Mah govt appoints committee to get 'maximum' funds from Centre

In order to get maximum funds from the Centre for different schemes, the Maharashtra government has appointed a three-member committee of secretaries from the Finance Department, which will soon submit a report.
Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar told this to reporters here today.
"States like Andhra Pradesh have taken maximum benefit of the Centre's schemes to get maximum possible grants. We have lagged behind these states. In order to rectify this, we have appointed a three-member committee of secretaries from the Finance Department," Mungantiwar said.
The committee will suggest for which of the state departments maximum grants could be sought from the Centre, he said adding that the panel will submit its report in the next few days.

"We also want to systematically convince the Centre to grant financial assistance for new schemes of the state government as well. All this will be reflected in the state Budget," Mungantiwar said.
The minister will present the state budget for 2017-18 on 18 March and the ongoing session will conclude on April 7.