Policenama Online : The Maharashtra government has approved a sum of Rs 150 crore for the implementation of various programmes marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar informed about the fund approval on Twitter.
महात्मा गांधींच्या १५० व्या जयंती निमित्ताने राबविण्यात येणाऱ्या विविध धोरणे आणि कार्यक्रमाच्या अमलबजावणी साठी १५० कोटींचा निधी मंजूर..! pic.twitter.com/NK3GzpTEAb
— Sudhir Mungantiwar (@SMungantiwar) June 6, 2019
“Rs 150 crore fund approved for implementing various policies and programmes marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi,” he said on the micro-blogging site.
महात्मा गांधींच्या वास्तव्याने पुनीत झालेल्या वर्ध्याच्या सेवाग्राम आश्रम आणि परिसराचा विकास करण्यासाठी शासनाकडून २६६ कोटींचा सेवाग्राम विकास आराखडा मंजूर pic.twitter.com/sVDj5az5H7
— Sudhir Mungantiwar (@SMungantiwar) June 6, 2019
In another tweet, Mungantiwar said the BJP-led government has sanctioned an Rs 266-crore development plan to refurbish the Sevagram Ashram in Wardha district. Gandhi had stayed at the ashram, 8 km from Wardha city in the Vidarbha region, between mid-1930 and 1940. Mungantiwar said the works to be carried out at the ashram would be of the world-class level.