Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that Maharashtra’s agriculture sector has received a boost after the Centre approved the second instalment of Rs 335 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY). This has made Maharashtra the first state to qualify for it. In his post on X, CM Fadnavis expressed gratitude to Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for approving the instalment. H…
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Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday met a delegation led by Nepal MP Sandeep Rana and discussed opportunities to strengthen bilateral ties between India and Nepal further. In his post on X, CM Fadnavis said: “It was a pleasure to welcome Nepal MP Sandeep Rana and his delegation, including MP from Lumbini Province Nima Giri and former member of the Constituent Assembly Amar Singh Pun at Varsha Bungalow in Mumbai today. India and Nepal share a deep-roote…
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday reiterated his claim that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis would soon move to Delhi to take charge as the Union Education Minister, despite the latter firmly rejecting the speculation.Addressing a press conference, Raut said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should appoint someone outside the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to overhaul the country’s education system. Drawing a parallel with 1991, …
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday praised Dharmendra Pradhan for putting national interest above personal position. In his post on X, the Chief Minister said Pradhan implemented several key reforms in the education sector and played a crucial role in rolling out the National Education Policy (NEP). He spearheaded initiatives like the PM SHRI schools project, the expansion of IITs, and making entrance exams available in 19 languages. Demonstrating com…
Pandharpur, July 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday declared that his government has fulfilled its promise to provide the country’s largest debt relief to distressed farmers, symbolically distributing debt waiver certificates and new crop loan cheques under the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Debt Relief Scheme in Solapur district. Speaking at the inauguration of the Sudhakarpant Paricharak State‑Level Agriculture Exhibition organised by the Pandharpur Agriculture …
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Centre over the termination of activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike, alleging that the fast was forcibly ended at midnight without addressing the movement’s primary demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Speaking to reporters, Raut asserted that the nation would have been far more reassured had Wangchuk broken his fast publicly …
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Raksha Khadse, chaired a high-level meeting with senior officials of the Government of India and the Government of Maharashtra to deliberate on a comprehensive roadmap for strengthening the state’s sports and youth development ecosystem.Reinforcing the spirit of cooperative federalism, the discussions focused on institutional reforms, high-performance sport, athlete development and governance, to position Mahar…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday announced that notices in disputes relating to agricultural land, farm access roads, rights of way and obstruction of water channels will now be served directly through email, while affected farmers will be entitled to free police protection if encroachers fail to comply with tehsildars’ orders. “The state government has introduced major reforms to the Mamlatdar Courts Act to ensure quicker disposal of d…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) NITI Aayog has initiated a competitive developmental benchmark among states across key indicators directly impacting human life. To ensure Maharashtra achieves the top position nationwide across all Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) parameters, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday directed all government departments to formulate structured, outcome‑driven plans for the next four years. Addressing a review meeting on NITI Aayog’s SDG parameters, CM Fadnavis ca…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday hit back at the opposition over the ongoing agitation against the NEET paper leak controversy, challenging Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other opposition parties to raise the issue in Parliament rather than pursue what he termed “street politics”.Addressing reporters, Fadnavis said that if the Opposition was genuinely concerned about students’ interests, it should participate in a parliamentary debate and hold the…