MADHYA PRADESH

Area under soyabean, a major kharif crop, in the country is estimated to drop as against the previous year amid delay in onset ofmonsoonand shift to other crops, a survey by a trade body showed on Tuesday.
Acreage under soyabean as on July 10 in the country was estimated at 90 lakh hectare, according to theSoybean Processors Association of India(SOPA). In the previous year, farmers had sown soyabean on 114 lakh hectare, said the survey report as against the government estimate of 120 lakh hectare.

SOPA executive director DN Pathak said, We estimate that because of delay in onset of monsoon and some minor shift to other crops, the total area under soybean this year may be slightly lower than last year. We will update the sowing data in two weeks when sowing will complete.
SOPA conducted a survey of leading soyabean producing states of the country, including Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,Rajasthan, ,Karnatakaand Chhattisgarh among others.

Acreage under soyabean in Madhya Pradesh, leading soybean producing state in the country contributing over 60 per cent in total production, was estimated at 42 lakh hectare as on July 10. Area under soyabean in MP last year was 50 lakh hectare.

Ladlis, registered under Ladli Laxmi Yojana, contribute to the Society by becoming strong, capable, competent and self-dependent; for this, every possible guidance and encouragement will be provided to the Ladli Laxmis for higher Education, Vocational Education, EMPLOYMENT, self-employment etc.

Necessary arrangements will be made under Ladli Laxmi Yojana for economic Empowerment, skill enhancement and making them self-reliant. For this, the scheme will be given a new format.

Chouhan was addressing a meeting organised in Mantralaya on Ladli Laxmi Yojana. Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, Principal Secretary Women and Child Development Ashok Shah and other officers were present.

Chouhan said that class wise tracking would be done for the continuation of education of all the girls registered under Ladli Laxmi Yojana. A portal will be developed for the tracking of Ladli Laxmi from admission in class-1 till class 12th. Ladli Laxmis will also be associated with activities like N.C.C., N.S.S. for their Personality development.

The Chief Minister said that after class 12th, necessary guidance and encouragement would be provided for higher education or technical/vocational education according to Ladli Laxmi’s interest, skill and ability. Arrangements for counselling and coaching will also be made for competitive examinations.

Necessary training and skill upgradation opportunities will also be provided to the girls to connect them with startups, small-medium industries and employment in the private sector.

Chouhan said that the scheme will also be linked with Health and Nutrition for all round development of the girl child. Arrangement of other necessary health check-ups including anaemia and availability of nutritious food will be ensured for the beneficiary girl child. Ladli Laxmi’s parents will be encouraged to invest in schemes like Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana run for the welfare of the girl child. It is being considered to provide incentives by the . This will also inculcate the habit of saving in the parents.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that we had talked about paying the interest amount on the loans of the farmers by the . In the Kisan-Kalyan Mahakumbh on June 13 in Rajgarh, the interest amount of the farmers will be deposited in their bank accounts, so that the farmers will be able to get seeds and fertilisers from the farmers Society.

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh will also specially attend the programme. Rs 2900 crore of the Crop Insurance Scheme will also be deposited in the accounts of the farmers in Kisan-Kalyan Mahakumbh.An amount of 2 thousand rupees of Mukhyamantri Kisan-Kalyan Yojana will also be transferred to the accounts of all eligible farmers.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that the Kisan-Kalyan Mahakumbh is a manifestation of the commitment of our government for the welfare of the farmers. Farmer brothers should join the Kisan Mahakumbh of Rajgarh in maximum numbers. Programmes will also be held at all district headquarters and society headquarters. Farmer brothers should come to these programmes, join the Mahakumbh virtually and participate in the dialogue.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the will also provide funds equal to the contribution given by the donors for the expansion of Health facilities in charitable health institutions. Special rules will be made for this. Chief Minister Chouhan was addressing the foundation day of Arogya Dham Hospital and Research Center in Gwalior on Sunday and the inauguration ceremony of the institute’s cath lab and medical vehicle service.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that Arogyadham Sansthan run by Taranekar Smriti Seva Nyas is a lifeline for economically weak families in the present era. He said that this trust has done a virtuous work by starting a cath lab for the treatment of heart diseases. He said that only the government cannot do all the work. It is the shared duty of the government and the Society to contribute in setting-up projects like Arogya Dham.

The approved a proposal to allocate a sum of 104 crore that is an undisclosed amount of Rs 2 crore to each collector for theproper arrangementand management of the pandemic at the ground level in view of the spread of Covid-19 infection.

The proposal was approved by the state cabinet in a virtual meeting under the chairmanship of the chief ministerShivraj SinghChouhan.

This includes arrangement of rehabilitation camps including food and clothing, operation ofmedical camps(quarantine camps), supervision of camps, security of employees deployed in essential works, sanitation expenses etc. for the various works beng undertaken for theprevention of Covid-19and purchase of essential equipments in thefinancial year 2021-22.

Madhya Pradeshis at the heart of the rise of tiger numbers in the latest census released by PM Narendra Modi. The statewide figures may be released in July, but officers estimate MP’s tiger Population around 650-700.

If it turns out to be true, it means MP will retain its ‘Tiger State’ stripes. It already has the highest number of leopards and the only cheetah population in the wild.

The latest census shows a rise of 200 in the tiger count in the four years since the last census, and the central landscape has contributed significantly to this rise.

Despite natural deaths and “non-targeted killings” of tigers by traps and electrocution, forest officers in MP are confident of counting up to 700 tigers, an inspiring rise from 526 the 2018 census.

Madhya Pradesh is known as a ‘Tiger State’, a ‘Leopard State’, and now a ‘Cheetah State’ due to its forests, which must be conserved at any cost. The letter emphasizes that the repeated attacks on forest staff are not just against individuals but an attack on the state itself.

With their efforts, supply of about 450 metric tonnes of Oxygen to the state was agreed upon from Bhilai, Rourkela and Deori. Chief Minister Chouhan has thanked the ministers for this cooperation. Chouhan said that arrangements for transportation of oxygen are being made on war footing, in which the cooperation of private sector is also being taken.

Chouhan said that action is on at war footing in all directions to overcome the Corona infection. It is necessary to break the chain of infection. For this, the Disaster Management Groups are likely to impose Corona curfew in the districts. The public is coming forward to break the chain infection on their own, as a result of awareness. Chouhan has appealed to the common people not to leave their houses unnecessarily. Farmers should go for procurement of produce only after obtaining SMS. We will win this battle with self-discipline, self-determination, strong will, restraint, patience and enthusiasm.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the works of providing pure drinking water to the urban and rural Population of the state should be completed within time-limit. According to the targets set in the roadmap prepared for self-reliant Madhya Pradesh, the works of all the tap water schemes in the state should be completed.

The Chief Minister said that engineers should be posted in villages for better maintenance of the schemes. He directed to encourage the concerned agency and officers-employees for timely completion of works in mega project works. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that strict steps would be taken against the guilty by fixing the responsibility for the delay in works. After the completion of the work of tap water schemes, special Gram Sabhas will be organised in the villages and the village will be declared as Har Ghar Jal category village. On completion of the construction works of the scheme, the scheme will be transferred to the concerned Panchayat. The officials of the Village Water and Sanitation Committee will also interact with the villagers. Letters of gratitude will also be sent to Prime Minister Shri Modi by the villagers for implementing such an ambitious and useful scheme.

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan was reviewing the activities of Public Health Engineering Department in Mantralaya on Monday. Chouhan said that setting up of pipelines at places where water sources are not successful is an irregularity. Punitive action will be taken in such cases.