Overview

• Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has asked divisional commissioners to investigate unauthorized churches in Dhule and Nandurbar districts.
• A six-month state-wide survey has been launched to locate unapproved religious structures under existing government orders and Supreme Court directives.
• A high-level inquiry is under way to probe allegations of coercive or inducement-based conversions among tribal communities.
• The Tribal Development Department is collecting detailed data on conversion cases across Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
• Officials are consulting Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and legal experts on drafting a strict anti-conversion law to curb foreign-funded missionary activities.