27 January 2022

₹2390 crore development plan for Marathwada

All eight districts of Marathwada region have submitted development plans of Rs 1665.16 crore for inclusion in the forth coming budget. Deputy chief minister and state finance minister Ajit Pawar hinted at granting funds of Rs 20 crore for the year 2022-23 with an increase of Rs 725 crore on the demand of the public representatives on Friday in a meeting held through video conferencing. For the past two years. most of the funds in the annual plans have been spent on Covid. As a result, development works in Marathwada have come to a halt. If the corona wave

2390 crore development plan for Marathwada

District wise provision

Aurangabad -₹2385

Jalna – ₹2275

Parbhani – ₹240

Nanded – ₹2375

Beed- ₹360

Latur- ₹290

Osmanabad- ₹295

Hingoli- ₹170

Total: ₹2390

subsides, the funds in the annual plan may be spent on pending works. It was demanded that more funds should be provided for Nanded and Aurangabad districts. In addition to the Rs 295 crore sanctioned for Osmanabad district, it was also demanded that the deducted funds of Rs 20 crore should be received at the district level. According to sources, Pawar assured that further decisions will be taken after discussion with the CM

Extra funding required

District collector Sunil Chavan subenitted a plan of Rs 500 crore with an addi tional demand of Rs 18L16 crore. Of this Rs 19.25 crore have been demanded for agriculture, Rs 11.74 crore for rural develop ment, Rs 69.75 crore for social services, Rs 17.51 crore for irrigation and flood control, Rs 118.47 crore for non-conventional energy Rs 11.95 crore for transport and Rs 32 crores for general financial serv ices.