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Thane District Outlines ₹400 Crore School, Health Upgrades
Thane district has a plan to improve schools, health centres and public places.
The plan sets aside ₹300 crore for schools and ₹100 crore for primary health centres.
Schools could get internet, digital lessons, better classrooms and safe drinking water.
Health centres could improve their buildings, cleanliness and services.
The plan also suggests better roads, parks, toilets and walking paths.
It includes support such as skill training and women’s centres.
Officials will need to coordinate and arrange funding to carry out the projects.
The plans were reviewed at a meeting chaired by Shrikant Shinde, but the article describes them as proposed work.
A ₹400-crore development blueprint proposes ₹300 crore for school upgrades and ₹100 crore for primary health centres across Thane district.
The plan was reviewed by the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee at the Thane Collector’s Office, chaired by MP Shrikant Shinde.
Proposed school improvements include digital learning, internet access, modern classrooms, separate toilets, safe drinking water and solar power.
Civic proposals include upgrades to roads, public spaces, toilets, footpaths, parks and community facilities, alongside services for women and underserved settlements.
The blueprint remains proposed; officials are to coordinate funding and implementation, and the administration will seek support from Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
- Who
- Thane district authorities and civic bodies, with the blueprint reviewed by a committee chaired by MP Shrikant Shinde.
- What
- A proposed ₹400-crore plan for schools, primary health centres and civic amenities.
- Where
- Thane district, Maharashtra.
- When
- The meeting date is not specified.
- Why
- To improve education facilities, access to primary healthcare and civic amenities.
Key facts
- Total proposed blueprint
- ₹400 crore
- Proposed school allocation
- ₹300 crore
- Proposed primary healthcare allocation
- ₹100 crore
- Review body
- District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA)
- Meeting location
- Thane Collector’s Office
- Implementation approach
- Phased and coordinated, with funding and administrative support to be sought










