‘Promises made during elections don’t always translate directly into actions’: Maha deputy CM Ajit Pawar on crop loan waiver | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister and finance minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday addressed concerns about loan waivers, making it clear that farmers must repay their crop loans by March 31. He admitted that election promises don’t always translate into immediate action and that future decisions will depend on prevailing circumstances. However, he assured that…

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‘Social justice, tribal department funds cut; given to Ladki Yojana’ | Mumbai News – The Times of India

MUMBAI: Financial strain caused by Mahayuti’s Ladki Bahin Yojana appears to be showing in reduced allocations for some welfare departments in the budget. Red-flagging this, Shiv Sena’s social justice minister Sanjay Shirsat said, “My information is that nearly Rs 10,000 crore – Rs 7,000 crore from social justice and Rs 3,000 crore from tribal development…

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Were women-centric schemes game-changers in Maharashtra, Jharkhand assembly elections? | India News – Times of India

Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Hemant Soren NEW DELHI: Maharashtra and Jharkhand on Saturday witnessed the emergence of a strong alliance- Mahayuti and INDIA bloc- in the 2024 state Assembly elections.In Maharashtra, Mahayuti, the BJP-led NDA group, is set to retain power as it claimed a landslide victory while in Jharkhand, INDIA, the Congress-JMM-RJD-CPI(ML)-group, seems…

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It’s raining poll goodies in Maharashtra: CM Shinde promises to loosen purse strings further – Times of India

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde (Pic credit: PTI) KOLHAPUR: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde promised expansions to welfare programmes, including an increase in women-centric Ladki Bahin Yojana‘s monthly allowance from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,100 per beneficiary if the Mahayuti alliance is re-elected in the Nov 20 assembly elections.In a series of campaign rallies, Shinde outlined…

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Maharashtra extends free LPG scheme to ‘Ladki Bahin’ beneficiaries; cost up 4x to Rs 3,200 crore | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: As reported by TOI on July 25, Mahayuti government has expanded Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana, which was meant to provide three free gas cylinders per year to 52.2 lakh households, to include beneficiaries of Ladki Bahin Yojana for underprivileged women. This is expected to triple the number of beneficiaries and raise the cost of the…

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Mahayuti rallies behind ‘ladki bahin yojana’, opposition scoffs at freebies gambit | India News – Times of India

NAGPUR: Maharashtra’s deputy CM and finance minister, Ajit Pawar, on Saturday defended Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana that will provide Rs 1,500 to eligible women aged 21-60, rejecting the opposition‘s criticism of it as a populist move.“These schemes are designed to empower citizens and provide support in these challenging times,” Ajit said.In a departure from…

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