Maha Budget: Rs 36,000 crore for Ladki Bahin Yojana; various taxes proposed to generate additional revenue. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday presented the budget for 2025-26 with an estimated revenue deficit of Rs 45,892 crore. The finance minister has estimated a total expenditure of Rs 7,00,020 crore with revenue receipts of Rs 5,60,963 crore. He, however, has not announced a hike in the monthly financial aid to Rs 2,100 from Rs 1,500 to about 2.53 crore women beneficiaries as promised in the poll manifesto. He has proposed an amnesty scheme of the State Tax Department for the public sector undertaking companies to clear their arrears. It will be in force from the commencement of the Act till December 31, 2025. The budget estimate for the state’s own tax revenue for the year 2025 is estimated at Rs 3,87,674 crore. It was the first budget of the MahaYuti government after its landslide victory in the state Assembly election.