Ab ye paiso ka scene kya hai, samajhte hain. Maharashtra mein contractors ka lagbhag ₹96,000 se ₹96,400 Crore ka payment atka hua hai. Pata hai, last year jab pehle protest hua tha, tab government ne kareeb ₹20,000 Crore clear kiye the, lekin phir se arrears badhte gaye. Ab toh haalat ye hai ki yeh paisa kai departments mein banta hua hai. Sabse zyada bhugtan ₹35,000 Crore Jal Jeevan Mission aur water supply mein, ₹29,000 Crore Public Works Department (PWD) mein, ₹11,000 Crore district development mein aur ₹9,000 Crore water resources mein atak gaye hain.
Aisa nahi hai ki state ke paas paisa hi nahi hai, par state ki financial health par pressure kaafi hai. NITI Aayog ne bhi state ko 5th position di hai financial health index mein, jo pehle se thoda neeche hai. Iska ek bada reason hai welfare schemes par ho raha bhari kharcha, jaise ki Ladki Bahin Yojana. Government ka ₹1 Trillion GDP ka target hai 2030 tak, jiske liye infrastructure development bahut zaroori hai, par payment rukne se yeh target kaise poora hoga, yeh sawal hai. Contractors ka kehna hai ki pehle bhi aise protests hue hain, par solutions temporary rahe hain aur dues phir se badh jaate hain.
Aur suno, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar ne kaha hai ki contractors ko payment tabhi milega jab quality certification ho jayega. Ab is quality check mein kitni delays hongi, ye kehna mushkil hai. Contractors ko lagta hai ki quality assessment mein bhi problems aa sakti hain, jisse kaam aur late hoga aur costs badh jayengi. State ka debt-to-GSDP ratio bhi badhne ka estimate hai, jo future mein aur problems create kar sakta hai.
Ab dekhte hain ki government is ₹96,000 Crore ki demand par kya react karti hai April 7 deadline se pehle. Agar solution nahi mila, toh Maharashtra mein development projects lagbhag ruk jayenge, aur iska asar poori economy par padega.