Opening the Budget Session with a Marathi address, and continuing in Hindi, Governor Acharya Devvrat, outlined an ambitious mix of political promises, economic targets, and welfare measures, from pushing a resolution to the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute to projecting trillion-dollar growth plans, massive investment inflows and expanded health schemes as the state heads into its fiscal roadmap for the year.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomes Governor Acharya Devvrat. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
Border dispute back in focus
>> Maharashtra reaffirmed its claim over Marathi-speaking areas, including Belagavi
>> Dispute dates to linguistic state reorganisation
>> The governor promised continued legal and administrative efforts
Assurance: Support in healthcare, education, and jobs
Session timeline
Budget Session: Feb 23 to Mar 25
State budget: Mar 6
Presented by: CM Devendra Fadnavis
Roads and logistics
147 road projects approved
Rs 4478 crore investment
1100 km network upgrade planned
Samruddhi Expressway
Extension approved towards Vadhvan Port
Further connectivity planned to eastern Vidarbha districts
Industrial push
Gadchiroli: Planned steel hub
East Vidarbha: Proposed steel corridor. Goal: Industrial expansion + employment
Maharashtra’s growth pitch
13.5% contribution to India’s GDP
Rs 1.64 lakh crore
FDI in 2024-25
39% of India’s total
FDI inflows
Long-term target
$5 trillion state economy by 2047
40 lakh jobs planned under the Viksit Maharashtra vision
Health announcements
>> Nine rare transplant surgeries above `5 lakh each will be carried out for free under the
Corpus Fund Scheme created by the State Health Assurance Society
Cancer policy
>> Three-tier treatment network
>> Oncology training push
>> Focus on research + affordable care
