Maharashtra govt announces financial assistance to Pahalgam victims’ families

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced 50 lakh rupees in financial assistance for families of victims from the state in the Pahalgam terror attack. At a Cabinet meeting in Mumbai, the government also assured educational and job support for victims’ families, including a government job for Asawari Jagdale, daughter of Santosh Jagdale who died in the attack. 

The Maharashtra Cabinet has



approved several key policies, including a new electric vehicle policy offering subsidies and toll waivers to promote EV adoption and expand charging infrastructure. A shipbuilding, maintenance, and recycling policy was also cleared, aimed at boosting employment through the state’s major and minor ports. The Cabinet also approved a new Crop Insurance Policy to boost agricultural investment.