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Ladki Bahin beneficiaries to get Dec instalment after Nov 20: CM Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said beneficiaries of Ladki Bahin Yojana will get the December instalment of the monthly aid of Rs 1250 on November 20 at the end of voting for the state assembly polls. The scheme is targeted at women with an annual family income of less that Rs 2.5 lakh. The Mahayuti has announced during the campaign for the assembly polls that it will raise the aid amount to Rs 2100 if it retains power. Results of the polls will be declared on November 23. "When I introduced the Ladki Bahin scheme, my goal was to empower women. Anticipating that the opposition would employ various tactics to undermine it, I arranged for advance payments till November. Beneficiaries will receive the December instalment as soon as the voting on November 20 wraps up and the model code of conduct is relaxed," Shinde told reporters. The model code of conduct in the state has been in force since October 15, when the Election Commission of India announced the poll ...

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Amid controversy, EC checks bags of Maha CM Shinde, Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar

Earlier today, the bags of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was also checked by the poll officials at Palghar Police ground helipad as part of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

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Maharashtra Assembly polls: CM Shinde holds roadshow in Kopri-Pachpakhadi

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday held a roadshow in his Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly seat, where he is pitted against Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Kedar Dighe. Dighe is the nephew of late Anand Dighe, a hugely popular Shiv Sena leader from the region whom the CM considers as his mentor. Thane district saw many leaders coming out on the streets as well as visiting residential societies seeking votes for the November 20 polls. Among them were BJP's Sanjay Kelkar, Shiv Sena's Pratap Sarnaik, NCP (SP) candidate and former minister Jitendra Awhad and BJP's Ganesh Naik. While Kelkar struck up conversations with morning walkers, others like Dighe and former MP Rajan Vichare were seen talking to people about points in the MVA manifesto released during the day.

Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde calls MVA an anti-development govt in Pune

In contrast, the Maharashtra CM said his government focused on public interest from day one and worked toward the welfare of the people, highlighting the approval of 124 irrigation projects