Surendra P Gangan is Senior Assistant Editor with political bureau of Hindustan Times’ Mumbai Edition. He covers state politics and Maharashtra government’s administrative stories. Reports on the developments in finances, agriculture, social sectors among others.
Articles by Surendra P Gangan
Quota flats of IAS officers under scanner
The IAS and IPS officers from the state who rent out flats obtained under government schemes in Maharashtra could soon face action.
Updated on Jul 19, 2013 10:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Fair-price veggies could soon be delivered to your doorstep
After starting fair price vegetable centres across the city, the state government is now contemplating ‘vegetables on call’ for the housing societies and housing complexes in Mumbai. It has planned to get 200 vehicles for the supply of fresh vegetables from a warehouse in Goregaon to the doorsteps of Mumbaiites.
Updated on Jul 17, 2013 09:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Dance bars legal: officials unsure if plea will make any difference
The state government has announced that they will file a review petition in Supreme Court so that the ban on dance bars continues, but bureaucrats in the law and judiciary department feel that it will not yield a positive outcome. Surendra P Gangan and Sayli Udas Mankikar report.
Updated on Jul 17, 2013 01:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan and Sayli Udas Mankikar, Mumbai
Taraporewala aquarium to open by Aug-end
Taraporewala aquarium, which is currently being renovated, is expected to open to the public by the end of this August.
Updated on Jul 10, 2013 09:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Mumbai is third district to cross one crore Aadhar registrations
According to an officer from the information and technology department, the enrolment of more than 1 crore people was a significant development.
Updated on Jul 09, 2013 09:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
6 lakh voters registered twice in city, Thane
Nearly six lakh voters in Mumbai and Thane have been registered twice on the electoral rolls.
Updated on Jul 08, 2013 02:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Caste quota keeps corporates away from starting unaided universities
Leading commercial groups do not seem too keen on starting self-financed universities.
Updated on Jul 05, 2013 09:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Mumbai : New system may allow ready reckoner rates to be revised
After receiving complaints on discrepancies in the ready reckoner rates in Mumbai and other parts of the state, the government on Wednesday said it would review the system to determine real estate prices, and also introduce an option of revising them after they are published.
Updated on Jun 27, 2013 09:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Online exam assessment to start from 2013
The higher and technical education department of the state has issued directives to all universities, making it mandatory for them to adopt the online assessment of exam answer sheets from this academic year.
Updated on Jun 27, 2013 09:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
No grand welcome for Modi in Mumbai
Bhartiya Janata Party has changed its plan of putting up a grand show in welcoming its newly elected election campaign chief Narendra Modi to the city on Thursday.
Updated on Jun 26, 2013 09:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Maha government proposes 'virtual cadre' to improve e- governance
In a move aimed at improving e-governance in the state, a proposal for the creation of a ‘virtual cadre’ of employees, who will be trained in information technology (IT) services, has been mooted by the government.
Updated on Jun 24, 2013 11:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
State approves 2,417 new non-aided schools
The state government sanctioned 2,417 new self-financed schools to be run by registered trusts and societies last week. However, owing to a procedural delay, the schools are unlikely to open this academic year. More than 7,000 applications were received by the state to create new schools and upgrade existing ones. Surendra P Gangan reports.
Updated on Jun 17, 2013 02:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
New NCP ministers have no offices, homes
The six new Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ministers inducted in the council of ministers earlier this week will have to work from temporary offices and stay in temporary accommodations for the next few days. Surendra P Gangan reports.
Updated on Jun 15, 2013 09:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Pawar gearing up for elections with Ajit as his co-pilot
The reshuffle of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) signifies two things: that NCP chief Pawar is getting his team ready for the electoral battle, and that the uncle-nephew team is working together on it.
Updated on Jun 12, 2013 01:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Bombay
NCP inducts six ministers, four of them new faces
NCP decided not to rock the boat ahead of Lok Sabha and assembly polls next year, retaining 14 of its 20 state ministers, including the tainted ones, in the reshuffle announced by party chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday. Surendra P Gangan reports.
Updated on Jun 12, 2013 01:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Sharad Pawar wants to improve NCP’s image
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar sprung a surprise when it was least expected by most of his party colleagues as well as rival political parties. Surendra P Gangan reports.
