Wankhede Stadium being decked up for Friday’s swearing-in of Devendra Fadnavis. ( Source: Express photo by: Pradip Das)Even before the formal swearing-in of the new government on Friday, Maharashtra’s chief minister-designate Devendra Fadnavis and his core team have started preparing to hit the ground running, reviewing projects and areas of immediate concern in key departments.
Bureaucrats from the Home and Finance departments were among those who made detailed presentations through Wednesday afternoon to Fadnavis, Eknath Khadse and Vinod Tawde, the latter two expected to get key portfolios in the new Cabinet.
Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Dr Amitabh Rajan confirmed he had made a nearly two-hour-long presentation at the state guest house, Sahyadri, on 45 key subjects in the Home department, ranging from anti-corruption, women’s safety, terror/security, tribes, legislation, resources for projects and more. “It was not a wishlist or a presentation of slides,” said Dr Rajan, adding it was a wide-ranging discourse.
Top bureaucrats from other departments, including Industries, are expected to brief the new government later this week.
Government sources said Wednesday’s discussions with Fadnavis’s core team was in addition to the department-wise presentations already sought from secretaries. Every department has been asked to keep a presentation ready on progress on projects underway and those in the pipeline. At least one secretary said he had scanned the BJP’s pre-election Vision Document as well.
Sources said the young chief minister is keen to bring out a “Vision Document” for Maharashtra that could be released soon after the new ministers assume office.
A vision document at the start of their tenure is a pattern that BJP states appear to be following. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister unveiled a “Vision 2018” plan soon after returning to the state’s top job in December last year. The Rajasthan government is also said to be working on a similar vision statement.
An official from the Information Technology department said their presentation, which was submitted earlier, included some ideas from the Digital India programme of the NDA government.
A source in the Finance department also said their presentation included a detailed analysis of the state’s debt scenario. The UD department’s presentation focused on key infrastructure projects, including those under way as well as those proposed or stalled, those for Mumbai, with a special focus on a slew of projects in the city that can be kicked off early.
Sena’s plan out today
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena leadership, which met on Wednesday at party chief Uddhav Thackeray’s residence Matoshree in Mumbai, will announce the party’s future course of action on Thursday.
The top leaders of the party were unanimous on Sena joining the government led by its estranged ally BJP only if it got a third of the cabinet seats and important portfolios like Home. The BJP, however, is not keen on sharing vital departments with the Sena.
“We had a detailed discussion with senior party leaders. We will come out continued…
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