Maha Approves Proposal to Name Employment Scheme After NCP Chief

The Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday, 9 December, approved the proposal to name a new rural development scheme after the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar.

‘Sharad Pawar Gram Samruddhi Yojana’ will be implemented under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNRES).

The decision has been taken to commemorate the 80th birthday of Sharad Pawar on 11 December.

A Senior Minister told the Free Press Journal that under the scheme, construction of 1 lakh kilometre roads to connect farms will be undertaken, along with improving the access to farms and providing jobs.