Ajit Pawar Opinions Drafts For Phule Wada And Bhide Wada Memorials; Guarantees Ample Funds

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Meals and Civil Provides Minister Chhagan Bhujbal scrutinised plans for the Phule Wada and Bhide Wada memorials in Pune.

Phule Wada, the residence of Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule in Pune, and Bhide Wada, the positioning of the primary ladies’ faculty initiated by the Phule couple are set to be a memorial very quickly.

Throughout the assembly, Ajit Pawar careworn the necessity for a memorial that blends heritage and trendy structure to honor the Phule couple’s revolutionary contributions to schooling and social reform.

Pawar assured ample funds for the memorial undertaking in the course of the assembly.

Consciousness about Savitribai Phule’s contributions

Pawar underscored the necessity to unfold consciousness about Savitribai Phule’s contributions to ladies’s schooling, desiring to inspire the youthful technology.

For this, he added that the proposed memorial is anticipated to function services similar to a theatre showcasing the life and work of the Phule couple, a steering centre for aggressive exams, and a talent growth coaching centre.

Additional directives got by Pawar to refine the draft and design to boost Pune’s heritage architectural appeal.

In December 2023, Pawar reaffirmed a ₹100 crore dedication for the development of the Bhide Wada Nationwide Memorial.

Earlier, the Pune Municipal Company (PMC) introduced the finalisation of three designs for the nationwide monument at Bhide Wada. The memorial will span a two-story, 6,212 sqft construction, that includes a statue of Savitribai Phule. Plans included seven rooms, replicating a classroom atmosphere from the period when the Phules established the primary ladies’s faculty. Moreover, the monument will accommodate a library, studying room, and headmaster’s workplace, providing a complete academic expertise.

Moreover, Pawar proposed presenting a tax exemption proposal for the movie ‘Satyashodak’ within the Cupboard assembly. The film portrays the lifetime of Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule, pioneers of ladies’s schooling in India. At the moment, each the central and state governments obtain 9 p.c every of the 18 p.c GST on movies. The choice on tax reduction for the state’s share might be mentioned and decided within the upcoming cupboard assembly.