Acting on the exposé by this newspaper, the Maharashtra government says the enquiries into the multi-crore welfare scam would be completed within a month and action taken against the guilty soon after. Reacting to questions on what the government is doing to act on the malpractices in the Central Stores Purchase Organisation (CSPO), a subsidised kirana shop run by the government for purchase of welfare goods, Industries Minister Narayan Rane said allegations and counter allegations within the department are flying thick, and a thorough probe is needed to look into them. 

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