Indian Politics

Maharashtra Government Revamps Women and Child Welfare Schemes

Hindustan Times2h
THE BRIEF
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The Maharashtra government decided to revamp its Women and Child Development Department services to simplify procedures, reduce paperwork, and minimise administrative delays.

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The overhaul involves discontinuing four schemes, including multipurpose community centres for women and solar power sets for anganwadi centres, to improve resource utilisation.

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Nine scheme-related services will be removed from the Aaple Sarkar portal, while applications for the Lek Ladki Yojana will transition online through the MahaDBT portal.