MAHARASHTRA

WhileCM Shindesaid budget rolled out an economic vision that would supportMaharashtra‘s efforts to become a $1 trillion economy, the opposition described it as disappointing, alleging there was no allocation of special funds for the state.

CM Shinde said substantial provision had been made for all sectors. “This is a budget which will support the poor, provide relief to the middle-class, boost industries and Infrastructure. It strikes a balance between urban and rural areas,” he added.

Rs 10 lakh crore has been allocated for infrastructure. It will benefit various projects in Maharashtra. Small-scale industries in Maharashtra are considered the most efficient in the country. The proposed amendments in the credit guarantee scheme will make these small enterprises more productive. Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and the cooperative sector have been given priority. Cooperatives are the state’s strength,” he noted. He said the decision to set up 157 Nursing colleges will also benefit Maharashtra.

Maharashtrahas recorded maximum registrations — around 34% — of the total BH (Bharat)-series number plates registered around the country, latest statistics showed.

While Maharashtra issued 1,017 BH-number plates since it launched in October end last year,Odishaissued 444, Delhi 382, Rajasthan 326 and Uttar Pradesh 229. The total number of number plates issued in the country were 2,960, the statistics showed.

Until now, according to the Motor Vehicle Act 1988, a vehicle registered in a state when kept in another state for a period of more than 12 months is subject to the assignment of new registration. The registration process which was tedious in nature, has now been done away with after the launch of BH-series.

The 2021 edition of the environmental film festival Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival(KVIFF) will be held virtually from December 14 to 17.

The theme will be nature and Nutrition and the festival will have festival honours. While the festival will be held online, a limited number of events will be held for the press offline with limited attendance. For the broader festival theme, the organizers have decided on examining food systems and its link on Environmental Degradation and measures to mitigate them.

The organizers of the festival will present theVasundhara Sanmanfor this years festival to the Israeli ornithologist Reuven Yosef, who immigrated to Israel in 1974. Yosef has worked on a variety of bird conservation projects in Israel, as well as in India.

The has approved two town planning (TP) schemes for Uruli Devachi andPhursungi. These are the first TP schemes after a gap of nearly 40 years in Pune.

They included two schemes in Phursungi and one in Uruli Devachi. One scheme has been approved for each area.

The approved scheme in Uruli Devachi is on 110 hectares and the other at Phursungi is on 261 hectares. The administration had carried out a survey and prepared a report. Suggestions and objections were sought from citizens and hearings were conducted.

The work to repair thepotholesin the rural areas ofNashikdistrict has begun with the aim to make all the roads motorable by November 15.
The has provided Rs 15 crore to the public works department of the Nashik unit to repair the potholes.

The roads in the rural areas are in bad shape due to the heavy rainfall during the monsoon season. Senior officials from the department said the work related to filling potholes with the help of tar has picked up after the monsoon season. During the rainy season, it is difficult to carry out the work in tar.

A unique 11-digit number has been attributed to all land parcels in the urban and rural areas of the state with effect from September 19, and data is now being shared with different government departments to prevent fraudulent land transactions.

Commonly called ‘Aadhaarfor land’, the state has readied theUnique Land Parcel Identification Number(ULPIN) for some 3crore documents – 2.62crore 7×12 extracts, and 70lakh property cards in the state.

Along with ULPIN, there are unique numbers for all 44,505 revenue villages in the state.

Several mango orchard owners from rural Thane recently approached the state Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture department to get the geographical indicator (GI) tag for Thane mangoes along the lines of theRatnagirihaapus, said officials from the agriculture department. The officials said that GI tagging will ensure quality assurance to customers and give them priority to export to Europe and the US, thus maximising profits for cultivators.

This is the first time Thane mango farmers have evinced interest in getting their product geo-tagged.Konkan Alphonsois in high demand due to its flavour and aroma and has secured GI tag for last few years. Thane district, also part of Konkan region, was left behind and so we thought of giving it a push as the produce here is exactly the same as in the coastal belt,

In all, 118 cultivators recently approached the district agriculture department. Once registered, all farm produce will carry a unique code that will give details of the fruit, said officials. The farmers said they were reeling under losses due to the pandemic and drop in sales due to influx of the mango variants from Karnataka and Gujarat.