Maha budget 2021-22 focuses on 'Nari-Shakti'
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Mumbai, March 8 : With a strong focus on 'women-power', the Maha Vikas Aghadi government gifted a slew of benefits and schemes for girls and women coinciding with the International Women's Day being celebrated globally, in the state Budget 2021-2022, here on Monday.
Presenting the budget, Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar announced an outlay of Rs 2,247 crore for executing various schemes through the Women & Child Development Department.
The Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress MVA government has given a concession of 1 percent in Stamp Duty over the prevailing rates exclusively for women, provided the transfer of house/property or registration of sale deed is in the name of a woman/women only.