{
  "id": 15204540,
  "title": "Maharashtra Minister Ganesh Naik Inaugurates Umed Mart To Empower Rural Women, Flags Off 5 Ambulances For Tribal Areas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/maharashtra-minister-ganesh-naik-inaugurates-umed-mart-to-empower",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T13:00:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-minister-ganesh-naik-inaugurates-umed-mart-to-empower-rural-women-flags-off-5-ambulances-for-tribal-areas"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Palghar, Maharashtra: Maharashtra's Forest Minister and Palghar district's Guardian Minister, Ganesh Naik, recently inaugurated the Umed Mart and introduced five new ambulances for the district's primary health centres. The Umed Mart, established by the District Rural Development Agency under the Zilla Parishad, aims to empower rural women by providing a marketplace for products made by women's self-help groups (SHGs). The five ambulances, procured under the District Annual Plan, are expected to improve emergency medical services, especially in remote and tribal areas, by ensuring timely transportation of patients to healthcare facilities.",
  "summary": "Palghar, Maharashtra: The Palghar Zilla Parishad on Saturday launched two initiatives aimed at promoting rural development, empowering women entrepreneurs and strengthening healthcare infrastructure, with Forest Minister of Maharashtra and Palghar district’s Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik inaugurating the Umed Mart and flagging off five new ambulances for primary health centres across the…",
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  "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."
}