{"id":1730,"date":"2026-04-08T22:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=1730"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:17:04","slug":"25000-students-receive-meal-plates-on-mla-shankar-jagtaps-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=1730","title":{"rendered":"25,000 Students Receive Meal Plates on MLA Shankar Jagtap\u2019s Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Pimpri : <\/strong>Marking the birthday of Shankar Jagtap, the \u2018Shankar Jagtap Mitra Parivar\u2019 launched a meaningful social initiative by distributing meal plates to around 25,000 students studying in municipal primary schools under Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of spending on celebrations and hoardings, the group chose to provide essential items directly useful to students. The distribution drive has begun across various schools and is being carried out in phases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ravindra Landge, Sharmila Babar, corporators, and former office-bearers participated in the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShankar Jagtap has always prioritized the welfare of students. Distributing 25,000 meal plates reflects his sensitivity, and the smiles on students\u2019 faces are the true birthday gift.\u201d<br><strong>\u2014 Ravina Angolkar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCelebrating a birthday by reaching the last section of society with useful support is a strong tradition of the Jagtap family. This initiative sets a commendable example of social responsibility.\u201d<br><strong>\u2014 Abhishek Barne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFocusing on students\u2019 needs on such an occasion is truly admirable. Providing quality meal plates along with educational support is a great example of service beyond politics.\u201d<br><strong>\u2014 Ravindra Landge<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pimpri : Marking the birthday of Shankar Jagtap, the \u2018Shankar Jagtap Mitra Parivar\u2019 launched a meaningful social initiative by distributing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1731,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[48,33,50],"tags":[56],"class_list":["post-1730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bhosari","category-pimpri-chinchwad","category-political","tag-pcmc"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap-300x169.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap-768x432.jpg","large":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap.jpg","colormag-highlighted-post":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap-392x272.jpg","colormag-featured-post-medium":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap-390x205.jpg","colormag-featured-post-small":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap-130x90.jpg","colormag-featured-image":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap.jpg","colormag-default-news":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap-150x150.jpg","colormag-featured-image-large":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"Editor","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1d5153bc4b578f38328e6ec4367b899f9035bc845d2933bfe4a714a364de8dbd?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":false,"magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Pimpri : Marking the birthday of Shankar Jagtap, the \u2018Shankar Jagtap Mitra Parivar\u2019 launched a meaningful social initiative by distributing","magazineBlocksPostCategories":["Bhosari","Pimpri Chinchwad","Political"],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":3,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":1,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap.jpg",784,441,false],"medium":["https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jagtap-150x150.jpg",150,150,true]},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"Editor","author_link":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?author=3"},"magazine_blocks_comment":0,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1d5153bc4b578f38328e6ec4367b899f9035bc845d2933bfe4a714a364de8dbd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"<a href=\"#\" class=\"category-link category-link-48\">Bhosari<\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"category-link category-link-33\">Pimpri Chinchwad<\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"category-link category-link-50\">Political<\/a>","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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