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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced that a separate Ministry will be created for Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Speaking at the concluding-session of Kunbi Mahotsav at Shahapur in Thane district yesterday, he said, this ministry will be headed by an independent minister.
He announced funds worth 200 crore rupees for gravity-based water supply projects to fulfil the need of the town and surrounding areas. Mr Fadnavis also directed Thane Zilla Parishad to prepare a tourist circuit plan for Shahapur and Murbad talukas and assured maximum funds for development. The CM further said, in order to increase the green cover across the state, the government has come up with a target of planting 50 crore saplings in next three years.