Despite rising revenue deficit, Maharashtra govt presents supplementary demands worth Rs 57,609 crore
Despite fears of rising fiscal and revenue deficits, the Maharashtra government tabled supplementary demands of Rs 57,509.71 crore in the Legislative Assembly Monday to allocate funds for various schemes and projects. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented these demands on the first day of the three-week Monsoon Session, with an eye on the upcoming civic body polls and infrastructure projects.
Supplementary demands refer to the additional funds required for various schemes, programmes, and projects beyond what is allocated in a budget. During the Maharashtra Budget session in March 2025, Pawar tabled supplementary demands worth Rs 6,480.20 crore.
The Opposition questioned the move, citing the deteriorating financial condition. 'The state already has a revenue deficit of Rs 45,890 crore. With the additional supplementary demands of Rs 57,609.71 crore, the total revenue deficit will rise above Rs 1 lakh crore. It speaks of financial mismanagement prevalent in the state,' said Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president and MLA Jayant Patil.
Out of the total demands, Rs 15,465.13 crore have been allocated to the Urban Development Department, headed by Pawar's fellow Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, ahead of the elections in 29 civic bodies, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The financial arrangement is made to undertake various development works within the jurisdiction of urban local bodies.
Further, Rs 11,042.76 crore has been earmarked for various grants as per the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission. As road contractors across the state intensify their protests against the non-payment of dues worth Rs 80,000 crore, the state government has allocated Rs 9,068.49 crore for the Public Works Department (PWD) to clear the pending dues for carrying out road and bridge works.
The government has earmarked Rs 3,228.38 crore for the refund of stamp duty cess collected for Metro projects and other development works by municipal corporations, municipalities, municipal councils, and zilla parishads.
Other major allocations
– Rs 2,240.82 crore for the state government's contribution towards tunnel construction for metro and other transport infrastructure projects.
– Rs 2,182.82 crore as share capital for cooperative sugar factories, which will be used for margin money loans from the National Cooperative Development Corporation.
– Rs 2,150 crore to benefit from the Central government's 50-year long-term loan programme.
– Rs 2,096.58 crore to various corporations for the completion of incomplete and long-pending irrigation projects.
– Rs 2,000 crore for district roads and bridges.
– Rs 4,733.11 crore to the Rural Development Department.
– Rs 3,798.93 crore to the Social Justice Department to implement ongoing schemes for backward classes and to pay scholarships to eligible students.
– Rs 2,835.02 crore for the Cooperation, Marketing, and Textile Department.
-Rs 1,300 crore to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) Department to pay scholarships to eligible students.
-Rs 1,000 crore for carrying out various development works for the Kumbh Mela in Nashik in 2026.
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