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infrastructure development, agriculture, irrigation among degree level, 1,000 at the post-graduate level and 200 by
other things in his budget. His budget presentation specialists.
coincided with the International Women’s Day as he has
announced a slew of welfare and empowerment schemes. Infrastructure Development
The gross state domestic product of Maharashtra has
Under the Rajmata Jijau Griha-Swamini Yojna, 1% declined by 8%. To strengthen the economy, Pawar has
concession will be given in stamp duty if the registration laid emphasis is on infrastructural projects in addition to
of the property in the name of the lady of the house. welfare schemes. Further, special focus has been given to
The Krantijyoti Sawitribai Phule scheme includes free push development of infrastructure projects in Mumbai
travel for girl students in rural areas, from their villages in view of the ensuing elections to the BrihanMumbai
to the schools by the Maharashtra State Transport buses. Municipal Corporation slated for 2022. An outlay of Rs.
The state will provide 1500 environment friendly CNG 12,950 crore is proposed to Public Works Department
and Hybrid buses to the Maharashtra State Road Transport for road development and Rs 946 crore Public Works
Corporation on priority basis. Department for building for scheme expenditure.
Additional special buses for women under the “Tejasvini Jalna-Nanded Expressway Connector- The work of Hindu
Yojna” for easy and safe travel of women in metro cities. Heart Emperor Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samrudhi
Further, for scheme to empower women and children it Highway has been completed 44% and out of 701 km
has been decided to reserve 3% funds from the District length, 500 km length Nagpur to Shirdi route will be
Plan. The government has decided to form the first women opened for traffic on Maharashtra Day 01 May 2021. To give
battalion of the State Reserve Police Force in the state. benefit for development of Nanded, Hingoli, Parbhani and
Jalna districts of Marathwada, New work of Nanded- Jalna
He has proposed an allocation of Rs 2,247 crores to
Women and Child Development Department for scheme Expressway Connector is being undertaken, estimated cost
expenditure. of Rs 7,000 crore.
Enhancement of Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway: On the
Health & Medical Education Mumbai-Pune Expressway, two and a half kilometers of
An outlay of Rs. 2,961 crore is proposed to Public health underpasses and two bridges of two kilometers length,
department for Scheme expenditure and Rs 5,994.28 crore are under construction and is planned to be completed
for committed expenditure. An allocation of Rs 1,517 by December 2022. The estimated cost of the project is
crore is proposed to Medical education department for Rs 6,695 crore.
Scheme expenditure and Rs 4,024.63 crore for committed
expenditure. Marine Highway - Rewas in Raigad district to Reddy in
Sindhudurg district, a marine highway of 540 kilometer
A project costing about Rs 7500 crore has been prepared is an alternative to the Mumbai-Goa highway and known
to provide quality health care and treatment to the people as the development route of the Konkan is taken up.
by constructing and upgrading health institutions under Estimated cost of the project is Rs 9,573 crore.
the Public Health Department and it will be completed in
the next four years. The proposal includes construction of Pune Ring Route - A large number of passengers and goods
district hospital, psychiatric, trauma care center, primary are transported from other parts of the state as well as
health center and sub-center, upgrading and construction from the Konkan, Marathwada and North Maharashtra via
of taluka level hospital. Pune. This puts a huge strain on the traffic in Pune city. To
avoid this, it is necessary to undertake the construction of
It has been decided to set up new Government Medical a ring road around Pune in order to save fuel and time. For
Colleges at Sinnhudurg, Osmanabad, Nashik, Raigad and this, work of Pune Ring Route will be taken on an eight-
Satara. Medical colleges will also be set up at Parbhani lane circular road with an estimated cost of Rs. 26,000
and Amravati. Due to upgradation of government medical crore, which is about 170 km long. The land acquisition
colleges in the state and the newly established government work will be undertaken this year.
colleges will increase the number of seats by 1,990 at the

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