The Maharashtra budget was presented on Friday.
Nagpur:
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday mocked Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray's criticism of the Budget, saying the latter had once admitted that he does not understand it.
The budget for 2024-25 presented in the Assembly earlier in the day by deputy chief minister and finance minister Ajit Pawar brings happiness to all sections of the society with various welfare schemes, Fadnavis said while talking to reporters at the airport here. .
Mr. Thackeray had described the Maharashtra Budget as a โtorrent of assurancesโ and a โfalse narrativeโ that purports to offer something to every section of society.
"Uddhav Thackeray had said earlier, and also on stage, that he did not understand the budget. When he has said something like that, there is no need to respond to his comment," Me Fadnavis said.
Replying to a question, the deputy chief minister said that cotton and soybean farmers, most of whom are from Vidarbha, will get relief from the budget announcements and the financial aid will be directly deposited into their bank accounts.
The decision on DBT for them was taken earlier but it could not be implemented due to the model code of conduct in force for Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said.
"Dairy farmers will be given a subsidy of Rs 5 per litre. The Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana, provision of three free gas cylinders, stipend of Rs 10,000 to youth, etc. have brought happiness to all sections of society. The Chief Minister and the Finance Minister have presented a very good budget," he said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
