महाराष्ट्र राज्य बजट 2006-07 विश्लेषण

मुख्य बातें

• Maharashtra's total expenditure in 2006-07 surged to Rs 68,000 crore, reflecting an unprecedented 18% growth driven by development spending.
• Revenue receipts crossed Rs 58,000 crore as the VAT-led tax reform and economic boom generated extraordinary buoyancy.
• The state achieved revenue surplus for the first time in over a decade, marking a historic fiscal milestone.
• Prime Minister's Vidarbha Relief Package of Rs 3,750 crore from the Centre supplemented state spending in distressed cotton districts.
• Mumbai's real estate market peaked with stamp duty revenues crossing Rs 7,500 crore, a 35% jump over the previous year.
• Capital expenditure reached Rs 10,500 crore, the highest ever, targeting irrigation and road infrastructure.
• IT/ITES exports from Maharashtra crossed $8 billion, with Pune emerging as India's third largest IT hub.
• The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation approved 12 new SEZ proposals worth Rs 25,000 crore in investment.
• Agricultural credit flow doubled to Rs 18,000 crore following RBI directives on priority sector lending.
• Power sector reforms progressed with MSEDCL reducing AT&C losses from 34% to 28%.
• Mumbai Metro Phase 1 received administrative approval with an estimated cost of Rs 2,356 crore.
• Fiscal deficit fell below 3% of GSDP for the first time, meeting the FRBM Act target ahead of schedule.
• Education spending crossed Rs 10,000 crore with teacher recruitment drives across Marathwada and Vidarbha.
• Urban infrastructure spending of Rs 4,500 crore included JNPT port expansion and Navi Mumbai airport land acquisition.