The Maharashtra Finance Ministry has instructed all state departments to exercise caution and avoid a last-minute rush of expenditure in the concluding month of the 2025-26 financial year, urging them instead to ensure 60 per cent of their allocated budget is spent by December 2025, PTI reports.

As per a government notification issued late on Monday night, departments failing to utilise at least 50 per cent of their allotted funds by the end of December 2025 will face a proportionate reduction in provisions during the next budget estimate preparations. This measure forms part of the government’s broader strategy to enforce fiscal discipline and improve the quality of public spending.