Sudhir Mungantiwar

Ajit Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government on Sunday as deputy chief minister while eight other NCP MLAs took oath as ministers.

BJP not to stake claim today, says Sudhir Mungantiwar

Ahead of the BJP delegation's meeting with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Thursday, Mungantiwar told reporters here that the BJP was not in favour of forming a minority government in the state.

BJP against forming minority govt in Maharashtra: Sudhir Mungantiwar

Speaking to reporters ahead of the BJP delegation's meeting with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Mungantiwar said there should be no doubt about Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' "leadership and acceptance" across party lines.

President rule in Maharashtra if no govt in place by November 7: Sudhir Mungantiwar

The minister's comments came as there appeared no headway in government formation even eight days after results of the October 21 Assembly elections.

BJP too has options open before it: Sudhir Mungantiwar on Maharashtra govt formation

Playing hardball, the Shiv Sena has demanded a written assurance from its ally BJP that it will implement the formula for equal sharing of power in Maharashtra and said that it will otherwise explore other options.

Drought-hit Maharashtra farmers given Rs 4,461 crore: Govt

Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, while tabling the additional budget for 2019-20 in the assembly, said the sum of Rs 4,461 crore has been credited as a grant in bank accounts of 66,88,422 farmersin 17,985 villages spread over 26 drought-affected districts.

Maharashtra Govt presents Rs 20,292 cr revenue deficit budget

The government has estimated revenue expenditure of Rs 3,34,933.06 crore against revenue receipts of Rs 3,14,640.12 crore, said Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, who tabled the budget proposals in the Legislative Assembly.

Shiv Sena stakes claim for CM's chair, cites Amit Shah's 'approval'

The politically sensitive topic was raised by Mungantiwar, a senior BJP leader, June 11 when he told reporters that the next CM of Maharashtra will be from his party again.

Can always make changes to existing GST framework if required: Maharashtra FM

CNBC-TV18’s Yash Jain caught up with Maharashtra FM, Sudhir Mungantiwar and asked him about the government's stand on the teething problems with regards to goods and services tax (GST) implementation and the GSTN glitches.

Maharashtra toll operators to get Rs 142 cr for losses during note-ban

"During the demonetisation, we had asked the toll operators to stop collecting toll as there was shortage of cash with public. We had also committed to compensate them for their losses, which we are now doing," state finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar told PTI.

Maha FM calls on Uddhav to seek support for GST Bill

"Uddhav ji was apprehensive that once the GST comes into effect, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will have to be dependent on the Centre and the state government to get its share of revenue. I explained to him that this will not be the case," Mungantiwar told PTI.

Working on broad agri reforms; may mull one-time settlement of farm loans: Maha FM

Structural reforms will help farmers in the long run, not just farm loan waivers, Sudhir Mungantiwar, Finance Minister, Maharashtra, tells Moneycontrol in an interview. He says that some of the policy measures in the agriculture sector initiated by the BJP government has already started showing results.

Jaitley discusses GST, other economic issues with Maharashtra FM

In the meeting here, representatives of sectors such as shipping and ports, gems and jewellery, petroleum, agriculture and fertilisers and entertainment gave their representations on GST (goods and services tax) to Jaitley.

Maha economy likely to grow by 9.4% in 2016-17: Eco survey

The Economic Survey was presented by State Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar in the Legislative Assembly, while in Legislative Council it was tabled by Minister of State for Finance Deepak Kesarkar.

Maha Budget to focus on agri, employment generation: State FM

The budget session of Maharashtra Legislature begins tomorrow in Mumbai. The budget for fiscal 2017-18 will be presented on March 18.

Maha govt to shut down liquor shops on national, state

Maharashtra government will implement the Supreme Court's verdict of December 15 that directed all the states to shut down all liquor shops and vends on national and state highways.

Maha govt readying 'Maha wallet' for a less cash society

"Maha wallet will be a secure e-service where the citizens' money would be secure. We are working on a system where needs of each of the 11.97 crore population of the state are being considered," the Minister said.

Maharashtra gets its first 'cashless village'

Amid the Centre's push for digital transaction, Dhasai village in Thane district has become the first "cashless village" in Maharashtra, state Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said today.

US co to start urea plant in Chandrapur district: Nitin Gadkari

"Negotiations with the concerned company have reached final stages and a number of meeting have been held with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir who represents the area (Chandrapur district)," the Transport Minister told reporters.

Maha to appoint 1 cr 'tree ambassadors' to conserve forests

The announcement to this effect was made by state Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar after he inaugurated a 'Transit Treatment Centre' for wildlife here yesterday.

Maharashtra to get Rs 2,000 cr for forest conservation

To increase the green cover in the state, the Forest department is keen on reviving eco-battalion concept for large scale tree plantation, Mungantiwar told PTI.

Maha Legislature session to consider ratification of GST Bill

In the Assembly, Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar tabled a resolution to ratify the GST Bill, while Minister of State for Finance Deepak Kesarkar introduced it in the Council.

Maharashtra will benefit from GST: Sudhir Mungantiwar

In the biggest tax reform since Independence, the national sales tax or GST bill was yesterday approved by the Rajya Sabha to replace a raft of different state and local taxes with a single unified value added tax system to turn the country into world's biggest single market.

GPS, satellite mapping tech to monitor forest cover in Maha

Maharashtra government will use Global Positioning System (GPS) and satellite mapping technology to monitor the forest cover in the state

Maha collects more than Rs 1300 cr as drought cess in Oct-Mar

State Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar in an RTI reply said the government collected Rs 406.70 crore and Rs 930.60 crore, respectively, as drought cess from the sale of petrol and diesel since September 30 last year.