Mumbai, March 9 -- Deputy Chief and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar will present the State Budget for financial year 2025-26 in the Maharashtra Assembly on Monday.
Notably, this will be the first budget for the newly formed Mahayuti government and Pawar's 11th Budget as Finance Minister.
Pawar is a strict administrator in terms of financial discipline, maintaining a fine balance between people-friendly decisions and development decisions in the budget. His consistent success in ensuring funds for development projects and boosting infrastructure development has always been commendable.
During the COVID-19 crisis, when several states faced financial difficulties, Pawar's fiscal prudence and discipline were appreciated. Farmers, labourers, wome...