Maharashtra Govt Directs Clearance of Pending Water Supply Bills Within Eight Days; Proposal to Increase Employment Guarantee Wages Drought Relief Sub-Committee Chairman Chandrashekhar Bawankule Announces Measures Restrictions on coercive recovery by microfinance companies 13 more talukas may be brought under drought relief measures

Nashik, Nov. 4 -- Maharashtra Revenue Minister and Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Drought Relief, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, has directed officials to clear all pending bills related to water scarcity and water supply works from the past two years within eight days.

The government has also initiated a proposal to increase wages for workers engaged in employment guarantee works under the VBG RAMJI scheme. A high-level committee headed by the Chief Secretary has been constituted to examine the proposal, and a government decision is expected within the next 10 days.

The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Drought Relief chaired by Bawankule at Sahyadri Guest House in Mumbai. The meeting also discussed i...