Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Maharashtra cabinet went into overdrive again to take decisions that aimed at catering to various sections of the society. It renamed Ahmednagar city and Mumbai's suburban railway stations,  gave its nod to the Uttan- Virar sea link and also came out with a new policy for the Marathi language, which signifies the sons of the soil agenda.

The Eknath Shinde cabinet had met on Monday to clear three dozen decisions with a purpose that Thursday's meeting proposed to serve. Uttan-Virar sea link to ease the traffic in the western suburbs, a sea link between Uttan and Virar was cleared. MMRDA made a presentation of the sea link which will have its second leg from Virar to Palghar. The planning authority has been allowed to raise funds for the project through lending.