04-07-2025
Contractors Demand Immediate Release of Rs89,000 Crore in Pending Dues Across Maharashtra
Nagpur: Contractors from the Vidarbha region on Friday met Deputy Resident Collector Praveen Khande and submitted a memorandum demanding the immediate release of Rs89,000 crore in pending dues for govt works carried out across Maharashtra.
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The delegation said contractors were executing key development projects for several departments, including the Public Works Department (PWD), Rural Development Department, Urban Development Department, Water Conservation and Water Resources Department, and the Jal Jeevan Mission. However, despite completing these works, they claim payments were not made for the past eight to ten months.
"The dues have reached a staggering Rs89,000 crore statewide, causing immense financial distress to thousands of contractors and workers," the memorandum stated.
The contractors have been voicing their concerns through various forms of protest for several months now. They warned that the ongoing delay in payments could lead to a collapse of the construction and public works sector — Maharashtra's second-largest source of employment after agriculture. Such a breakdown, they cautioned, would severely impact the livelihood of millions of workers and derail critical infrastructure and welfare projects across the state.
According to figures cited by the contractors, Rs40,000 crore is pending under the PWD, Rs12,000 crore under Jal Jeevan Mission, Rs6,000 crore under the Rural Development Department, Rs13,000 crore under the Water Conservation and Water Resources Department, and Rs18,000 crore under various Urban Development schemes.
They urged the state govt to take immediate and concrete action to clear the dues and prevent further disruption to the state's developmental momentum.
