Maharashtra Approves Rs 1.32 Crore Luxury Cars For Lokayukta Amid Drought

The Maharashtra government's General Administration Department has issued a Government Resolution approving Rs 1.32 crore for the purchase of luxury vehicles for four members of the Lokayukta office.A budget of Rs 33 lakh has been sanctioned per vehicle. The order specifies the purchase of the Innova-Hycross (ZX-7S) model.The vehicles are allocated to the recently sworn-in Lokayukta members. The panel, headed by Lokayukta, a former Justice Sunil Shukre, includes judicial members which inlcudes former Justices Surendra Tawde and Suvarna Kevale, alongside non-judicial members former DGP Rashmi Shukla and former IAS officer Om Prakash Gupta.The allocation has sparked debate as Maharashtra is currently facing severe drought conditions due to inadequate rainfall, with a drought officially declared across 265 of its 358 talukas.Multi-lakh car…