In Maharashtra, 12.9 per cent of the total households are headed by women, as per the Economic Survey tabled in the state legislature on Thursday. In terms of numbers, women are heading 244.22 lakh households in the country's most industrialised state. "The proportion of female-headed households in Maharashtra is 12.9 per cent which is 244.22 lakh households," stated the Survey which was presented in the legislature a day ahead of tabling of the Budget 2018-19.

The Survey was presented in the Legislative Assembly by Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and in the Legislative Council by Deepak Kesarkar, Minister of State for Finance. Citing the 2011 Census, the Survey stated that 59 per cent of the total households in the state have the access to the drinking water facility in their premises, 27.6 per cent households near the premises and 13.1 per cent away from the premises.