Mumbai, June 29 (IANS) Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday announced in the state council that the department has unearthed a massive 13-year-old scam in the Nashik Municipal Corporation area, where housing meant for the economically weaker sections under the Comprehensive Housing Policy was systematically siphoned off. So far, 197 accused have been identified, and First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered against 104 individuals.Bawankule said that a comprehensive ‘A…
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Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) The Maharashtra government will establish two independent task forces, one to investigate alleged irregularities in the stamp duty registration process and another to curb illegal minor mineral excavation across the state. Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule made the announcements on Thursday during Question Hour in the State Legislative Assembly. Responding to a question raised by MLA Jitendra Awhad and a supplementary query by MLA Nana Patole, the minister said a s…
Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has decided to establish separate Ready Reckoner (RR) rates for skyscrapers and slums located within the same vicinity. Moving away from the uniform pricing model, future property rates will be categorised on the basis of infrastructure and amenities available in the respective areas.State Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday announced the decision while marking the completion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 12 years in offi…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) BJP leaders on Thursday lashed out at Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, calling him “anarchic” and “frustrated”. The reactions came a day after LoP Rahul Gandhi said during an event that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may impose “something like an Emergency” to ward off “people’s pressure” following the “collapse of the system he once controlled”.Earlier, LoP Rahul Gandhi said it was very likely that PM Modi would lose p…
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) In a move aimed at widening the safety net for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), the Maharashtra government’s Cabinet Sub-Committee on OBC Welfare on Tuesday recommended raising the non-creamy layer income ceiling from the current Rs 8 lakh to Rs 15 lakh per annum. The decision was taken during a high-level sub-committee meeting chaired by the State Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule.The panel announced that a decisive meeting will soon be held with Chief Minister D…
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra government will challenge a Bombay High Court order granting around 254.88 acres of prime government land, estimated to be worth hundreds of crores, in Mira-Bhayandar to private builders.Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Saturday that the state will file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court against the ruling. The Bombay High Court, on April 30, ruled in favour of handing over the land to Estate Investment and Mira Real Estate D…
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday announced that land records in villages incorporated into municipal councils and corporations following boundary expansion will be converted into property cards, with the existing 7/12 land records set to be discontinued.The move is aimed at benefiting residents in newly urbanised areas and streamlining land administration.Minister Bawankule said that when a village or rural settlement becomes part of a munic…
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) As the self-enumeration phase of the 2027 census began in Maharashtra on Friday, the day of the state’s foundation Day, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale emphasised that the caste census will help the government to help each caste.The self-enumeration process will be conducted from May 1 to May 15, 2026, followed by the house listing and housing Census from May 16 to June 14, 2026, during which enumerators will carry out door-to-door …
Nagpur, May 1 (IANS) Maharashtra Revenue Minister and Guardian Minister for Nagpur and Amravati, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, on Friday appealed to the citizens of the state to participate in the census, adding that only residents of India can participate in the present exercise, and Bangladeshi or foreign nationals will not be allowed to participate. After attending the ceremonial flag-hoisting on the occasion of Maharashtra Foundation Day, Minister Bawankule, at a press conference, spoke on sever…
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) In a bid to provide significant relief to farmers and the general public, the Maharashtra government on Monday announced a total waiver of registration fees for the partition deeds of ancestral agricultural land. The Revenue Department officially issued the circular regarding this exemption today.The waiver now extends beyond cases handled by Tahsildars under Section 85 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966. It also covers partition deeds of ancestral agricult…