Maharashtra Women and Child welfare minister Pankaja Munde came up with candid admission over the controversial chikki contracts. In her written reply during Question Hour in the assembly, Ms. Munde said it was "partly true" that the chikki and khichdi deals were made on a rate contract basis though such purchases were banned for contracts worth 1 crore rupees and above. Ms. Munde's answer stated that it was "partly true" that a contract worth 80 crore rupees was awarded in April 2015 to distribute chikki to children in Anganwadis. According to her, it was also "partly true" that a company that had provided chikki and khichdi of substandard quality was again given a contract.