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Samant said that the participants at the convention also passed a resolution hailing CM Eknath Shinde's schemes that have led to the welfare of the people of Maharashtra. He further added that a special resolution was passed, showering praise on CM Eknath Shinde for relentlessly working on the thoughts and ideas of Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray.

The Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission (MSBCC) chaired by Justice (retired) Sunil Shukre, in its report, has reportedly recommended that the Maratha Community is Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) being inadequately represented in public services and, therefore, entitled to reservation under Article 15 (4) and 16 (4) of the Constitution of India in government jobs and education. The Commission, which submitted its report based on the survey conducted across the state to check the backwardness of the Maratha community on Friday, submitted its report to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who was accompanied by his deputy Devendra Fadnavis.

Devendra Fadnavis led the government ahead of the state assembly election in 2019 and provided a 16% quota to the Maratha community. Though the Bombay High Court upheld it the quota was reduced to 13% in government jobs and 12% in education. However, the Supreme Court scrapped the Maratha quota in May 2021.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who holds the finance and planning departments, on the first day of the five-day budget session of the state legislature on Monday, presented supplementary demands worth Rs 8,609.17 crore against Rs 55,520.77 crore tabled in the winter session last year. Of the 8,609.17 crores, supplementary demands worth Rs 5,665.48 crore are for mandatory spending, Rs 2,943.69 crore for various programmes and Rs 0.0017 crore for state funding under the Central Government-sponsored programmes.

➢ In the budget of the year 2024-25, revenue receipts is 4 lakh 98 thousand 758 crore rupees and revenue expenditure is 5 lakh 8 thousand 492 crore rupees, revenue deficit- 9 thousand 734 crore rupees, fiscal deficit 99 thousand 288 crore rupees.

Even though Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who holds finance and planning departments, on Tuesday presented ‘’please all’’

In a bid to lure the Maharashtra government employees demanding reinstatement of the old pension scheme (OPS),

More collaborations likely due to liberalisation of power sector by the Union and state governments

Niche OTT platforms and curated content are the new-age growth segments

Mumbai, May 15 : There is a close fight between estranged friends and hardcore Shiv Sainiks in Mumbai South Central constituency where Eknath Shinde