Union Budget 2022 | Maharashtra Government slams it, demands GST dues
The Hindu
It attempts to only appease people of poll bound States: Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra government on Tuesday slammed the Union Budget terming it a disappointment and raising the issue of non-payment of GST dues to the State at a time when the Union Finance Minister boasted of increased collection of the GST.
“Out of ₹2.20 lakh crore GST collected by the centre in ongoing fiscal, Maharashtra has contributed ₹48,000 crore. Out of this, the State has received barely ₹5500 crore as repayment. This is nothing but injustice. One might even search but wouldn’t find anything in this Budget for Maharashtra,” said State Finance minister and deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Mr. Pawar pointed out that as of January 21, the State was to receive ₹30,000 crore of GST dues from the Central government.
Bengaluru saw one of its worst water crises in 2024 with ground water drying up and several parts of the city scrambling for water. With instances like BWSSB supplying treated wastewater to the construction industry, apartments being permitted to sell water from their STPs to the department, and lakes in parts of Bengaluru and neighbouring districts being filled with water from the 33 STP plants in the city, recycling of water became an important topic of conversation during this period.