Maharashtra’s urban mission: Fadnavis pushes for metro boost, housing relief

In a significant push towards transforming urban infrastructure and public welfare in the state Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has reaffirmed the states commitment to metro expansion housing reforms and cleanliness drives through a comprehensive vision for urban developmentIn a detailed post on social media platform X formerly Twitter Fadnavis outlined the outcomes of a key review meeting held at the Sahyadri Guest House in Mumbai attended by Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and senior state officialsFadnavis highlighted Maharashtrarsquos ambitious plan to expand metro connectivity across major cities with special focus on Mumbai and Pune The state has rolled out an integrated ticketing system that enables passengers to travel seamlessly across different transport modesmdashrailways buses and the metromdashmaking urban commutes more efficient and convenient he saidMetro Growth Housing Reforms and Cleanliness Goals A Statewide Urban VisionHad a meeting for the State review of the Urban Sector along with Hon Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar ji at Sahyadri Guest House MumbaiThe Maharashtra State Government is enhancing providinghellip httpstconD3fE2Pg8tmdash Devendra Fadnavis Dev_Fadnavis May 14 2025Crucially the state has sought Central Government approval for two new metro corridors in Pune proposing a 5050 funding model ldquoSince Maharashtra has independently funded these metro projects so far wersquove requested the Centre to partner with us This collaboration will not only bring financial support but also help speed up the execution of metro infrastructurerdquo Fadnavis saidIn light of Mumbairsquos dense population and unique housing challenges Fadnavis called on the Central Government to revise the beneficiary criteria under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana PMAY and related schemes especially for Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region MMR He emphasized that many deserving families are currently excluded due to rigid eligibility norms and appealed for more flexible guidelines that reflect ground realitiesThe state has already begun optimizing funds received under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation AMRUT to improve housing and urban services he saidMaharashtras performance under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan received praise during the meeting with the state securing the top rank in the 2023 Swachh SurvekshanmdashIndias national cleanliness survey Fadnavis reiterated the states commitment to maintaining and scaling up its sanitation initiatives and requested continued Central support for funding and implementationThe meeting was attended by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Minister Madhuri Misal and other key bureaucrats Together they reviewed ongoing urban projects challenges and strategies to fasttrack development across sectorsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params