Maha govt to hike aid for couples in mass marriages to Rs 25,000: CM Shinde

In a major announcement on Saturday Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the financial assistance provided to couples in mass marriages will be increased from Rs 10000 to Rs 25000 the PTI reportedCM Eknath Shinde was speaking at a mass marriage event in Palghar district of Maharashtra At the event at least 325 couples tied the knot in his presenceAddressing the gathering the chief minister said mass marriages were the need of the hour as people cannot afford big weddings the news agency reported on SaturdayThe government will hike the financial assistance provided to eligible couples during mass marriages to Rs 25000 from the present Rs 10000 and directives will be given to the concerned officials regarding the same he saidSpeaking about developmental projects in Palghar district CM Eknath Shinde said that a 150bed ESIS Hospital is coming up in the region which will cater to the working classThe Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority MMRDA will carry out various projects to develop Palghar he saidThe chief minister also met with representatives of the Tarapur Industrial Manufacturers Association in Boisar and discussed issues related to industries in the areaTalking to reporters CM Shinde said his government was proindustry and its policies were in favour of industries and their growthThe government will ensure better infrastructure and facilities for industries to ensure that they do not face any problems he said adding that he has instructed industries in the district to provide jobs to localsAlso Read Trimbakeshwar Temple case Decision must be left to locals say Raj ThackerayMeanwhile CM Shinde on Friday announced that the state will have a good governance department and a separate department for action on climate changeIn a statement statement from the chief ministers office said that Maharashtra is the first state in the country to have good governance rules the focus of which would be to ensure citizens get services expeditiously and smoothly as per the PTIThe state will have a separate department for action on climate change which will implement an action plan to deal with heatwaves unseasonal rains and will include citizens in decision making through the use of technology it saidShinde had set up a committee of retired bureaucrats in September last year to prepare good governance rules and it submitted its report on FridayThe report has 200 suggestions in 16 chapters The rules have 161 indicators through which good governance till the district level will be monitored A time frame for end to end online services has been provided for an official told the PTIwith PTI inputs