Just hours before the announcement of municipal elections in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's government approved 21 major policy decisions — a move widely seen as a calculated pre-poll strategy aimed at appeasing diverse voter groups across the state.

The Maharashtra Cabinet's decisions, cleared barely four hours before the State Election Commission's press conference, carry both administrative and political significance. From farmers and labourers to healthcare workers, minorities, and judicial employees, the measures appear designed to reach every segment of the electorate — signaling that the NDA government has entered full election mode.

Healthcare and welfare boost

Among the most notable announcements are the expansion of the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojana

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