Cover_MA Nov15 final:lokraj 10/26/15 2:37 PM Page 1 MAHARASHTRA CABINET FIRST YEAR REPORT CARD ROLE OF DGIPR MEDIUMS FLAGSHIP SCHEMES VOL.4 ISSUE 11 NOVEMBER 2015 ` 50 PAGES 60 ÉÊ«Ã •Ê„‘ ŸflÊ ◊„Ê⁄Êc≈˛ FULFILMENT OF COMMITMENT hief Minister Devendra in acquiring the land for the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s that the memorial should be Fadnavis after taking monument. Prime Minister life) should become filled with trees and become Cthe reins had promised Narendra Modi performed inspiration for those working an oasis of peace and the people of State to build the bhoomipujan for for social equality. He tranquility. Appreciating the an international memorial of the project on October 11. suggested that the visitors to role of the Maharashtra Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Speaking at the the site should plant one tree Government, he said that it is Ambedkar on the land of foundation-laying ceremony, brought from their village. helping preserve the London Indu Mills. Before the the Prime Minister said, This way, 40,000 villages will house, where Bharat Ratna completion of one year, the Panchteerth (five sites be connected to the place. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Chief Minister was successful associated with Bharat Ratna The Prime Minister added lived, and the Panchteerth. (Top) Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the bhoomipujan of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial to be constructed at Indu Mills in Mumbai in the presence of Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Cabinet Ministers of Maharashtra and senior Government officials. (Bottom) Concept design of the grand memorial of Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar to be set up in Mumbai CONTENTS WHAT’S INSIDE 05 07 52 55 INTERVIEW MILESTONES INFORMATION EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS CHIEF MINISTER PRO-PEOPLE, FROM GOVERNMENT GAME CHANGERS Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis PROACTIVE TO PEOPLE The State witnessed the launch completes one year in the office. In past 12 months, Government Past year’s journey for DGIPR of many welfare schemes In the first year, he marched of Maharashtra looked has been memorable, as its and people-friendly initiatives forward relentlessly, braving the at progress differently, channels worked round the clock in past one year. We look challenges of the State and ushering in smart decisions with the new Government to at the most important pursuing its many dreams and new initiatives take ahead its many endeavours and successful programmes COLUMNS CABINET MINISTERS Eknath Khadse 10 Subhash Desai 12 05 10 12 14 16 Sudhir Mungantiwar 14 Diwakar Raote 16 Vinod Tawde 18 Ramdas Kadam 20 18 20 22 24 26 Prakash Mehta 22 Eknath Shinde 24 Chandrakant Dada Patil 26 Dr. Deepak Sawant 28 28 30 32 34 36 Smt. Pankaja Munde 30 Vishnu Savra 32 Girish Bapat 34 Girish Mahajan 36 Chandrashekhar Bawankule 38 38 40 42 44 44 Babanrao Lonikar 40 Rajkumar Badole 42 STATE MINISTERS Dilip Kamble / Sanjay Rathod 44 45 45 46 46 47 Smt. Vidya Thakur / Dadaji Bhuse 45 Prof. Ram Shinde / Vijay Shivtare 46 Vijay Deshmukh / Deepak Kesarkar 47 Raje Ambrishrao Atram / Ravindra Waykar 48 47 48 48 49 49 Dr. Ranjit Patil / Pravin Pote Patil 49 DISCLAIMER: V IEWS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THE MAGAZINE ARE THOSE OF WRITERS MAHARASHTRA AHEAD NOVEMBER 2015 03 FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK VOL. 4 ISSUE 11 NOVEMBER 2015 `50 PAGES 60 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Manisha Patankar-Mhaiskar MANAGING EDITOR Chandrashekhar Oak ASSIGNMENT EDITOR THE ERA OF Devendra Bhujbal EDITOR GOOD GOVERNANCE Kirti Pande EXECUTIVE EDITOR n October 31 this year, the Government led by Chief Minister Devendra Kriti Lalla Fadnavis turns one. A busy year for the Government, it witnessed TEAM CO-ORDINATION Maharashtra entering a new era of governance driven by competent, EDITING people-oriented growth, transparent and pro-active administration. The Suresh Wandile O mission of transforming the State led the Government launch ambitious schemes and (Deputy Director) go for innovative decisions. The mega development programmes such as Jalyukta ADMINISTRATION Shivar Yojana, Make in Maharashtra, Swachh Maharashtra Abhiyan, Aaple Sarkar Digamber Palve and Right to Services Act are now being effectively implemented in the State. (Sr. Assistant Director) SALES AND CIRCULATION During the last year, the Chief Minister put special emphasis on the implementation Ashwini Pujari of Jalyukta Shivar Yojana. Currently active in 6,200 villages of the State, (Sub-Editor) the flagship scheme has successfully managed 24.59 TMC water that can irrigate 6 lakh ha agriculture land. With traditional methods, the scheme would have MEDIA TRANSASIA cost 13,000 crore, but with the participation of people, the State managed the ASSOCIATE EDITOR ` result in mere 1,400 crore. Jyoti Verma ` ASSISTANT EDITOR Under industrial development and investment, the State Government launched the Pallavi Singh ambitious Make in