Maratha students to receive educational benefits on par with OBC students

Maharashtra minister for Industries, Investment and Services and Marathi language Dr Uday Samant has directed the Directorate of Technical Education to ensure that students from the Maratha community receive all educational concessions and facilities available to students belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. Accordingly, Pramod Naik, Project Director at the Directorate of Technical Education, has issued the necessary orders, and the concessions will be implemented from the academic year 2026–27.As per the Government Resolution (GR) issued by the General Administration Department on June 5, 2026, the government has decided to extend all educational concessions and facilities to students from the Maratha community from the academic year 2026–27. To implement the decision, the Directorate of Technical Education issued a letter on September 3, 2026, directing the Joint Directors of the Regional Offices of the Directorate of Technical Education, the Registrar of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere, and the Registrar of COEP Technological University, Pune, to issue necessary instructions to the respective colleges and submit reports on the action taken to the Directorate.