Maha Budget: Govt announces ₹1 lakh cr freebies & sops

Months before the Assembly elections, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who also holds the finance and planning portfolios, presented a full budget for 2024-25 in the state Assembly on Friday with freebies and sops worth over ₹1 lakh crore. Govt announces ₹4,200 cr scheme for solar irrigation.