The Maharashtra government is exploring the allocation of development works worth Rs 10 lakh to registered women’s cooperative societies, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in the Assembly.
Responding to a notice by MLA Prakash Solanke regarding irrigation work distribution in Beed’s Majalgaon, Fadnavis said current Public Works Department norms allow such contracts for labour co-ops and unemployed engineers.
With registration of women’s co-ops already permitted, the government now aims to empower them by including them in future development project allocations.