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Maharashtra Forms Panel to Reform Public Service Commission

By Drooid · Oct 12, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC · How we work

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Hunger Strike Over Fees

Maharashtra government formed a committee to recommend reforms of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission on Sunday, October 12, 2026, after meeting protesters at SM Joshi Bridge, Pune.
Protesters claim paper-leak scandals and recruitment delays force poor students to spend up to INR20,000 monthly, sparking a hunger strike.
Pune police filed cases against 15 organizers and issued notices to over 100 participants.
Ex-judge Dilip Bhosale will chair the committee.

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Chairman Forced Leave

Maharashtra formed a committee to overhaul the Public Service Commission on Oct 12, 2026, after meeting protesters at Pune’s SM Joshi Bridge.
The sit-in forced chairman Vivek Bhimanwar to take leave and prompted government to drop cases, hire 70,000 staff, double Group C seats for 2027.
Judge Dilip Bhosale will chair the panel, with Tukaram Mundhe as secretary.
Laxmi Gautam, Ganesh Patil and P D Naik sit on the panel.

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Historical Context

The Right to Information Act, passed by Parliament on 11 May 2005 and effective 12 October 2005, codified citizens’ right to demand government data and enabled the Supreme Court to enforce transparency. Daily, over 4,800 RTI applications are filed, and the 2026 committee chaired by former judge Dilip Bhosale continues that oversight of Maharashtra’s recruitment processes.

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Hunger Strike Over Fees

Maharashtra government formed a committee to recommend reforms of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission on Sunday, October 12, 2026, after meeting protesters at SM Joshi Bridge, Pune.
Protesters claim paper-leak scandals and recruitment delays force poor students to spend up to INR20,000 monthly, sparking a hunger strike.
Pune police filed cases against 15 organizers and issued notices to over 100 participants.
Ex-judge Dilip Bhosale will chair the committee.

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