{
  "id": 10767298,
  "title": "Maharashtra Plans ₹1 Land Allocation For OBC Welfare Facilities, Proposes ₹300 Crore Support For Mahajyoti And Hostels",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/maharashtra-plans-1-land-allocation-for-obc-welfare-facilities",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T19:22:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/maharashtra-plans-1-land-allocation-for-obc-welfare-facilities-proposes-300-crore-support-for-mahajyoti-and-hostels"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Maharashtra government has instructed officials to promptly present a proposal for allocating revenue department and other government-owned land at a minimal rate of ₹1 for initiatives benefiting the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community and its students. At a recent cabinet meeting, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule emphasized the need to process proposals from previous discussions without delay and ensure OBCs receive facilities and funding comparable to other communities. The meeting also addressed 12 welfare and development issues for the OBC community, with a focus on overseas scholarships for OBC students and a proposal to allocate ₹300 crores to the Mahajyoti institute, hostel schemes, and VJNT/SBC-related projects.",
  "summary": "The Maharashtra government has directed officials to immediately submit a proposal to make land owned by the Revenue Department and other government departments available at a nominal rate of ₹1 for facilities aimed at the overall development of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community and its students. OBC Welfare Proposals Reviewed At Cabinet Panel Meeting The direction was issued by Revenue…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}