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Additional Chief Secretary, General Administration Department, PS Meena, said that the Right to Services(RTS) Act will be linked to the government’s grievance redress portal, ‘Aaple Sarkar’. “Citizens can apply for caste, death and birth certificates, make online payments and the certificate will be delivered at home,” Meena said. The state government ...

“We have decided to waive off educational fees of farmers’ children upto standard 12 in the districts affected by drought,” State Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse said. the government also decided to provide an accident policy insurance cover to 1.35 crore farmers in the state wherein their kin will be entitled ...

The state government is mulling abolishing local body tax (LBT) on petrol and diesel so that the cost of fuel within city limits and outside come on par. The government will, however, levy another tax on fuel so that it does not incur loss of revenue. The collection from this ...

 Maharashtra is counted as one of the wealthiest and developed state among Indian states. It has long been on global trading map due to being a costal state. Over the years, it has positioned itself as an investor friendly state. Its share in India’s total industrial output stood 25% during ...

News: The state government today gave a nod to an ordinance for amending the Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, under which sand mafia will not get bail for one year after arrest. In view of acute water scarcity, the government is considering ban on sugarcane crushing and prohibiting water ...

News: According to the Governor’s directives, funds from the state budget meant for different irrigation projects have to be allocated as per a prescribed formula to Marathwada, Vidarbha and remaining Maharashtra region. “We will take permission from the Governor to allow us to complete a specific irrigation project with help from funds that are raised ...

News: The Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje approved the Aarogya Rajasthan programme and a drive to collect health information of citizens to build an online database. The three-month programme will have health camps organised across the state, where residents would be issued health cards based on spot diagnoses. The state owned ...

News: Several reforms will be introduced in Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) to improve its system quality in years to come. Effective steps will be taken to prevent use of unfair means during exams and clear pendency of legal cases. RPSC’s image suffered a setback in recent years after cases ...

News: The Maharashtra government has distributed 4,500 tonnes of grains to farmers in 14 drought-hit districts since the announcement of the measure. Eight regions in Aurangabad district, five regions in Amravati and Wardha in Nagpur district have been supplied with foodgrains to cease farmer suicides and to help them financially.  Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on ...

News: Maharashtra government is mulling its own ‘Smart City’ project with an aim to provide development opportunities to cities that have not been selected by the Centre under its ambitious programme. The project is at a nascent stage for now and nothing has been finalised on paper as yet. Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Nagpur and ...