Mr Devendra Fadnavis - Leader of

Masses: A Peek Into his Glorious

Five-Year Journey as a CM
MUMBAI, Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Honourable Chief Minister of
Maharashtra- Shri Devendra Fadnavis Ji is completing his glorious 5-year long term.
The journey hasn't been easy for him, but he proved himself all along and the fact
that he has been the most talented, efficient, clean and honest Chief Minister of
Maharashtra, is well-known now. In a small attempt to throw light at his efforts,
leadership skills and the most prominent decisions he has made in the last 5 years, a
compilation of the same. is presented below.

The Chief Minister of Maharashtra- Shri Devendra Fadnavis Ji is known by all

as the man of his words. As his 5-year long tenure comes to an end, a few of
his major achievements that prove why he has been worthy of it all. The
most prominent achievements of Shri Fadnavis Ji's tenure include the
success achieved in the Maratha Caste Reservation plea and the Jalyukta
Shivar.

If one is to go by statistics, a total investment of Rs 375,045 Crores was made

in the State. The Government spent Rs 6260 Crores to avail fundamental
facilities in the urban areas. The Forest Department too achieved a new
milestone by planting close to 50 Crore trees during various plantation
drives. The long-pending Metro train work in the State too has gained
momentum with 298 Kms of the Metro route already in its final stages of
construction. Around 765,528 houses have been completed under the
Pradhan Mantri Aawas Scheme. As many as 113200 Divyang citizens received
the benefit of certificates that were made available to them at their
respective residences.

The construction of 701 km long Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi has added

another feather to the State Government's hat of achievements. As far as the
Revenue Department is concerned, Digitisation of the 7/12 extract has been
a major milestone. While 'Aaple Sarkar' online portal provided a total of 403
online services and benefited more than 14 Lakhs citizens, the 'Atal Maha
Aarogya' camp has proven beneficial to 24 Lakh patients in the State. A fund
of Rs 552 Crores too was raised for the CM health treatment funds. Another
special mention includes the fact that Maharashtra bagged the 3 rd rank in
health index throughout the country.

Shri Devendra Fadnavis Ji's Government has also been successful in

achieving the digitisation of 66458 schools. The 'CM Gram Sadak' scheme has
been successful in completing the road works of 8900 Kms. Another
important achievement happens to be the Jalyukta Shivar that irrigated
roughly around 38.95 Lakhs hectors of land and cleaned 5270 dams in the
state. This scheme has been the most successful irrigation scheme in the
history of Maharashtra that completed 609018 initiatives altogether.

The Fadnavis Government also launched many beneficial schemes such as

the Gopinath Munde Accidental Insurance scheme and the Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj Shetkari scheme. During Shri Devendra Fadnavis Ji's tenure,
Maharashtra has been the most efficient state in the nation concerning the
promotion of the start-up culture. The State also happens to rank at number
3 in education all over India.

Significant changes have also been observed within the Agriculture sector,
which is the backbone of the State's economy. A fund of Rs 53700 Crores has
been utilised to help the farmers directly. Around 2.70 Crore farmers applied
and benefitted from the crop insurance scheme, which has secured Rs
32,216 per hectare. Food safety schemes and laws have been implemented
with utmost efficiency during the last 5 years. A fund of Rs 150000
Crores has been invested in agricultural fields throughout the State and a
profit of Rs 22170 Crores has been gained through the export of agricultural
produce.

Approximately, 26.90 Lakh TCM of water has been conserved through the
Jalyukta Shivar Scheme. 33.23 Lakh Acres of land has been secured through
forest rights by the tribal communities. The State Government also granted a
fund of Rs 3442 Crores to the tourism sector that covers the historical,
cultural and religious tourism development in the State. The Employment
Guarantee Scheme too has been a huge success. Around 3654220 families
have benefited through Women's saving groups. The 'Dr APJ Kalam Amrut
Aahar Scheme' also has proved to be an innovation and has benefited many
mothers and children.

In order to acknowledge Shri Devendra Fadnavis Ji's leadership and efforts,

Mr Ashish Chandorkar has written and launched a book on him titled- "The
Fadnavis Years", wherein the latter has called the Chief Minister as a
complete game-changer. This book throws light on the strategic leadership
of Shri Fadnavis Ji and how it transformed the political equations in
Maharashtra. This book also describes the ascent of the BJP Government
under the promising leadership of Shri Fadnavis Ji.

About the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Government of Maharashtra

Website:

The CMO
website https://cmo.maharashtra.gov.in/fiveyearsofmahagov/index.html pr
ovides complete information about various policies, schemes, execution of
various decisions and establishment of initiatives, focused on the welfare of
the people of the state.

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