Updated on Jun 08, 2013 01:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Pawar gets NCP ministers to hand him resignations
Paving the way for a reshuffle to repair his party’s image ahead of the crucial election year, Sharad Pawar on Friday collected resignation letters from all 20 NCP ministers in the Maharashtra government and the Assembly Speaker. Shailesh Gaikwad and Surendra P Gangan report.
Updated on Jun 08, 2013 01:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shailesh Gaikwad and Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
BJP is mobilising smaller parties for its grand alliance
The Bharatiya Janata Party has started its initiative to get smaller parties on board the saffron combine to win the next assembly elections, despite alliance partner Shiv Sena expressing unhappiness over the move.
Updated on Jun 06, 2013 01:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
State to give nod to food security bill
The state government is all set to give its nod for the implementation of the food security bill.
Updated on Jun 06, 2013 01:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
A year after Mantralaya blaze, clean-up bills come under fire
When the top three floors of the state secretariat were gutted in a major fire on June 21, 2012, it seems the losses did not end with the fire.
Updated on May 18, 2013 01:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Top bureaucrats to retire in two years, state to face staff crunch
With around 35 IAS officers going to retire in the next two years, the state government is expected to face a dire shortage of bureaucrats in the near future.
Updated on May 01, 2013 01:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Govt for open tenders to desilt dams in state
In an initiative aimed at revenue generation, freeing riverbeds of silt and obtaining sand for infrastructure projects, the state government is contemplating open tendering for dredging sand from major dams. Surendra P Gangan reports.
Updated on Apr 27, 2013 01:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
7 of 10 major Marathwada dams dry up; crisis to go on for a few years
With close to two months left for the monsoon to arrive, the usable water stock (live stock) in seven large dams in Marathwada region has already been exhausted, which has set off alarm bells in the state's corridors of power. Surendra P Gangan reports.
Updated on Apr 24, 2013 01:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Govt spent Rs 3.65 crore on Adarsh commission
The state has spent Rs 3.65 crore on the Adarsh commission, which was functional for 27 months. The establishment expenditure of the commission was Rs6.5 lakh a month, including the remuneration given to the two members of the panel.
Updated on Apr 23, 2013 02:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Aadhaar scheme: Hurdles in plan to add 6 districts
The state government has planned to add six more districts to the Aadhaar-linked Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) project, but the scheme is already facing problems in the form of officers with vested interests and bogus bank account holders, officials said.
Updated on Apr 22, 2013 02:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Cheaper land for Ajit Pawar’s aide cost MIDC Rs 2.99 cr: CAG
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has rapped the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) for the enormous loss it suffered because of the allotment of plots at lower rates.
Updated on Apr 20, 2013 02:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Maharashtra cop assault: Panel for code of conduct for lawmakers
The seven-member panel appointed by the state legislature to probe the attack on police sub-inspector Sachin Suryavanshi inside the Vidhan Bhavan premises on March 19 is likely to recommend a code of conduct for the lawmakers, Surendra P Gangan reports.
Updated on Apr 16, 2013 01:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Probe committee for relook at legislators’ use of privilege motion
While the state-appointed panel is unlikely to recommend punishment, it is not keen on showing leniency in the one-year suspension of the five MLAs allegedly involved in the attack on police sub-inspector Sachin Suryavanshi inside the Vidhan Bhavan premises.
Updated on Apr 16, 2013 01:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
‘We wanted to send out a strong message’
Maharashtra home minister RR Patil on Thursday said a strong message had been sent out to the police force after 36 policemen were suspended on Wednesday in a bribery case. In an exclusive interview with HT, Patil, who was in Sangli, said more people should come forward and lodge complaints against illegal constructions and errant cops.
Updated on Apr 12, 2013 02:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai
Forest officials threatened for demolition
Officials with the forest department who tried to demolish illegal structures on forest land in the Mumbra-Diva belt were abused and threatened by local MLA Jitendra Awhad and his supporters, states a letter written by Suresh Thorat, chief conservator of forest in Thane in 2011.
Updated on Apr 11, 2013 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Surendra P Gangan, Mumbai