Maha govt to bring white paper on state’s economy
18 March 2015 12:39 AM GMT
"We decided to come out with a white paper on the state economy to show a clear picture of the state's financial position," Mungantiwar, who is scheduled to present the state budget tomorrow, told a news agency. The white paper will also reflect the future direction of Maharashtra, he added.
The paper will be tabled in this session, the minister said. "We have decided to make some fundamental changes through this budget. Change cannot be achieved in a day or a year but we are making a beginning through this budget," he said.
People feel that those in government should not only look good but do good work and that is why they have brought us to power, Mungantiwar added. A major decision we took was to adopt the e-tender route instead of continuing the earlier practice of piling up purchases in March-end, he said.
"The chief minister has stipulated that there be e-tendering for any work above Rs three lakh, the minister said. We are going to use information technology to the maximum extent to ensure financial discipline in the state.
This includes using biometrics in public distribution scheme (PDS). It involves an expenditure of Rs 103 crore but will lead to saving of between Rs 500 crore to Rs 600 crore per year, the minister said.
The paper will be tabled in this session, the minister said. "We have decided to make some fundamental changes through this budget. Change cannot be achieved in a day or a year but we are making a beginning through this budget," he said.
People feel that those in government should not only look good but do good work and that is why they have brought us to power, Mungantiwar added. A major decision we took was to adopt the e-tender route instead of continuing the earlier practice of piling up purchases in March-end, he said.
"The chief minister has stipulated that there be e-tendering for any work above Rs three lakh, the minister said. We are going to use information technology to the maximum extent to ensure financial discipline in the state.
This includes using biometrics in public distribution scheme (PDS). It involves an expenditure of Rs 103 crore but will lead to saving of between Rs 500 crore to Rs 600 crore per year, the minister said.
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