Maharashtra Faces Rs 2,226 Crore Pending Bills

The Maharashtra government has a big problem with unpaid bills.

They used special money requests, called Advance Contingent bills, to buy medicines and medical equipment quickly.

But now, they have 559 bills worth Rs 2,226.32 crore that haven't been paid yet.

The biggest department that owes money is the Medical Education and Drugs Department.

The government also has a big money shortfall, called a revenue deficit, of Rs 29,995 crore.

They also didn't pay enough into a special fund for guarantees.

Additionally, many departments didn't submit papers showing how they spent the money, called utilisation certificates.

Some departments spent a lot of money in March, which is not allowed.

The government also asked for extra money, called supplementary grants, but some of these were not needed.