Mumbai Scan

State staff sets deadline for bonus settlement
The Maharashtra Rajya Sarkari Karmachari Mahasangh has decided to give the State Government a reprieve till Saturday for settling the Diwali bonus of Mantralaya employees. According to chief advisor of the Mahasangh Advocate Pramod Desai, Chief Secretary Arun Bongirwar had told the union members that State was unable to bear the additional burden of Rs 290 crore towards the bonus in the wake of the poor economic situation in the State. Desai said that the union would wait till Saturday for a decision and then decide the future course of action.

Special rates for sugar, palm oil
The State Goverment has decided to distribute sugar at Rs 9.05 per kilogramme for the Diwali season while palm oil will be distributed at Rs 25 per kg in adivasi regions and at Rs 26 per kg in non-adivasi regions.

Pramod Deo appointed MPCB chief
Environment Secretary Dr Pramod Deo has been appointed as the president of the Maharashtra Pollution ControlBoard MPCB. He succeeds Rajan Shirodkar.

BJP convention in Pune on Nov 20-21
A two-day convention of the State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP will be held in Pune on November 20-21 to analyse the performance of the party during the Assembly elections and to chalk out its future plans.