Alok Deshpande

The beneficiaries in women dole scheme have dipped from 2.47 cr to 1.66 cr, prompting Oppn to accuse Fadnavis govt of trying to roll it back after reaping 2024 poll benefits

The June 10 celebrations will take place against the backdrop of stalled merger discussions that had been initiated under Ajit Pawar before his death in January.

While Opposition leaders demand a blanket waiver and Rohit Pawar announces a hunger strike, the cabinet note shows the state was always counting on its own conditions to pare down the Rs 36,585 crore projected cost

A day after The Indian Express revealed that the government's own cabinet note said eligibility restrictions would lower the state's payout, Maharashtra's Agriculture Minister said conditions may be modified to cover more farmers

With western Maharashtra's reservoirs hitting critical lows, the state has ordered strict water rationing for household supplies as rural areas face an escalating reliance on water tankers.

Last week, The Indian Express reported that a state Cabinet note said the scheme’s eligibility restrictions were among the reasons the government’s eventual expenditure is expected to be lower than the projected Rs 36,585 crore.

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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announces a bill to grant legal status to women farmers, alongside a Rs 36,585 crore farm loan waiver and monsoon updates.

Farm loan waiver, power-sector support and infrastructure spending account for the state's biggest additional expenditure package yet.