Thane, Apr 10 (PTI) The coveted Maharashtra Bhushan award for 2023 will be conferred on Appasaheb Dharmadhikari at a function in Kharghar in Navi Mumbai on April 16, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said here on Monday.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be present at the award function, which will be held at the Corporate Park here by the state government in a grand manner. the CM said.

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Dharmadhikari, a renowned social worker and reformer who has held tree plantation drives, blood donation and medical camps as well as de-addiction work in tribal areas, was awarded the Padma Shri in 2017.

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