Overview
- A cabinet sub‑committee chaired by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule approved the ₹230 crore Phulewada development plan on Wednesday and told the Pune Municipal Corporation to speed up work.
- The government said the memorial at Bhidewada will be finished within three weeks and ordered immediate actions on land identification and design review to meet the bicentenary schedule.
- The package calls for 500‑student OBC hostels in each of Maharashtra’s 36 districts with land to be offered at Re 1 and design proposals prepared by the state infrastructure agency awaiting final cost approval.
- Officials pledged steps to clear a reported 27% backlog in posts reserved for OBCs and to expand the Mahajyoti welfare body, aiming to deliver jobs and services more quickly to OBC communities.
- The sub‑committee decided to seek a separate VJNT budget head in the December legislature session and to form an independent socio‑economic survey committee for Vimukta Jatis and Nomadic Tribes, but architect approvals and formal budget sign‑offs remain pending.