As the entire blueprint website is getting translated, we are presenting to you all the key ideas that have emerged out of our study of various sectors in Maharashtra.
Restructuring of the Employment Guarantee Scheme
Direct Cash Benefit to replace the ration shops
Tap water in every home
Drinking water has first priority
Management of water as per river basins
Every project to be a multi-purpose project
All water sources to be managed jointly; plan to consider water conservation, storage and strengthening of all sources
Water to be supplied as per demand; Planning of cities, industries etc. to be done as per water availability
Planning and design of all water supply schemes to be done by local bodies; state government to provide technical training and guidance; direct participation of local beneficiaries and private agencies to be encouraged
Count and plan for every drop of water; rain gauges to be set up in every watershed, latest maps of pipelines to be made available; tariff-based water supply and digitized metering of water usage
Public awareness and training for water conservation
Desalination plants and artificial rain to be tried out on pilot basis
Affordable housing should be the right of every citizen of Maharashtra
Slum rehabilitation program to be undertaken only by government
Housing Development Corporations in each district
Housing to be under the purview of local governing bodies
Encourage homes to be registered in the name of women
Stamp duty to be waived in case house is in name of woman
Local entrepreneurship to be encouraged for building homes
Every aadivasi to be counted
Effective implementation of PESA and Forest Rights Act
Independently functioning police units
Review and rewriting of old laws
Legal language to be made easy and simple to understand
GPS number plates on each vehicle
Arogya Swarajya
5000 sports grounds in Maharashtra
Lots of play grounds all over Maharashtra
Towns, cities to be planned so that exercising fits in easily in daily routine
Health check-ups in primary schools
One Kridaniketan in every district, in every taluka
Every district to have a Sports Academy – at least 10 in Maharashtra
Special colleges for sports trainers
First-time parents to be counseled on child care
Crèches at work places
School vouchers for those deprived of primary schooling
Excellent English language teaching in all medium schools
Learning of each child to be monitored
Use of digital technology in education and its management
Major reforms in teacher education, training and selection
Structure of education to be reviewed
Restructuring of the major state-level education institutions; Institute for curriculum research and material production to be established
School principal to be completely in-charge of school management and have decision-making powers
Involvement of education experts in education management
Every district to have a Marathi medium school of international quality
Establishment of Employment Exchange in the state
Each district to have an independent Employment and Business Support Centre
Employment Card for every citizen completing 18 years of age
5 cards for 5 needs
A network of roads and rail routes connecting every village-town-city
Private participation for building such a network, without any compromise on quality
Establishment of Maharashtra Railway to ensure network of rail routes in Maharashtra
Trains like Deccan Odyssey to attract tourists
Every district to have an airport or airstrip
Modernization of large ports and development of small ports through private participation
Integrated Energy Resource Management program in power sector
Smart grid
Decentralized electricity generation; consumer to become producer; encourage entrepreneurship in electricity generation by allowing small generators to connect to grid
Electricity generation through electricity conservation
Encourage green electricity generation by use of alternative sources such as waste, sewerage etc
Encourage innovation in power sector
River-basin management
Industries and urbanization to be planned depending on water availability
Plan for the urbanization of entire Maharashtra
Guidelines for the development of each city
Garbage to be used for electricity generation and fertilizer production
Incineration to be used for disposing off remaining garbage
Private participation in garbage management
Manufacturers to set up mechanisms to re-use / recycle / dispose off their own products
Decentralized sanitation and storm water management
Sewerage and storm water to be recycled / reused
Opportunities for employment through sanitation management
Open spaces to be maintained all across Maharashtra; various socio-political-recreational activities to be encouraged
State’s independent policy for telecommunications
An independent Telecommunications Corporation to speed up laying of network
Locals to have rights over local resources
Direct participation of local people in environment management
Continuous monitoring of key indicators to ensure quality of environment
Effective implementation of Biodiversity Conservation Act
Industrial policy in each district to be realigned to adapt to local environment and maintain bio-diversity
Conservation of habitats of wildlife and other vegetation
Establishment of Sahyadri Biodiversity Centre
Establishment of Biodiversity Research Centre at Lonar
Devolve decision-making powers to local bodies
