Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Maharashtra Cabinet Raises Student Aid, Approves Custody Death Compensation
Maharashtra’s Cabinet approved several measures.
One change gives more yearly help to some students who cannot get a place in a government hostel.
Eligible SC and Nav-Buddhist students in six named urban areas will receive Rs 80,000.
The money is meant for food, accommodation and other living costs.
The Cabinet also approved a compensation policy for people who die in police custody.
It increased the amount of certain minerals the Wadar community can extract without paying royalty, from 200 to 500 brass a year.
The article does not give details about how the custody-death compensation will work.
It also does not explain the other higher-education measures mentioned.
Maharashtra’s Cabinet approved measures on student welfare, police custody deaths, traditional occupations and higher education.
Annual assistance under the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Swadhar Scheme was increased for eligible SC and Nav-Buddhist students who do not get hostel admission.
Students in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Nagpur will receive Rs 80,000 a year.
The annual amount includes Rs 42,000 for food, Rs 28,000 for accommodation and Rs 10,000 for subsistence.
The Cabinet approved a compensation policy for deaths in police custody and raised the Wadar community’s royalty-free minor mineral extraction limit from 200 to 500 brass a year.
- Who
- Maharashtra’s Cabinet; eligible SC and Nav-Buddhist students; the Wadar community.
- What
- The Cabinet approved increased student assistance, a police custody death compensation policy and a higher royalty-free minor mineral extraction limit for the Wadar community.
- When
- The article does not specify when the decisions were made.
- Where
- Maharashtra; student assistance applies to Mumbai city, Mumbai suburban, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Nagpur.
- Why
- The student assistance is for eligible students who do not get admission to government hostels; the article does not state reasons for the other decisions.
- Student assistance
- Rs 80,000 per year for eligible students in the named urban areas.
- Food allowance
- Rs 42,000 per year.
- Accommodation allowance
- Rs 28,000 per year.
- Subsistence allowance
- Rs 10,000 per year.
- Eligible student groups
- Scheduled Caste and Nav-Buddhist students eligible for government hostels who do not get admission.
- Wadar extraction limit
- The royalty-free minor mineral extraction limit rises from 200 to 500 brass a year.
- Custody deaths
- The Cabinet approved a compensation policy; the article gives no amount or further details.