BJP MLC's bank gets cabinet nod for Maharashtra govt staff salary a/cs

MUMBAI: State cabinet Thursday approved opening of salary and allowance accounts for state government employees at MDCCB , whose chairman is BJP MLC Pravin Darekar . A close aide of CM Devendra Fadnavis, Darekar recently lost out on a post in the state cabinet. In December 2023, MDCCB was allowed to conduct govt transactions as "special case" despite objections raised by state cooperation department.

To be eligible for govt transactions, banks need an audit rating of 'A' over a 5-year period. Cooperation department said it had a rating of 'B-' for one year during that span. "An objection was raised within government, but we gave clarification.



Our bank was given approval for state salary accounts last year. This year, cabinet has merely given an extension," Darekar said..