About 62 lakh beneficiaries failed to complete the mandatory electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC), while others have been found to be ineligible since they exceeded the scheme’s income ceiling or were above the age limit.
A mega project built as a symbol of progress is now facing tough questions after nature exposed its weak points. The political storm that followed has only grown louder.
Maharashtra has issued a red alert for Mumbai and several coastal districts after the IMD forecast heavy to extremely heavy rainfall till July 6. Schools have been shut in parts of the state as authorities advise residents to remain vigilant.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Minister Narhari Zirwal issued a directive in this regard in the Legislative Assembly after a question raised by BJP MLA Vikram Pachpute.
Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar's younger son Jay Pawar said in Baramati on Monday that the finance portfolio, which is presently held by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, will return to the Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Ajit Pawar-led NCP.
The Governor-designate arrived in Mumbai to assume his official responsibilities after relinquishing charge as Governor of Telangana, where he served for more than one and a half years.
While Pune district has secured the highest overall allocation in the District Annual Plan (DAP) for the 2026-27 financial year, Nagpur -- the home district of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis -- has recorded the most significant funding increase.
BJP Yuva Morcha's Pune district president, Vaibhav Solankar, has written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis demanding an investigation into the alleged polluting smog from a sugar factory owned by Rohit Pawar, an MLA of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, located 17 km away from the Baramati airstrip, which allegedly caused low visibility and led to the crash of an aircraft carrying Ajit Pawar.
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal alleged here on Friday that the Fadnavis government has piled up a mountain of debt on the state, and its budget, with a deficit of approximately Rs 40,000 crore, is driving Maharashtra towards bankruptcy.
The loan waiver scheme will be applicable to farmers with outstanding debts of up to Rs 2 lakh and whose crop loans have arrears till September 30, 2025.
