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MAHARASHTRA Film city to come up at Kunwara Bhimsen Guardian minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule gave reasons to rejoice with the announcement that the government was working upon creating a film city at Kunwara Bhimsen, near Parseoni, some 55km from here. The second edition of the festival got off to a glittering start with the presentation of … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra to become first state to have Transgender Welfare Board The long pending Transgender Welfare Board (TWB) will finally see light of the day with the Maharashtra government making a provision of Rs 5 crore for welfare of the community. Minister of State for Social Justice Dilip Kamble told that the Board … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra to launch weather advisory system for farmers The Maharashtra government is all set to introduce a system to issue daily district-wise weather advisory to farmers across the state. The system has a capacity to generate weather alerts for every ten minutes, if required. The state is taking a step forward … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra government mulling online lottery plan The Maharashtra government has prepared a proposal to shift from paper to online lottery to earn more revenue, an official said. At present, the Maharashtra government runs a paper lottery system. A proposal has been made to introduce an online lottery system which should be unveiled by April. … Read more
Maharashtra Food security Regional disparities along with food security have remained an issue of debate in Maharashtra ever since its inception as a State in 1960. Several studies have examined economic development as well as food security issues at the regional level, but there has been no systematic attempt made to analyse food security … Read more
Transport network in Maharashtra Spreading across 267,452 kilometres, the road network of Maharashtra is the largest within the country. The six neighbouring states of Maharashtra geographic area are connected via 17 National Highways. Maharashtra conjointly features an immense highway network with a complete length of 3688 kilometres. As of March 2010, 97.5 per cent of the … Read more
Natural and Power resources in Maharashtra Maharashtra stretches from the western and central part of the country along with a long coastline stretching nearly 720 kilometres along the Arabian Sea. The Sahyadri mountain ranges provide a physical backbone to the State on the west, while the Satpuda hills along the north and Bhamragad-Chiroli-Gaikhuri ranges on … Read more
Maharashtra Government Schemes 2017-18: Maharashtra Government Schemes – The State Government of Maharashtra has launched many welfare schemes for the people of the state for the development of the state. Recently the Maharashtra Government had launched a loan waiver scheme for the farmers of the state named Maharashtra ChhatrapatiShivajiShetkariSanmanYojana. Apart from the government schemes, the … Read more
Maharashtra Tax and Economic Reforms Maharashtra Goods and Service Tax 2017 Maharashtra Govt Passed MGST Act on 22nd May 2017. The following Bill published under Rule 117 of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rules. A. BILL No. XXXIII OF 2017. A BILL to make provisions for levy and collection of tax on intra-State supply of goods … Read more
Main Features of Budget of Maharashtra (2017-18) Main Features: DEMONITISATION: Bold and decisive measure to curb tax evasion and parallel economy Government’s resolve to eliminate corruption, black money, counterfeit currency and terror funding Drop in economic activity, if any, to be temporary Generate long term benefits including reduced corruption, greater digitisation, increased flow of financial … Read more