Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the process of permission and acceptance of works to be done with the funds of the District Mineral Foundation should be kept simple. It should be ensured that the works of public interest and development are completed soon.
Chouhan was addressing the meeting of the District Mineral Foundation in Mantralaya. The Chief Minister said that the funds of the District Mineral Foundation should be used for the development of Sports and tourism related facilities in the districts and also for the construction of of community importance and other public utility. Mineral Resources Minister Brijendra Pratap Singh, Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, Additional Chief Secretary Finance Ajit Kesari and Principal Secretary Mineral Resources Nikunj Srivastava were present.
It was informed that unmanned check gates based on Artificial Intelligence will be set-up in the state to prevent illegal transport. NGT has given its approval. An amount of more than Rs 5 thousand 657 crore has been collected in the District Mineral Foundation from the year 2015-16 to 2022-23. Due to this, projects are being implemented in various districts.