In a significant development, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) has set up a dedicated war room to handle health schemes, implemented by the state and the central governments, in a more efficient manner. Praveen Singh Pardeshi, chief financial advisor to the CM and CEO of Maharashtra Institution for Transformation, will head the war room.

Insiders say that ever since the Mahayuti 2 government assumed power in December last year, a significant push has been given to provide medical assistance to needy patients. It's being viewed as an ambitious public outreach programme, considering the emotional bond one develops during the traumatic phase while getting necessary medical treatments for their near and dear ones.

The 12-member war room committee will work on duplication of benefits offered

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