Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said several schemes have been launched for the development of OBCs as he underlined the government's resolve to bringing every deprived person into the flow of development. Fadnavis addressed a gathering after laying the foundation stone for the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Research and Training Institute, popularly known as Mahajyoti, in Nagpur.

''We will make the dreams of aspiring students come true through Mahajyoti. The institute, under the guidance of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) Department, aims to nurture a new generation of skilled and ambitious students'', he said. He said the schemes for OBCs include training and self-employment initiatives. ''The non-creamy layer limit has been increased to Rs 8 lakh (per year) for OBCs whic

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