Mumbai, March 6 – The Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, announced on Friday that the farm loan waiver scheme in the state's 2026-27 budget fulfills a promise made by the Mahayuti coalition ahead of the 2024 assembly elections.In his budget speech, Fadnavis, who holds the finance...
Mumbai, March 6 The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi on Friday criticised the Devendra Fadnavis government's 2026-27 budget for Maharashtra, claiming that it was a "contractor-centric" exercise that ignored farmers, the middle class, and the rural economy.Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray...
Mumbai, March 6 The Maharashtra government announced on Friday a crop loan waiver of up to Rs 2 lakh for eligible farmers in the budget for 2026-27, and said the "Ladki Bahin Yojana" (scheme for poor women) would continue with adequate funding.Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the...
Mumbai, March 6 The Maharashtra budget for 2026-27 is based on the roadmap for Viksit Bharat (developed India), Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday.Speaking to reporters after presenting the budget in the assembly, he said it also fulfills the Mahayuti's promise of farm loan waiver...
Mumbai, March 6 The Maharashtra Budget for 2026-27, presented by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the assembly on Friday, proposes concessions in motor vehicle tax for buyers who scrap old vehicles, as well as an increase in environmental tax on certain older private vehicles to curb...