{"id":1353,"date":"2026-03-08T13:42:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T08:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=1353"},"modified":"2026-03-08T13:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T08:12:53","slug":"demand-to-implement-free-funeral-scheme-for-all-communities-in-pcmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=1353","title":{"rendered":"Demand to Implement Free Funeral Scheme for All Communities in PCMC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Opposition Leader Bhausaheb  Bhoir Urges Civic Administration to Act<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pimpri :<\/strong> Leader of Opposition in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Bhausaheb Bhoir has urged the civic administration to implement the long-pending scheme under which the municipal corporation would bear funeral expenses for citizens of all religions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a letter to the municipal administration, Bhoir stated that the proposal had already been approved through Standing Committee Resolution No. 15951 on April 5, 2016, and General Body Resolution No. 845 on April 20, 2016. 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