Maharashtra government cabinet has decided to name the Versova-Bandra Sea Link after Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The cabinet also passed the proposal to rename the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The decisions were taken in the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. In a statement made one month ago, CM Shinde announced that the bridge would be named after V D Savarkar.
Apart from this, CM Shinde also announced the decision to increase the limit of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. The scheme will benefit all people of the state.
