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Fadnavis Orders Time-Bound District Campaigns for Schools, Healthcare

Maharashtra wants to improve buildings used for schools, childcare and healthcare.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told every district to start its own campaign.

The campaign must repair buildings and add missing facilities.

Districts must make plans for the next six months, one year and three to four years.

Different government departments will work together.

District Collectors will lead the campaigns, with other local officials helping them.

Money can come from government funds, company donations and public contributions.

The government will also review rented hostels and schools to ensure children have basic needs such as housing and meals.

It will consider new Anganwadi centres in municipal schools and shutting hostels that do not properly serve students.

Key facts

Campaign leadership: The District Collector will serve as Director, while the Zilla Parishad Chief Executive Officer and the relevant urban local-body chief officer or commissioner will serve as Co-Directors.
Institutions covered: Schools, residential schools, Ashram schools, Anganwadi centres, primary health centres and sub-centres, ITIs and technical education institutes.
Planning periods: Districts must prepare short-term and long-term plans covering six months, one year and three to four years.
Funding sources: District Planning Committee funds, government schemes, CSR funds, public contributions, the Hill Area Development Programme and other available sources.
Monitoring: Senior officers must monitor the work, identify shortcomings and ensure accountability.
Rented facilities: Hostels, Anganwadi centres and Ashram schools operating in rented buildings will be reviewed for essential facilities.
Additional directives: The government will consider Anganwadi centres in municipal corporation schools and action against nominally operating Social Justice Department hostels.

thehansindia.com · 2 hrs ago