Maharashtra Budget 2026-27: Crop loan waiver up to ₹2 lakh and Ladki Bahin Yojana to continue

Exam-focused facts from the 8 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis presented the state Budget 2026-27, becoming the first CM to do so.
Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Shetkari Karjmafi Yojna will waive crop loans up to ₹2 lakh for farmers with arrears up to September 2025.
Farmers who are regular in loan repayments will receive a ₹50,000 incentive under the scheme.
Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana for women will continue with adequate government funding.
The budget aims to make Maharashtra a $5 trillion economy by 2047.
A memorial will be built for late NCP leader and former Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who died in an air crash near Baramati in January.
Concrete roads will be provided in villages with a population of over 1,000.