Maratha reservation: Government has acted positively, says Devendra Fadnavis

Devendra FadnavisMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said his government had acted positively on the Maratha reservation issue and the matter was now in court He was speaking at the launch of several schemes to provide financial assistance to economically backward enterpreneurs under the Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Entrepreneurship and Skill Development campaign being implemented by the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship departmentFadnavis said these schemes would encourage farming and community agriculture adding that over 25 lakh youth would be trained in farming and allied businesses He launched four schemes personal loan interest refund scheme group project loan interest refund scheme group project loan scheme and the Shetkari Kushal Yojana to provide financial assistance to economically backward entrepreneurs He said that creating jobs for the youth was the responsibility of the state We have launched these four schemes and the Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Shikshan Pratipurti Yojana for 602 study programmes to provide new avenues to students Hostel facilities have been made available to students through the Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Hostel Scheme the Chief Minister saidHe said that the Annasaheb Patil Economically Backward Development Corporation was preparing a project appraisal system under which banks will extend advances and the corporation would pay interest on them The Cabinet Sub Committee would review the schemes every fortnight and remove hurdles in their implementation he added Stating that larger investments were required in community farming Fadnavis appealed to agrobusinessmen and farmers to come together We started using urea in 1906 for farming and even after 112 years we have not found an alternative to it Fadanvis said emphasising on the need for scientific and experimental farming to increase the quality and quantity of the produceRevenue Minister Chandrakant Patil said that the four schemes being implemented would generate jobs adding that nearly 250 lakh farmers and youth would be provided skill development training for selfemployment and business Under this training in 34 farmrelated study programmes had been included he said Patil said officials of the Annasaheb Patil Economically Backward Development Corporation would be visiting each district and holding meetings of farmers and youth to inform them about these schemes Minister Eknath Shinde said that these schemes were prepared in such a way that they would reach the common masses and benefit themSkill Development Minister Sambhaji PatilNilangekar said that farming in Israel was considered to be the most progressive as that country was using scientific experiments and technology to enrich their agriculture We must follow this system in Maharashtra by adopting modern techniques he saidCatch up on all the latest Mumbai National and International news hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the goThe contentreporting displayed on our website wwwmiddaycom is provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE by us from third party agencies sources without any verification from our side It may contain error bugs and other limitations The readers can rely on the content at their own will Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability data text images video messages or any other material whatsoever or for any claimslossaction that the reader may suffer as a result of relying on the content on our site Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever