Launch of ‘Seva Pakhwada’ by Guardian Minister Meghna Bordikar

People-oriented and innovative initiatives to be implemented through various departments

Parbhani, Sept 17 2025 : Under the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Maharajaswa Abhiyan, during the period from the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17 to the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on October 2, “Seva Pakhwada” is being organized. The campaign was inaugurated today at the Planning Hall of the Collector’s Office by Guardian Minister Meghna Sakore-Bordikar.

During this fortnight, people-oriented and innovative initiatives will be implemented through various government departments. Through this, common citizens will be given the benefits of different schemes including revenue, agriculture, and housing schemes.

The program was attended by District Collector Sanjaysingh Chavan, Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad Natisha Mathur, District Superintendent of Police Ravindrasingh Pardeshi, Municipal Commissioner Nitin Narvekar, Additional Collector Dr. Pratap Kale, Resident Deputy Collector Anuradha Dhalkari, Sub-Divisional Officer Udaysingh Bhosale, Deputy Chief Executive Officer Dr. Sandeep Ghonsikar, along with beneficiaries and citizens.

At this time, symbolic distribution of scheme benefits to beneficiaries was carried out by the Guardian Minister. These mainly included: distribution of property certificates under Swamitva Yojana by the Land Records Department; spraying kits, Nim Astra 5-liter bottles, and soil health cards of tested lands by the Agriculture Department; financial assistance of ₹10 lakh each from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to families of persons who committed suicide demanding Maratha reservation; work orders to beneficiaries of fruit orchard plantations under MGNREGA; orphan certificates to children without parents under the Women and Child Development Department; cheques and certificates to beneficiaries under the Social Justice and Special Assistance Department; loan sanction letters to self-help groups under the Maharashtra State Jivanonnati Abhiyan; work orders to beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 2.0; caste validity certificates by the District Caste Certificate Committee; baby care kits to women who delivered under the Zilla Parishad Women and Child Development Department; certificates under the Priority Family Scheme by the District Supply Department; Kunbi certificates to eligible beneficiaries in Selu, Jintur, and Parbhani talukas; and Aadhaar kits to Aadhaar center operators in the district.

At the beginning, the District Collector gave information about “Seva Pakhwada.” He said that the campaign, to be implemented in three phases, will include in the first phase a rural road campaign—marking rural roads on village maps in all nine talukas, surveying Shiv-Panand roads, organizing road courts to resolve pending farm road cases, and measurement and demarcation of farm roads. In the second phase, from September 23, under the “Housing for All” initiative, government land available for house construction will be provided with occupancy rights, and encroachments on government/common land will be regularized. In the third phase, from September 28, under innovative initiatives, benefits of schemes will be given to Antyodaya and priority family beneficiaries, PR cards and Sanads will be distributed, and various farmer-related schemes will be implemented.

At the beginning, the Guardian Minister inaugurated the Seva Pakhwada booklet, the Zilla Parishad dashboard, and the Swachhata e-Seva Abhiyan. Also, the information booklet prepared by Pralhad Pawar about the village Vazur in Purna taluka, which has a historical ancient heritage, was released.