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Maharashtra Cabinet Clears 21 Decisions, Backs Rs 37,013 Crore HUDCO Loan for VirarAlibaug Corridor

State leaders cast the bundle as a pre-poll governance push.

Overview

  • The government approved a HUDCO loan of Rs 37,013 crore with a state guarantee and a repayment comfort clause to restart the VirarAlibaug corridor on a BOT model after EPC bids proved unviable.
  • Ministers formally ordered the winding up of MAHA ARC Limited, a state asset reconstruction company that never received an RBI licence and could not begin operations.
  • Health actions included creating an Urban Health Directorate, regularising National Health Mission contractual staff with ten years' service as a one-time measure, and raising honoraria for frontline workers.
  • Judicial capacity will expand with new District and Additional Sessions Courts at Ghodnadi in Pune and a senior-division civil court at Paithan, alongside sanctioned posts and a prosecutor’s office.
  • Housing support advanced through tax and fee waivers for 30,000 PMAY units in Solapur, paired with approved amendments to the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code on non‑agricultural land permissions.