MADHYA PRADESH

District collectors will need to take Consent from theMadhya PradeshGaupalan and Promotion Board before allotting any government land that is used for cow grazing, for any development project. It has been done to ensure grasslands for cows are readily available.

The state has four native breeds of cattle – Malvi, Nimari, Kankatha and Gaolo. There are around 2,200 cowsheds that are functioning across state. Of them, close to 650 are run by non-government organisations and existed even before the cow cabinet was formed a year back, yoking together six departments animal husbandry, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, panchayat, forests, Home and revenue. The remaining cowsheds are run by the panchayats. The State Government had made a provision of Rs300 crore for cows in the last budget.

The state government has also decided that the eight gau sadans that were shut down will be operational again. There were eight gau sadans in undivided MP with total land of 7,200 acres. Of the eight, two went to Chhattisgarh when the state was carved out while the state still has land of 6,700 acres.

A van vihar is being set up at Gangaivir in Jabalpur district. Authorities said that 530 acres of land of the animal husbandry department is available and 2,000 cows can be given shelter there in a systematic manner.

After 20 years, the state is coming up with a new water policy. Lastwater policyof the state was framed in 2003. A water policy deals with every aspect of water in the state starting from availability, distribution, use and issues related with the water management.

The Resources“>Water Resources department is the nodal agency for the job. A presentation would be made in presence of the chief minister on Friday before working out the policy. Apart from government departments, private agencies may also have a role to play in the new water policy.

Water resources department would draft the policy and it would be put up before the cabinet for clearance. Additional chief secretary of the water resources departmentSN Mishrasaid a new water policy is being worked out keeping in mind the need and availability of water in present times. The new policy would deal in all aspects related to water in the state, he added.

After the state of the art international cricket stadium inIndore, it is now the turn of eitherBhopalorGwaliorto get a world-class hockey stadium. Chief ministerShivraj Singh Chouhanannounced this during the felicitation of the Indian womens hockey team at Minto Hall.

Chouhan and Sports ministerYashodhara Raje Scindiapresented Rs 31 lakh each to the players of the Indian Women hockey team, who made the country proud by making it to the semifinals of the Olympics in the recently concludedTokyo Olympics.

CM said, continuous work is being done for the promotion of sports in Madhya Pradesh. The initiative to remove the financial problems of women hockey players took place in 2010 in Madhya Pradesh. After that, the hockey academy was strengthened. Today it is one of the best hockey academies in the country, he added.

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) is a computer-based system where a mechanism is controlled or monitored by algorithms. The hub named as Driving Innovation through Simulation Hub for Technologies in Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (DRISHTI CPS), plans to lead in skill enhancement, technology development, product commercialization and joint initiations with partners.

After distributing 3.56 crore Ayushman Bharat Insurance cards via a text message, MP Health department top official said healthcare facilities in Tier II and Tier III cities will be scaled up and invited the private healthcare sector to pitch in.

PPP-mode is on offer for private healthcare providers to provide their expertise in government hospitals, said MP health commissioner, Dr Sudam Khade. He was speaking at the Association of Healthcare Providers-MP and MP Nursing homes association joint conclave on meeting challenges of health care in the 21st century. It had Indias leading experts on quality, sustainability, patient safety, AI and ML in medicine and consumer laws, said AHPI-MP advisor, DrAnoopHajela.
According to government estimates, around 80% of residents in MP continue to rely on medical care through government run hospitals. Diagnostics and pathology Services along with telemedicine have already been outsourced by the health department. Now there is a more direct avenue being explored. A more direct PARTNERSHIP with private healthcare providers.

Ayushman Bharat scheme has opened up increased dependency on private sector hospitals. Also, now there is a shift of focus for the health department. Tier II and III cities will be given priority over the likes of Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior andJabalpurwhere health is assumed to be better off. Government opened up its interface, promising data analysis and AI in the future to determine and improve disease surveillance. For the private sector, red tape and delay in Ayushman payments are pitfalls to navigate.

The council of ministers approved a plot of 6.082 hectare at village Barkheda Bondar in Huzur tehsil,Bhopalfor the establishment of a campus of the National Forensic Science University, Gandhinagar.

A release explained that Evaporation of from the reservoir will be reduced by 60% to 70% due to the floating platform. This will result in an annual saving of about 32.4 million cubic meters of water. There will be no requirement for acquisition of land either for the project and power generation from the solar project will be 10% more.
Approval for Rs 434.21 crore was also given for the Chitakhudri Medium Irrigation Project of Jabalpur district with a capacity to irrigate 16,875 hectare. Government also approved Rs 4614.73 crore for construction of the Kundalia Multipurpose Major Irrigation Project in Rajgarh district with an irrigation capacity of 1,39,600 hectare.

The Kala Panchang has been published with the hope that the country will be free from the crisis of Corona epidemic and cultural activities will be organised as before. If the activities cannot be conducted physically then efforts will be made to organise the events online.

The Kala Panchang for the year 2021-22 portrays the Madhya Pradesh tribes attachment to the nature. The cover page of the Panchang has a painting of Karma dance by Kalabai Shyam. Along with this, the Panchang is adorned with the depictions of Bhuri Bai, Nanku Siya Shyam, Lado Bai, Durgabai, Narmada Prasad Tekam and Ram Singh.

Chouhan said that Prime Minister Modi remains concerned about providing EMPLOYMENT to the youth. Along with this, he is also focused on skill upgradation. Today 640 youth got employment in the mega job fair. Chief Minister Chouhan said that employment is very important. On one hand there are employers who need skilled persons and on the other hand youth want employment.

PresidentRam Nath Kovindon Sunday said people can learn a lot fromtribal communitieswhere there was no gender-based discrimination and as a result, the sex ratio among them was better than the general Population.
Addressing a state-level ‘Janjatiya Sammelan (tribal meet)’ inDamohinMadhya Pradesh, Kovind said intribal societies, groups are given importance over individuals and cooperation is encouraged instead of competition.

He also said that tribal communities are treasure troves of traditional knowledge.

A sharp jump in pulses prices and reduced arrivals in the spot markets of Madhya Pradesh has slowed down processing at dal mills reducing production capacity by over 20 per cent.

Daily arrivals of pulses like tur, urad and chana have reduced in the spot markets amid apprehension of lower production lifting pulses prices. Lower arrival of pulses has affected availability of raw material for dal mills exploring outstation markets for purchasing pulses.

Dal millers said, pulses processed in MP are about 1.5-2 per cent more expensive than neighbouring states due to transportation and mandi cess of 1.70 per cent levied by the Madhya Pradesh government.

Madhya Pradesh is a major centre for dal mills with around 700 dal mills in the state of which 160 in Indore.