Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Maharashtra Government Advances Measures Addressing Maratha Community Demands
The Maharashtra government says it wants to respond positively to the Maratha community’s demands.
Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil held a meeting about these issues in Mumbai.
The government plans to give Maratha students some education benefits similar to those given to OBC students.
Officials were told to release delayed financial aid and quickly process important certificates.
The government also wants departments to appoint officers who will coordinate this work.
Families of people who died during the Maratha reservation movement may receive government jobs for their heirs.
The Annasaheb Patil Corporation is expected to receive Rs 450 crore by the end of July.
New hostels are being prepared for 4,000 boys and 4,000 girls.
Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil directed departments to act quickly on pending Maratha community issues.
Maratha students will receive educational facilities and concessions similar to those available to OBC students from the current academic year.
Departments were told to release pending subsistence allowance funds and appoint nodal officers to coordinate with the Maratha Reservation Cell.
Officials must speed up Kunbi and caste verification certificates and fill vacant Caste Verification Committee chairperson posts.
The government plans to distribute Rs 450 crore to the Annasaheb Patil Corporation by the end of July and complete hostel arrangements for 8,000 students.
- Who
- Maharashtra Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, other state ministers and senior officials, and the Maratha community.
- What
- The state government reviewed Maratha community demands and ordered departments to accelerate measures involving education, financial aid, certificates, employment and hostels.
- When
- The review meeting was held on Tuesday; the education measures apply from the current academic year, and Rs 450 crore is to be distributed by the end of July.
- Where
- At the Ministry in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Why
- To address pending issues and implement decisions related to the Maratha community and reservation-related demands.
- Review meeting chair
- Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, chairman of the Maratha Reservation Cabinet Sub-Committee
- Education measures
- Maratha students are to receive facilities and concessions similar to those available to OBC students from the current academic year.
- Planned funding
- Rs 450 crore is to be distributed to the Annasaheb Patil Corporation by the end of July.
- Hostel capacity
- Hostels are nearing completion for 4,000 boys and 4,000 girls.
- Certificate review
- Divisional Commissioners and District Collectors were directed to review Kunbi caste and caste verification certificate distribution.
- Financial aid
- Pending funds under the Punjabrao Deshmukh Subsistence Allowance Scheme are to be released immediately.