If you don’t have a toilet, you won’t be eligible to contest local body elections in Maharashtra.
The decision to make toilets mandatory for those contesting local body polls was taken at a Maharashtra Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday.
Candidates contesting elections of Municipal Council and Corporations will have to prove that they have a toilet facility at their homes, the Chief Minister said. The Cabinet also decided to implement PM Modi’s ‘Housing for All’ scheme in Maharashtra by 2022, Fadnavis said.
This scheme covers rehabilitation of slum dwellers with the participation of private developers using land as a resource. It will also cover promotion of affordable housing for weaker sections through credit linked subsidy and affordable housing in partnership with Public and Private sector.
The state government has also decided to set up a Maharashtra Nature Tourism Development Board with its headquarters at Nagpur, the Chief Minister said. “This will help in promoting nature tourism in 48 sanctuaries, 6 National Parks and 4 reserved conservation areas of Maharashtra,” Fadnavis said.
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