{"id":2657,"date":"2026-09-08T16:16:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=2657"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:46:37","slug":"welfare-scheme-applications-open-for-2026-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleadernews.in\/?p=2657","title":{"rendered":"Welfare Scheme Applications Open for 2026-27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; <strong>Mayor Ravi Landge launches application process; focus on reaching benefits to needy and disadvantaged citizens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pimpri :<\/strong> The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has started accepting applications for various welfare schemes to be implemented by its Social Development Department for the financial year 2026-27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mayor Ravi Landge launched the application process and directed officials to ensure that eligible women, children, persons with disabilities, backward-class communities and other needy and disadvantaged citizens receive the benefits without unnecessary hurdles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials have been instructed to keep the application process simple, transparent and citizen-friendly. 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