Devendra Fadnavis, in his first order after assuming office as Maharashtra’s Chief Minister, approved a financial grant of Rs 5 lakh for a Pune resident in need of a bone marrow transplant.
The assistance, drawn from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, was granted to Chandrakant Shankar Kurhade, whose wife had appealed for help. Fadnavis signed the approval before leading his first cabinet meeting.
In a post on X, the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office stated, “Chandrakant Kurhade from Pune was in urgent need of financial assistance for a bone marrow transplant. His family had requested Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for help. As soon as he took over as Chief Minister yesterday, he took immediate notice and sanctioned a financial assistance of Rs.5 lakhs from the Chief Minister’s Assistance Fund. This was his first decision. Today, relieved of the help, the Kurhade family spoke to the Chief Minister over the phone and thanked him. The Chief Minister assured full cooperation.”
Fadnavis was sworn in as Chief Minister during a ceremony at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, where Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar were also sworn in as Deputy Chief Ministers. The event was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers, and several NDA chief ministers and party leaders, alongside thousands of supporters.
