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Every rupee spent for development should reach the common man: Deputy CM Shinde

Every rupee spent for development should reach the common man: Deputy CM Shinde

Mumbai, Jun 23 (UNI) Every rupee spent for development should reach the common man and in this regard, the work of the Estimates Committee of Parliament is very effective, said Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde here on Monday.
He was speaking at the inauguration of the National Conference of Estimates Committees of Parliament and various states today.
The two-day conference began this morning in the Vidhan Bhavan auditorium. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Singh, Legislative Council Chairman Prof. Ram Shinde, Assembly Speaker Adv. Rahul Narvekar, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Dr. Neelam Gorhe, Assembly Deputy Chairman Anna Bansode, Committee Head of the Estimates Committee of Lok Sabha Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal, Committee Head of the Estimates Committee of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Arjun Khotkar were present.

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