Maharashtra Government offering Scholarships to UPSC aspirants

With the objective of increasing the quantum of successful students from the state in the All India Examinations conducted by UPSC, Maharashtra government has decided to give special scholarships to students preparing for the examinations.

The government will give a stipend of Rs 10,000 per month, besides the scholarship, to those preparing for the prelim, main exam and interview, an official said.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis

The government will spend Rs 23.46 crore for this initiative, which includes the cost of training at reputed institutes in Delhi.

The cabinet meeting also decided to reintroduce the ordinance for the appointment of experts on Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) all over the state.

This is being done as the legislation on this issue could not be passed in the winter session of state legislature in Nagpur last month.