Mumbai (Maharashtra), June 18 -- : Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has questioned the authenticity of the state's economic survey and criticised the BJP-led government for "tampering numbers."
The state Monsoon Assembly began on Monday with the economic survey of Budget 2018-2019 being presented. It shows that the advance estimates of Maharashtra's economy are expected to grow by 7.5 per cent during 2018-2019, while the Indian economy is expected to grow by 6.8 per cent.
The agriculture and allied activities sector is expected to grow by 0.4 per cent during 2018-2019 due to less rain (73.6 per cent of the normal monsoon).
Talking about the survey, Chavan told ANI, "There is a debate in the country on economic growth a...