India, March 10 -- Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, who also holds the finance portfolio, presented the state budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the state assembly on Monday proposing a third airport for Mumbai near Vadhvan port.

In the first budget of the newly-formed Mahayuti government in Maharashtra, Pawar also announced that the night landing facility will soon be operational at Shirdi Airport.

Pawar also announced that Maharashtra Mumbai's economy alone is projected to grow from $140 billion to $300 billion.

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