Summary:
With state polls three months away, the Maharashtra government presented an additional Budget for the fiscal 2019-20 on Tuesday with a revenue deficit of Rs 20,292.94 crore, up from last year's Rs 14,960.04 crore. The Budget announces hefty provisions for development of agriculture, irrigation and infrastructure, and earmarks funds for the welfare of women, backward classes and tribals. In the Budget, the government has estimated a revenue expenditure of Rs 3.34 lakh crore against revenue receipts of Rs 3.14 lakh crore. Mungantiwar has set aside Rs 12,597 crore for the troubled irrigation sector, and Rs 350 crore for micro irrigation. Break UpA sum of Rs 16,025 cr has been proposed for public works, Rs 12,703 cr for social justice, Rs 10,581 cr for public health, Rs 10,705 cr for tribal development and Rs 7,197 cr for housing..