Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Maharashtra Contractors Seek Relief Amid ₹1,890 Crore Pending Dues
Contractors completed construction and development work for government departments in Maharashtra.
They say the government has not paid many of their bills.
About ₹1,890 crore is reportedly still pending in the Nagpur Public Works Circle.
Subodh Sarode, who leads a contractors’ association, says this has caused serious financial stress.
He said contractors cannot pay workers, suppliers, staff, lenders and other expenses.
Sarode also linked several contractor deaths and an attempted self-immolation to the unpaid bills.
The article names three reported suicide deaths and one attempted self-immolation, although it says five contractors died by suicide.
The association wants the government to clear the bills quickly and help affected contractors.
The Nagpur Contractors Association says contractors in Maharashtra face severe financial distress because government departments have not cleared payments for completed works.
Around ₹1,890 crore remains pending under various budget heads within the Public Works Circle, Nagpur.
Association president Subodh Sarode alleged that five contractors in Maharashtra have died by suicide over unpaid dues.
The report names three contractors who allegedly died by suicide and one who attempted self-immolation, without identifying all five claimed deaths.
The association has urged Public Works Minister Shivendrasinhraje Bhosale and the state government to release payments and provide urgent relief.
- Who
- Contractors in Maharashtra, represented in the report by the Nagpur Contractors Association and its president Subodh Sarode.
- What
- Contractors are seeking payment of approximately ₹1,890 crore in pending government work dues and urgent financial relief.
- When
- The report refers to recent events, including a contractor’s death three days before the report.
- Where
- The dues are reported under the Public Works Circle, Nagpur, with incidents also reported in Sangli, Wardha and Nanded.
- Why
- Payments for completed development works allegedly remain unpaid, leaving contractors unable to meet obligations to workers, suppliers, lenders and families.
- Pending dues
- Approximately ₹1,890 crore
- Affected area
- Public Works Circle, Nagpur
- Association representative
- Subodh Sarode, president of the Nagpur Contractors Association
- Reported deaths
- Sarode alleged that five contractors in Maharashtra died by suicide over unpaid dues
- Named deaths
- Harshal Patil, Munna Verma and Gajabhau Devkate were named in the report
- Other reported incident
- Wardha contractor Baba Zakir allegedly attempted self-immolation
- Requested action
- Immediate release of outstanding payments and relief for contractors