Maharashtra DEPUTY ART DIRECTOR project, which has so far brought Sachin Jain Maharashtra an investment of `1 lakh crore from global CHAIRMAN corporate giants and employment J.S. Uberoi opportunities for one lakh people. PRESIDENT The other major projects include Xavier Collaco Smart City, metro rails in Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune, a coastal road Maharashtra Ahead is printed and Nagpur–Mumbai Expressway. on behalf of the Directorate General of Information and Public Relations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Government of Maharashtra, visited Maharashtra to lay the at KALA JYOTHI PROCESS PVT. LTD. foundation of the memorial of Plot No.W-17 & W-18, MIDC, Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Taloja Industrial Area, Ambedkar at Indu Mills, Mumbai. Taloja-410 208, Navi Mumbai Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Letters should be addressed to Minister said that the five Directorate General of Information landmarks associated with the life and Public Relations, of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, i.e. his New Administrative Building, birthplace at Mahu in Madhya Pradesh, a house in Delhi which witnessed the legend 17th Floor, Opposite Mantralaya, Mumbai-400032. working on the draft of Indian Constitution, his family’s house at Ambegaon in Email: Ratnagiri district, international memorial at Indu Mills and the house in London maharashtraahead.dgipr @gmail.com where he stayed during his stint at the London School of Economics will be Please visit the website developed as Panchteerth. Indeed, it is a matter of pride for the State. http://dgipr.maharashtra.gov.in The November issue carries the status and relevant information of various welfare Directorate General of Information schemes, decisions and welfare programmes launched by the Government during and Public Relations past one year. With its various channels, Lokrajya, Maharashtra Ahead, Urdu A Government of Maharashtra Production Lokrajya, Mahanews, Dilkhulas and Jai Maharashtra, Directorate General of Information and Public Relations effectively disseminated the information to people. We welcome your feedback and suggestions. Manisha Patankar-Mhaiskar Editor-in-Chief, Maharashtra Ahead, DGIPR Directorate General of Information and Public Relations, Government of Maharashtra MILESTONES CHIEF MINISTER I N T E R V I E W / CHIEF MINISTER “Maharashtra is on the path of speedy transformation” Dreams don’t work unless you do and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis personifies the adage the best. As he completes a year in office, he comes closer to his dream of making Maharashtra the topmost State in the country. Many long-pending projects have seen light of the day, while many new ones will be launched. Read on about the year that was and the future that will in words of the Chief Minister turned the programme into a people’s movement. Every year, we will add 5,000 villages to the programme, and this will largely solve the water problems in drought-prone regions of the State. It will not only turn Maharashtra’s negative agricultural growth into positive, but will also make our farmers prosperous. Jalpurush Rajendra Singh too recently praised it at Stockholm water conference, saying it is sure to transform lives. “We have Q. Right to Services Act is an managed important milestone of the Gover - to store 24 TMC nment, if well imple mented. water that can A. Yes, I am confident it will work. From Gram Panchayat to Municipal bring around Corporations, all Government bodies 6 lakh hectare of will be brought under Right to land under Services (RTS). There are total 243 irrigation. Every notified services of which only 46 year we will add services are online at the moment. 5,000 villages to Soon all the services will be under the programme RTS. If their work is not done in a to solve water stipulated time frame, officers will be problems fined or suspended. Q. Which is your dream project for Mumbai? A. There can’t be only one! We are going to develop a network of metros Q. What would you call your Government’s biggest in Mumbai. When MMRDA presented a plan for Metro, it was success in the last year? for 2022. So, I personally met Delhi Metro Rail Corporation A. It is undoubtedly Jalyukta Shivar Yojana, which we have (DMRC), understood the working of metro rails and made implemented in 6,200 villages within eight months. So far, we another plan with their help. We made Development Plan have managed to store 24 TMC water that can bring around 6 Report of two new metro lines in two months flat. They will be lakh hectares under irrigation. If we had followed earlier ready by 2019 and we are already working on DPRs of two Government’s method, it would have cost us `13,000 crore and more metros. We want at least one metro passing through taken three years. With the flagship scheme, we achieved the ’’each ward of Mumbai. Then, there is a coastal road, trans- same result in `1,400 crore, of which `300 crore came from harbour link which will turn Mumbai into a vibrant city with people’s contribution.