24 February,2026 08:04 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat addresses the joint meeting of both the Houses during the state Assembly Budget Session 2026 at Vidhan Bhavan on Monday. X/@CMOMaharashtra
Opening the Budget Session with a Marathi address, and continuing in Hindi, Governor Acharya Devvrat, outlined an ambitious mix of political promises, economic targets, and welfare measures, from pushing a resolution to the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute to projecting trillion-dollar growth plans, massive investment inflows and expanded health schemes as the state heads into its fiscal roadmap for the year.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomes Governor Acharya Devvrat. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
>> Maharashtra reaffirmed its claim over Marathi-speaking areas, including Belagavi
>> Dispute dates to linguistic state reorganisation
>> The governor promised continued legal and administrative efforts
Assurance: Support in healthcare, education, and jobs
Budget Session: Feb 23 to Mar 25
State budget: Mar 6
Presented by: CM Devendra Fadnavis
147 road projects approved
Rs 4478 crore investment
1100 km network upgrade planned
Extension approved towards Vadhvan Port
Further connectivity planned to eastern Vidarbha districts
Gadchiroli: Planned steel hub
East Vidarbha: Proposed steel corridor. Goal: Industrial expansion + employment
13.5% contribution to India's GDP
Rs 1.64 lakh crore
FDI in 2024-25
39% of India's total
FDI inflows
$5 trillion state economy by 2047
40 lakh jobs planned under the Viksit Maharashtra vision
>> Nine rare transplant surgeries above '5 lakh each will be carried out for free under the
Corpus Fund Scheme created by the State Health Assurance Society
>> Three-tier treatment network
>> Oncology training push
>> Focus on research + affordable care
