- Pune Municipal Corporation gives green light to ₹8.60 crore tender for national memorial at Bhidewada in honor of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule.
- The memorial will be constructed on a 2.5-acre site at Bhidewada, where the Phules founded India’s first school for girls in 1848.
- Legal challenges regarding land acquisition and fair compensation delayed the project, but were ultimately resolved with the Pune Municipal Corporation acquiring the site in December 2023.
- Construction plans for the memorial have been finalized, with the standing committee approving the lowest bid of ₹8.60 crore for the project.
- The memorial is set to be completed within twelve months and will serve as a tribute to the Phules’ contributions to education and social reform in India.
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