The State Home Department in Maharashtra is gearing up for a significant overhaul of its top police leadership, including the position of Director General of Police (DGP) and Police Commissioners of Nagpur and Thane. The impending retirement of the current DGP, Rajnish Seth, on December 31 has prompted the department to commence the process of selecting his successor.A top rank official said that several prominent names have emerged as contenders for the esteemed position of State DGP. The frontrunner is Senior IPS Officer Rashmi Shukla, who currently serves as the Director General (DG) of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar is also a strong candidate for the role. Other notable contenders include Thane CP Jaijeet Singh, DG ATS Sadanand Date, DG Police Housing Sandeep Bishnoi, DG Railway Pradnya Sarvade, Additional Director of NIA Atulchandra Kulkarni, and DG State Security Corporation Bipin Kumar Singh, he said. He further stated that the State Home
The casual approach of Social welfare department of Zilla Parishad has created trouble for newly-wed couples who tied nuptial knot against the wishes of their family. The financial assistance of Rs 39 lakh instituted by the Central government for Inter-caste married couples is yet to be given to 78 couples collectively Rs 39 lakh for 2010 by Zilla Parishad.
As per the information Union government has sanctioned Rs 50,000 financial assistance for 208 married couples in District. But, administration has not yet distributed the cheques to eligible couples. Validity of 39 cheques collectively Rs 39 lakh has lapsed on September 30 as they were prepared at the very beginning of current fiscal.
To promote inter-caste marriages, the award money has been increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 50,000. When ZP committee members confronted Social Welfare officer about this serious lapse, the official concerned gave evasive reply and claimed that budgetary provision was inadequate.
According to sources, many valid cheques are still pending with the department. Sources claimed that members of committee are trying to arrange a grand ceremony for distribution of cheques but, as the code of conduct for Gram Panchayat election came into force, the date for ceremony is yet to be fixed.
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