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Acknowledging Chivte’s work, Fadnavis writes in the preface of the yet-to-be-released book, “I was apprehensive about this idea at the beginning but Magesh pursued aggressively until I relented. The approval for Medical Assistance Cell was given on 11 March 2015. In five years, the Cell provided medical help worth Rs500 crores to needy people across Maharashtra.”

Chivte asked Eknath Shinde to start a similar Cell in Thane. The veteran leader agreed and the cell came into existence in November 2017. He quit his job to handle the project.

Ecstatic with the success of the project, Shivsena set-up similar cells in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Sangli, and Kolhapur cities.

“The project will be emulated across 36 districts of Maharashtra now which will expand our social work,” says Mr. Chivte.

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