<span style="color: #222222;">The Republic Day was celebrated across Maharashtra with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari unfurling the national tricolour at the main state function in Shivaji Park in Mumbai. He also inspected the guard of honour. Lakhs of people enthusiastically participated in various events in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and other parts of the state. The Governor announced launch of 10 rupees per meal Shivbhojan Yojana of the state government today onwards.<br />''<br />''Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari while addressing the official republic day function said that since agriculture is the foundation of the state's economy, the government is trying to make farmers "stress-free and debt-free.He informed that the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government headed by Uddhav Thackeray has brought Mahatma Jyotirao Phule loan waiver scheme of upto Rs two lakh for farmers. <br />''<br />''He also said that Maharashtra is an industrially advanced state and the government will give priority to solving the problems faced by the industry. Koshyari said the state government is committed to speeding up work on the memorials of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, off the coast of Mumbai, and Babasaheb Ambedkar in Dadar's Indu Mill compound.He added that the Ambedkar memorial will inspire the world to fight against injustice and inequality.</span><br />