Daily Current Affairs — 4 August 2026 — Maharashtra
**2 stories for Maharashtra today**, across Awards and Schemes. Leading today: Padmashri Dr. D.Y. Patel, education pioneer, ex-governor, dies
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Padmashri Dr. D.Y. Patel, education pioneer, ex-governor, dies
Padmashri Dr. D.Y. Patel, former governor of Bihar, West Bengal and Tripura, has died; state minister Madhuri Mishal expressed grief over his death. He built eight universities of various types, modern hospitals in Kolhapur, Pune and Navi Mumbai, and Navi Mumbai's D.Y. Patel Stadium. Chief Minister Fadnavis said he had dedicated his entire life to education, and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said his educational movement gave direction to millions of students' lives.
18.45 lakh trained, 12.35 lakh placed under DDU-GKY
PIB released a review of DDU-GKY implementation progress on 04 AUG 2026. Since the scheme's launch in 2014-15, 18.45 lakh rural poor have been trained and 12.35 lakh youth have been provided paid employment across various sectors of the economy. A review meeting on DDU-GKY implementation was held on 04.08.2026 under the chairmanship of State Minister Pemmassani Chandrasekhar, who reviewed the progress of DDU-GKY 2.0 and key digital reforms.
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