Overview
- Maharashtra pledged Rs 25,000 crore on Thursday when Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the Sansadiya Sankul Vikas Pariyojana in Mumbai, marking a shift from planning to formal rollout.
- Officials said action plans for the Parliamentary Cluster Development Project are ready for implementation and will develop groups of villages together rather than treating each village separately.
- The state plans to converge Central and state schemes to focus delivery in education, health and livelihoods so that funds translate into local jobs and reduced seasonal migration.
- Authorities point to pilot work in Nandurbar district, where the project reportedly improved agricultural activity and living standards, as the rationale for scaling up the model.
- Tribal Development Minister Ashok Uike and other leaders attended the launch, and officials said two Central government schemes will speed work while close monitoring will be used to try to ensure benefits reach intended tribal households.