Punyashlok Ahilyabai Devi has established the ideal of good governance. She gave a great gift of administrative structure to India. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced that the government has decided to name Ahmednagar district after Ahilyabai Devi Holkar.
A program was organised on the occasion of the 298th birth anniversary of Punyashlok Ahilyabai Devi Holkar at Chaundi in Jamkhed. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was speaking on the occasion. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Revenue Minister and District Guardian Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, MP Sadashivrao Lokhande, MP Dr. Sujay Vikhe Patil, MLA Prof. Ram Shinde, MLA Monika Rajle, MLA Babanrao Pachpute, MLA Gopichand Padalkar, MLA Suresh Das, former MP Vikas Mahatme, former MLA Bhimrao Dhonde, Annasaheb Dange, Balasaheb Murkute, Laxmanrao Dhoble, Popatrao Gavde etc. were present.
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Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said, "Our state is blessed with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Punyashlok Ahilyabai Devi's work and achievements were huge, her sacrifice for the common people is well known, during that time she worked on land revenue, agriculture, currency system, established systems like the postal service, she devoted her entire life to the welfare of farmers and common people".
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the government has taken many decisions for the welfare of the common people. On the lines of the central government, the state government has started "Namo Shetkari Samman Yojana" and farmers will get INR 12,000, out of which INR 6,000 will come from the central government and INR 6,000 from the state government.
The Chief Minister also said that INR 10,000 crore has been allocated for the Punyashlok Ahilyabai Devi Holkar Cooperative Corporation.
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