Standing Order No. 4178/2026 of the Social Welfare Department, Government of Maharashtra dated 6th April, 2026 on the running of a hostel [C18-9PB]

As at 6 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.

Dates: made 6 April 2026; in force not recorded; ceased none recorded. Gazette: none recorded. Band B.

Jurisdiction: Maharashtra [IN-MH]. Made by the Social Welfare Department, Government of Maharashtra.

Synthetic. This instrument, its title, its number and its words are generated by the register, beneath the Act its recital names.

Cite: Standing Order No. 4178/2026 of the Social Welfare Department, Government of Maharashtra dated 6th April, 2026 on the running of a hostel, Standing Order No. 4178/2026, 6th April, 2026 [C18-9PB]. Machine: C18-9PB.

Standing Order No. 4178/2026

GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA

Social Welfare Department, Government of Maharashtra

Mumbai, dated the 6th April, 2026

STANDING ORDER

All Chief Commissioners,

Subject: The running of a hostel by hostels for students of Scheduled Castes under the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018 (Maharashtra Act 62 of 2018), the Social Welfare Department, Government of Maharashtra hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the running of a hostel by hostels for students of Scheduled Castes.

2. The matter has been examined. Every hostel for students of Scheduled Castes carrying on the running of a hostel shall make an application in Form V to the Chief Commissioner within twenty-one days, accompanied by a fee of two hundred rupees.

3. The Chief Commissioner shall ensure that facility is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Chief Commissioner within twenty-one days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Social Welfare Department, Government of Maharashtra.

(Secretary to Government)

Made under

Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018 (Maharashtra Act 62 of 2018), the Social Welfare Department, Government of Maharashtra hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:". Names section 9 of the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018 (Maharashtra Act 62 of 2018) [S2N-CX4]. Vires verified.

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