Maharashtra Approves Major Recruitment and Infrastructure Development
The Maharashtra Cabinet approved a 150-day recruitment drive including age relaxation to fill 15,000 police vacancies and improve law enforcement capacity, officials said.
- The Maharashtra Cabinet approved recruiting 15,000 police personnel on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, to strengthen the state police force.
- This recruitment follows earlier government efforts that filled 38,802 police posts between 2022 and 2025 and a proposal for an additional 13,560 posts.
- The Cabinet approved a Rs 20 per quintal rise in commission for ration shopkeepers to enhance the distribution of food grains and sanctioned viability gap funding for the Solapur-Pune-Mumbai air route.
- Minister Bhujbal stated the margin hike will add Rs 92.71 crore annually to the state exchequer, while the government will grant Rs 17.97 crore to subsidize air travel on the route.
- Additionally, the Cabinet extended the government guarantee period for loan schemes to five years and relaxed guarantor conditions to ease beneficiary access and encourage entrepreneurship.
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Maharashtra Cabinet approves recruitment of 15,000 police personnel, increases ration shopkeepers' margins, and grants VGF for Solapur-Pune-Mumbai air route.
Maharashtra Approves Major Recruitment and Infrastructure Development
The Maharashtra cabinet has approved recruiting 15,000 police personnel and relaxed age criteria for previous candidates. This move covers vacant posts for 2024 and 2025, adhering to Supreme Court directions. Viability Gap Funding for Solapur-Pune-Mumbai air services and relaxed loan guarantor norms were also approved.
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