Govt committed to develop Gadchiroli district: Maha Chief Minister Eknath Shinde

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said that his government is committed to removing the backward tag from Gadchiroli district through development measuresAddressing a gathering of women at the launch of the state governments women empowerment campaign chief minister Shinde said this drive would be soon launched for Maharashtra by Prime Minister Narendra ModiOn the occasion he listed the governments efforts to empower women and other sections through welfare measures newswire PTI reportedThe government is working to bring Gadchiroli into the mainstream of society by removing its backward tag through development the chief minister addedHe said the Shasan Aaplya Daari government at your doorsteps campaign has helped people across the state including Gadchiroli a border district parts of which are affected by Left Wing ExtremismShinde also said the process to start an airport in Gadchiroli is being fasttracked The new airport will bring more industries to this regionAlso read Shiv Sena split case Landmark verdict on disqualification pleas on January 10Speaking on the occasion Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the foundation of a developed Bharat was laid by PM Modi who is keen to have women as the main stakeholders in realising this dreamThe prime minister is working for womens empowerment and to bring them to the mainstream in the society The women empowerment campaign by the chief minister wont stop until all women get employment he saidFadnavis also said the state government has given a Rs 60000 crore loan to women selfhelp groups in MaharashtraUnderlining that Gadchiroli has a huge potential to become the steel city of India Fadnavis said the government will ensure that local youths and women get priority in jobs in new industries in the regionMeanwhile Police registered a case against a man for allegedly harassing a 29yearold woman from Navi Mumbai and seeking sexual favours from her an official said on TuesdayThe womans husband took a loan of Rs 479 lakh from the 28yearold accused in March 2021 Between July 2021 and December 2022 the couple repaid the loan amountEven as the loan amount was returned the accused began to threaten the woman her husband and son the official from Rabale police station said The accused also went to the womans residence in Ghansoli area where he allegedly abused her and demanded sexual favours from her he said He also coerced the couple into paying him an additional sum of Rs 496500 as per the victims complaintAfter facing the harassment for about one year the victim approached the policeA case was registered on Monday against the accused under Indian Penal Code sections 386 extortion 452 housetrespass after preparation for hurt assault or wrongful restraint 354 A sexual harassment 509 word gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman 5062 criminal intimidation and 504 intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace the official said With inputs from PTI