A day ahead of the state's Budget on Tuesday, Maharashtra's economic survey presented by finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, has pegged the state's expected economic growth rate for 2018-19 at 7.5 per cent, higher than the country's rate at 6.8 per cent. The survey, which helps in deciding the financial discourse of the state and acts as a guiding document for investors, was tabled in the Budget Session of Legislature.

Raising doubts over the estimates, the Opposition has called the survey a misleading document. Former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan challenged the statistics and demanded a thorough debate in the House.