Mumbai, April 1 -- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting at Mantralaya, Mumbai, to review preparations for the bicentenary birth anniversary celebrations of Krantisurya Mahatma Jyotiba Phule. The meeting commenced at 11:20 a.m. and brought together key members of the specially constituted committee tasked with planning the year-long commemorative events.

The committee has been entrusted with organising extensive programmes across Maharashtra to mark 200 years since the birth of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule in 1827. The celebrations aim to honour his pioneering contributions to social reform, promotion of education among the underprivileged, empowerment of women, and his sustained fight against caste-based disc...