OBC welfare push: Maha clears Re 1 land allocation for community deveopment projects, Rs300 Cr for Mahajyoti

Mumbai, Sep 29 (UNI) In an expansion of grassroots welfare infrastructure, the Maharashtra Cabinet Sub-Committee on OBC Welfare has directed administrative bodies to draft a policy granting government land for community development and student facilities at a nominal token rate of just one rupee. Chairing a high-level review meeting at Mantralaya on Tuesday, Committee Chairman and Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule issued stern warnings against bureaucratic foot-dragging, asserting that backward class communities must receive equitable funding and systemic backing on par with other social groups. Revenue and allied departments have been instructed to table immediate proposals allocating government land for holistic…