Maharashtra Cabinet Renames Pune Airport After Sant Tukaram Maharaj
The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved a proposal to rename Pune airport after the 17th-century Warkari saint and poet, Sant Tukaram Maharaj.
Maharashtra CabinetPune AirportSant Tukaram MaharajIndian PoliticsInfrastructure DevelopmentReal Estate PuneSep 23, 2024
The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, has approved a proposal to rename Pune airport after Sant Tukaram Maharaj. The government will soon recommend this to the Centre for approval.
The cabinet gave its consent after receiving a request from the Warkari community to name Lohegaon airport in Pune after Sant Tukaram Maharaj. The decision came two days after Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that the government would name the Pune airport after Sant Tukaram Maharaj.
Fadnavis had praised Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol for suggesting that the existing Pune airport be named after Sant Tukaram Maharaj and the new airport in Pune district be named after Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. He had told the gathering that the proposal would be brought to the next cabinet meeting and forwarded to the Centre for its approval.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who was present at the function, extended his support to rename Pune airport after Sant Tukaram Maharaj. He assured that he would seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s approval for the same. “It is an honour to be associated with the proposal, and I will make sure it is pushed forward at the highest level,” he added.
In other developments, the cabinet cleared an additional freight rate of Rs 40 per quintal from the state government in addition to the freight rate given by the central government to the rice millers for the marketing season 2023-24. Due to this decision, the rice millers included in the scheme will get a total of Rs 50 per quintal (Rs 10 from the Centre and Rs 40 from the state government).
The cabinet also approved an additional expenditure of Rs 46.55 lakh for this purpose. Additionally, the cabinet approved the new greenfield expressway from Shirur to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar at a cost of Rs 14,886 crore. The 205 km expressway will be developed on a BOT basis.
After its completion, the road tax will be levied on vehicles as per the Road Tax Policy 2008. Nearly 2,633 hectares of land will be acquired for this expressway.
About Maharashtra Cabinet The Maharashtra Cabinet is the highest decision-making body in the state government, headed by the Chief Minister.
About Sant Tukaram Maharaj Sant Tukaram Maharaj was a 17th-century Warkari saint and poet from Maharashtra.
Keywords Maharashtra Cabinet, Pune Airport, Sant Tukaram Maharaj, Devendra Fadnavis, Nitin Gadkari, Narendra Modi,
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sant Tukaram Maharaj?
Sant Tukaram Maharaj was a 17th-century Warkari saint and poet from Maharashtra.
Why was the Pune airport renamed after Sant Tukaram Maharaj?
The Pune airport was renamed after Sant Tukaram Maharaj at the request of the Warkari community.
Who approved the proposal to rename the Pune airport?
The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, approved the proposal to rename the Pune airport.
What is the new greenfield expressway project approved by the cabinet?
The cabinet approved the new greenfield expressway from Shirur to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar at a cost of Rs 14,886 crore.
What is the additional freight rate cleared by the cabinet for rice millers?
The cabinet cleared an additional freight rate of Rs 40 per quintal from the state government in addition to the freight rate given by the central government to the rice millers.
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