Maharashtra to recruit 15,000 teachers and fill nurse posts, says Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar

Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar said at a press conference in Mumbai that 15,000 teachers will be recruited in the state. She also gave information about recruitment to nurse posts.

Candidates preparing for teacher and nurse recruitment are now watching for the coming process. However, full details of the timing, the application process and the eligibility conditions have not yet come out. According to Pawar, the recruitment is being carried out to provide new employment opportunities. It is expected to create jobs in the education and health sectors. Candidates will get a clearer picture once the official advertisement, the details of vacancies and the application dates are announced.

On the education of tribal students, Pawar said the government will place special emphasis on scholarship schemes. Several initiatives will be taken so that students get the maximum opportunities to study and their education does not stop for lack of money. She also said a mess facility for meals has been started in government tribal hostels, so that students staying there will get food.

Janjatiya Gaurav Divas will be observed across the state on November 15, the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda. A Janjatiya Gaurav Saptah (tribal pride week) has been organised in the state on the occasion. Pawar said Birsa Munda did important work to protect the tribal community's rights over water, forest and land. She said he is revered not only by the tribal community but by the entire country. Through the week, the emphasis will be on taking the benefits of various government schemes to the tribal community, providing basic facilities, attending to health needs and preserving tribal culture.

Several social programmes will be held during the week. These include cleaning of memorials to tribal freedom fighters, a festival of wild vegetables, health camps and cleanliness drives. Work such as helping people obtain necessary government documents, distributing Aadhaar cards and holding special camps for various schemes will also be carried out. Several programmes will also be held in Beed and Pune through the integrated tribal development department.

There will be a special push to ensure eligible tribal beneficiaries get the benefits of Central and state government schemes. Efforts will be made to allot land for houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, and to provide Aadhaar cards, caste certificates and Ayushman cards. Attention will also be paid to ensuring eligible farmers get the benefit of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme. Special camps will be held so that the documents needed for the schemes can be obtained.

Pawar also spoke of several programmes for women under the Veer Durgavati Yojana, which will seek to promote women's development.

At the press conference she was also asked about talk of a merger. She said, "Things will be told to us as the time comes." She thus refrained from saying much on the merger issue for now.