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Fadnavis announces Rs 10-crore discretionary aid for Baba Amte's organisation
Updated On: 09 February, 2025 05:05 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The Maharogi Sewa Samiti in Chandrapur provides care to stigmatised and marginalised individuals, including those afflicted with leprosy, the visually and orthopedically challenged, the hearing and speech impaired, and the socially and economically backward rural and tribal populations
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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at the 75th anniversary of Maharogi Sewa Samiti in Warora, Chandrapur, on Sunday. Pic/X
Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday announced that the financial subsidy per patient at the late Baba Amte-founded Maharogi Sewa Samiti (MSS) in Chandrapur will be increased from Rs 2,200 to Rs 6,000.
According to news agency PTI, while addressing a public event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Samiti, Fadnavis also declared a discretionary aid of Rs 10 crore, adding that the remaining Rs 65 crore could be raised through other measures.
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