Maharashtra cabinet approves 21 key decisions in one go ahead of local body elections

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. | Photo Credit: ANI

Ahead of section assemblage elections, the Maharashtra furniture gathering approved 21 cardinal decisions successful the areas of infrastructure improvement and the wellness sector. The State authorities enforced changes successful policies specified arsenic the Mahatma Phule Jan Arogya Yojana, expanding the attraction bounds to ₹10 lakh for superior illnesses. 

The furniture chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis besides made immoderate important changes successful policies for farmers, labourers, healthcare workers, and the judicial workforce, holding administrative and socio-economic significance. 

The Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana and Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) volition present screen much diseases and summation the fees for frontline workers, who are progressive successful the process of helping beneficiaries get Ayushman cards, a connection by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said connected Tuesday (November 4, 2025)

“Instead of 1356 treatments nether 34 specialised services, a full of 2399 diseases volition present beryllium treated nether 38 specializer services, providing alleviation for astir of the diseases to the beneficiaries,” mentions the statement. 

The recommendations of the committee constituted to behaviour a comparative survey of the packages nether the Extended Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (E-MJPJAY) and PMJAY had been approved by the Regulatory Council. Out of the full 2399 treatments nether the E-MJPJAY and PMJAY, 223 treatments person been approved to beryllium reserved for authorities hospitals arsenic per the support fixed by the Regulatory Council. 

Another determination successful the healthcare assemblage is to dainty absorption of the contractual employees into the regular posts arsenic a one-time peculiar substance without amending the work introduction rules. It means, the contractual employees nether the National Health Mission, who person completed 10 years of service, volition beryllium adjusted to equivalent posts wrong the Public Health Department and Rural Development Department.

These polices are seen arsenic a mode to woo the voters from antithetic walks of beingness up of the upcoming section assemblage elections. On Tuesday, the State Election Commission (SEC) announced to clasp elections for 246 Municipal councils and 42 Nagar Panchayats connected December 2, and soon instrumentality the codification of conduct. 

The different decisions taken during the gathering included taxation and interest exemptions for 30,000 houses nether the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) successful Solapur district, and escaped onshore for devotees’ accommodation facilities successful Washim district.

Similarly, the authorities approved 4% involvement subsidy connected short-term slope loans for fishermen and food farmers reflecting Mahayuti’s determination to woo radical successful coastal regions of Maharashtra. In the conception of Judiciary, the authorities approved to acceptable up a District and Sessions Courts successful Pune district’s Shirur and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district’s Paithan region. 

In presumption of infrastructure and development, the Cabinet approved a authorities warrant for loans from HUDCO to money the Virar–Alibag Multipurpose Transport Route, portion Minority Development Department approved Rs 94 crore for events hosting the 350th day of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji successful Nanded, Nagpur, and Raigad. 

Published - November 05, 2025 01:07 americium IST

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