Mumbai, Mar 3 (PTI) The Maharashtra government tabled supplementary demands worth Rs 6,486 crore on the first day of the budget session of the state assembly on Monday.

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who holds the finance portfolio, presented the supplementary demands, which are additional funds sought by the government over the budgetary allocation.

Of the demands worth Rs 6,486 crore, Rs 2,133.25 crore were for schemes sponsored by the Centre.

The budget session of the state assembly began on Monday, and the budget will be presented on March 10.

The supplementary demands include Rs 3,006.28 crore for the rural development department, Rs 1,688.74 for the industry, power and labour departments and Rs 590.28 crore for the urban development department.

The government has sought Rs 313.93 crore for the cooperative, marketing and textile departments and Rs 412.36 crore for the higher and technical education department. PTI MR ARU

Supplementary budget demands seek additional departmental allocations across state ministries, including central-sponsored schemes. The Maharashtra government tabled formal supplementary demands at the budget session opening, seeking additional allocations across multiple departments-including rural development, industry, power and labour, urban development, cooperative/marketing/textile, and higher and technical education-with a specified portion for central-sponsored schemes, to be considered ahead of the main budget presentation.