3 lakh industries will come to the state as per the agreement in DavosProvision of Rs 10 thousand crores for urban development 19 thousand crores have been reserved for public worksSolar Agriculture Pump scheme will be launched for the farmers 8 lakh 50 thousand new solar agricultural pumps will be installed in thisRs 15554 crores have been allocated for railway lines and projects in Maharashtra by the Union government