The decision is expected to encourage the individuals to become self-reliant, a statement issued by the Maharashtra government said; the individuals in the beggars home were earlier entitled to Rs 5 monthly
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The Maharashtra government on Tuesday increased the wages given to the inmates of beggar homes in the state to Rs 40 per day for the first time since 1964 from Rs 5 monthly, reported news agency PTI.
The decision is expected to encourage the individuals to become self-reliant, a statement issued by the Maharashtra government said.
The individuals in the beggars home were earlier entitled to Rs 5 monthly. The state already has in place the Maharashtra Prevention of Begging Act 1964, it said, reported PTI.
Under this law, 14 dedicated homes were set up for the rehabilitation of beggars housing 4,217 inmates, reported PTI.
The individuals are trained with different skills in agriculture and small-scale industries in these beggars' homes so that they can earn their livelihood.
Such individuals would earlier get Rs 5 on a monthly basis, but the amount has been raised to Rs 40 daily now, the statement said, reported PTI.
The decision on enhancing the amount was taken in the cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Maharashtra brings new crop insurance scheme, farmers to pay 1.5-2 pc amount as premium
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday approved a new crop insurance scheme under which farmers will have to pay a premium ranging from 1.5 to 2 per cent of the insured amount, as against the earlier scheme where they had to pay only Rs 1.
Farmers will pay 2 per cent of the insured sum for Kharif crops, 1.5 per cent for Rabi and 5 per cent for cash crops, officials said.
In 2023, the government came out with a 'one rupee crop insurance scheme' under which a farmer was required to pay only Rs 1 as his or her share of the premium while the rest was paid by the Maharashtra government.
But there were complaints regarding this scheme, an official statement said, without specifying what went wrong.
Notably, several cases where insurance was claimed even without planting a crop had come to light.
The BJP-led government is already facing a heavy financial burden on account of schemes such as the Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana under which eligible women are paid Rs 1,500 per month.
(With inputs from PTI)
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