Mumbai, Apr 1 The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday approved an increase in scholarships for differently-abled students in Classes 8 to 12, after a gap of 12 years.
The increase will range from Rs 100-200 to Rs 500-1,000, benefiting 92,581 students, according to an official.
A fund of Rs 23.11 crore has been allocated for this increase, he added.
In other decisions, the cabinet approved a provision of Rs 1,234 crore for the Sakalai lift irrigation scheme in the Ahilyanagar district, which will benefit around 32 drought-affected villages and irrigate nearly 9,600 hectares of land.
It also cleared the establishment of the Maharashtra State River Rejuvenation Authority to undertake revival projects for 54 polluted river stretches.
The cabinet also decided to allocate 16,708 square metres of land to the Amravati Municipal Corporation for a sports complex.
A committee headed by the Chief Secretary will examine issues related to sub-categorisation of reservation for Scheduled Castes.
The cabinet also approved the restructuring of posts in the land records department, officials said.