Maharashtra contractors claim dues worth over Rs 1 lakh crore unpaid, threaten strike
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra contractors claim dues worth over Rs 1 lakh crore unpaid, threaten strike

India Today  

Contractors in Maharashtra are left reeling as the various government departments in the state have allegedly failed to pay them over Rs 1 lakh crore in the past eight months. MSCA President Milind Bhosale claimed that unpaid bills from the Public Works Department alone amount to nearly Rs 46,000 crore since July 2024. Dada Ingale, working president of the Mumbai Contractors’ Association, stated that Rs 600 crore worth of bills remain unpaid in three divisions of the Mumbai circle. According to the contractors body, the Public Works Department, Jal Jeevan Mission, Rural Development, Irrigation Department and the Urban Development has to pay Rs 17,000 crore.

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Maharashtra Budget 2025: Ajit Pawar’s Strategy to Tackle Debt, Review Schemes, and Spur Growth
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Maharashtra Budget 2025: Ajit Pawar’s Strategy to Tackle Debt, Review Schemes, and Spur Growth

The Hindu  

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₹1,570 crore owed to Bihar under MGNREGS, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
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₹1,570 crore owed to Bihar under MGNREGS, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

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Maharashtra govt tables supplementary demands worth Rs 94889 crore in state assembly

New Indian Express  

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Maharashtra government to distribute money to 121 Madarsas
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Maharashtra government to distribute money to 121 Madarsas

Op India  

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Maharashtra budget allocates ₹7,000 cr for farm loan waiver scheme
5 years ago

Maharashtra budget allocates ₹7,000 cr for farm loan waiver scheme

Live Mint  

The first budget of Maharashtra's MVA government, presented in the assembly on Friday, has made a provision of ₹7,000 crore for the ambitious Mahatma Jyotirao Phule farm loan waiver scheme, the total outlay for which is ₹22,000 crore. Pawar said the Centre had approved only ₹956.13 crore to be paid as compensation to farmers who faced crop loss due to …

Out of ₹7,482cr cess collected by Maharashtra, only spent ₹830cr on labour welfare
5 years, 8 months ago

Out of ₹7,482cr cess collected by Maharashtra, only spent ₹830cr on labour welfare

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board collected ₹7,482 crore revenue from cess since 2007, but has been able to spend only ₹830 crore on labour welfare schemes. The figures available on the board’s official site states that 10 per cent of total project cost has been used for labour welfare since 2007. Nitin Pawar, city-based labour welfare …

Maharashtra economic survey: High goals, but state’s growth rate low
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Maharashtra economic survey: High goals, but state’s growth rate low

Hindustan Times  

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