Financial independence of local bodies
Law to be amended appropriately to allow local bodies to raise their own funds
Direct elections for Mayor
Gram Sabhas, Area Sabhas to allow and ensure citizen participation
Revision of Centre, State and Concurrent lists
Autonomy to State and local bodies
Major reforms in taxation policy
Review policy of distribution of tax money
Tax collection to be managed by single, local entity
Tax structure to be simple, tax to be lower
Use of digital technology in tax collection
All communication between citizens, government and administration to be digitalized
Use of digital technology for citizen’s complaints and polls
Use of digital technology for inter-departmental communication and operations
Law Commission to review laws and judicial system
Establishment of para-judicial bodies
State to have its own industrial policy and independent rights for its implementation
Maharashtra State Internal and World Trade Organization
Each district to have its own policy for internal and international trade
Each district to have powers to implement its own industrial and trade policies
Decentralized planning for addressing regional imbalance
Revision of tax policy to give a boost to internal trade
Disinvestment of public companies
Elections for office-bearers in political parties
No individual to hold a party post if elected, and vice-versa
Job descriptions for all office bearers
Elections to be held with public money; accounts to be placed before public
Candidates to be competitively selected
Party’s policy to be decided through participation; primary members to get voting rights in deciding party policy
Party organization to work as shadow government
Job descriptions for all elected representatives
State government to have pro-business approach
Government services to be privatized
Transport network to facilitate industry and trade
Maha-Expo
Each district to have an independent trade planning corporation
International market for Bhadrawati utensils
Small, local, decentralized, autonomous government
Agriculture to be linked to open markets
Farmers to be freed of debts
Agricultural land to have irrigation
Electricity supply to agriculture
Development of seeds that are suitable to Maharashtra’s climate
Dedicated TV channel for agriculture
Every district to have ‘Agro-Schools’
Export centre for agro-based goods to be based at Nashik
Tourist regions to be developed with local initiative
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation to be reconstituted as a regulatory body - Maharashtra Tourism Regulation Board
Mumbai’s Bollywood to be promoted as tourist attraction
Higher education institutes should be given autonomy to decide their syllabus, curriculum, and research among other things
Higher education and technical institutes to be given full authority to raise their own funds without compromising their autonomy in any way
Extra mural education; Continuing education
Establishing top notch research institutions in pure sciences as well as technology in Maharashtra
A network of vocational training institutes across Maharashtra
Separate universities for vocational education and training
Skill Vouchers
Institute of Technical Education in Latur
A separate body for creating Marathi alternatives for English words
Employment opportunities as a result of high Marathi usage
Promoting Marathi in daily use and in all official work
People’s language will be the language of the state. This will empower people by ensuring more participation in Democracy
Ensuring the use of Marathi in every governmental agency starting from Gram Sabha to the State government
Courts in Maharashtra to conduct their business in Marathi; judgements and verdicts to be given in Marathi.
Every computer sold in Maharashtra to have a Marathi keyboard and Unicode enabled language software
Establishing Marathi Language University
Marathi medium of instruction to be made possible up to graduation level
Scholarships in the fields of language, art and culture
Establishing academic chairs across leading research institutes in the field of language, culture and literature.
Establishing Maharashtra Houses in all the important cities of the world - London, Tokyo, Moscow, New York, Rome, Paris, Berlin, Shanghai
Encouraging the development of quality literature in all Marathi dialects and other languages local to Maharashtra
Institutes specializing in the field of research on Marathi language, culture, art etc to be built in other nations
Special attention towards children’s literature
Film, theatre and art appreciation courses
Every district to have ‘Cultural centers’; these centers will showcase the history, geography and culture of that region.
Grand library on the land of Indu mill; A fitting tribute to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Film shootings to be made possible across the state for Marathi and Hindi movies; but only with due permission from the police
Every district to have world class art museums and exhibitions
Creating movement for Marathi cinema.
Forts to be categorized under Heritage Tourism Destinations
Establishment of Maharashtra State Forts and Heritage Sites Conservation Corporation
Encyclopedia of traditional sports
Creating traditional sports hubs as tourist destinations across the state
Establishing a training and research institute dedicated to ‘Local Self Governments’
