Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde called for greater efforts in showcasing Maharashtra to the world during the G20 Summit that is scheduled to be held in Maharashtra soon.
Shinde made this call following an all-party meeting in regard to the G20 Summit held recently in Delhi chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, besides Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and others.
He said that 14 meetings would be held by the G20 Summit in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) in Maharashtra, which would be an opportunity to highlight branding and development of projects in the State for which speedy works are being carried out.
Later, the Chief Minister said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the first phase of the “Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray” Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg on December 11.
Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis drove on a trial run/inspection of that route along the Nagpur-Mumbai Super communication Expressway for which 530 kms of the 700-kms-long project had been completed.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister noted that a separate independent ministry has been formed for “Divyang” persons with disabilities on the occasion of the International Day for the Disabled.
Around 2063 posts will be created for this department with provision of Rs 1143 crores by the State Government, he said, adding that Maharashtra is the first State in India to establish such an independent ministry for differently-abled people in the State.
Shinde said that this historical decision to form this independent ministry had come off demands for this purpose without any problems and this Ministry would be having an official of Secretary level.
The views of the differently-abled also would be taken into consideration while making any related policies, he said adding that the Prime Minister has assured of providing all possible assistance for establishment of this Ministry including providing sufficient funds for the same.
He also announced that the Government has decided to provide 75,000 government jobs to unemployed youth in the state, while also directing the Home department to withdraw all cases registered against differently-abled persons who had been agitating in the past in this regard.
Lauding the efforts of the Chief Secretary and Social Justice Department for completion of the process of establishing this Ministry, the Chief Minister said that the Government — while accelerating the speed of development – is also focusing on maintaining its social commitments.
The Chief Minister also directed the Raigad District Collector to conduct a joint survey with Public Works Department officials to assess the adverse impact of widening of the Pen-Khopoli National Highway on families from Kamarli village on that route.
Project-affected persons and their families – from houses and shops belonging to 15 locals — had been highlighting issues over the road widening while demanding adequate compensation for the same.
The Chief Minister also thanked the President Draupadi Murmu, the Prime Minister and Unon Home Minister for according approval for the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act recently.
The Amendment will pave the way for redevelopment of dangerous and cess buildings in Mumbai while also providing a huge respite for the housing sector in the State and Mumbaites, he said.
The Maharashtra Government had sent on July 28, 2022 the information and documents related to the pending redevelopment scheme.
This new law means cess buildings – whose construction came to a standstill or was left incomplete – can be acquired by MHADA for redevelopment. At present, there are 56 such buildings in Mumbai city.
Similarly, any cess building declared as “dangerous” by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation will see the first opportunity for its redevelopment being given to the owner or landlord for six months – failing which the tenant will be given this chance.
However, if the tenants also fail to complete redevelopment within a stipulated period, then the owners/ landlords will be given 25% of the ready reckoner or 15% of the constructed area as compensation according to provisions in this Act.
Meanwhile, Member of Parliament Dhairyasheel Mane has been appointed Chief of the Expert Committee concerned with the writ petition in the Apex court on the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute, a release stated.
