Overview

• Calling it a first-of-its-kind admission from within the ruling coalition, the food and civil supplies minister said all departments are facing a funds crunch and some initiatives cannot proceed this year.
• He flagged a Rs 84,000 crore backlog in departments such as PWD, noting contractors are withholding work and pressing for payment of dues despite projects being awarded.
• Bhujbal said spending pressures are affecting the Anandacha Shidha food-kit programme and acknowledged the Shiv Bhojan Thali has only Rs 70 crore against a roughly Rs 140 crore annual requirement.
• The 2025–26 state budget lists a revenue deficit of Rs 45,890.86 crore and a fiscal deficit of Rs 1,36,234.62 crore, figures reported alongside a slate of election-period welfare schemes.
• The Ladki Bahin plan pays Rs 1,500 per month via direct transfer to eligible women, the promised rise to Rs 2,100 remains pending, and recent reviews have flagged ineligible enrollments.