Summary:
The state has made a provision of Rs 200 crore for the Maharashtra State Other Backward Classes Finance and Development Cooperation. "A scholarship scheme will be started for OBC girls in the name of Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule. State OBC toppers in SSC and HSC exams will receive Rs 1 lakh and Rs 51,000 respectively. A senior BJP leader said OBC is the core of the BJP. This formula worked in preceding Lok Sabha polls and we expect the same in state polls as well," said a senior BJP minister..