MADHYA PRADESH

Finance and Commercial Tax Minister Jagdish Deora has said that in view of the high production of in Malwa and Nimar South-West region of Madhya Pradesh, the clarification regarding non-liability of GST on storage and Warehousing of cotton will give relief to the cotton Industry.

In his address on various issues in the 47th meeting of the GST Council in Chandigarh today, Minister Deora supported the proposal of the Fitment Committee that there would be no liability of GST on the sale of all types of plots. He said that this proposal would be useful in clearing the confusion between the real estate sector and the persons buying the plots. It will also help in the development of the real estate sector. The meeting was presided over by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. On behalf of the state, Principal Secretary Commercial Tax Deepali Rastogi and Commissioner Commercial Tax Lokesh Jatav were also present.

Finance Minister Deora said that animal husbandry activities are conducted on a large scale in Madhya Pradesh. According to the 20th Animal Census 2019, Madhya Pradesh is ranked third in the countrys animal husbandry activities. Animal husbandry is an important part of the rural economy in the state.

Union Minister Prahlad Joshi said that mineral activities contribute to the basic economy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi intends to expedite the auction of mineral blocks by simplifying the processes in the mineral sector to build a Atma-nirbhar Bharat. For this, necessary reforms have also been made in various laws. Proceedings are underway under . Expressing satisfaction over the ongoing activities for auction of blocks in Madhya Pradesh, the Union Minister said that the next auction process should be conducted by fixing the time table.

The Chief Minister said that coal reserves are abundant in the state. The coal mining work in the state is being done by the public sector companies of the Government of India. Instructions should be given to these companies to work for coal gasification and liquefaction in Madhya Pradesh. This will help in protecting the Environment and enriching the Source Of Energy. Chouhan said that survey is going on for the discovery of rare Minerals in Betul and Chhatarpur districts by the Geological Survey of India. This work should be completed within the time limit. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan also requested to revise the royalty rates of limestone.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that maximum facilities will be given to the Divyang players of the state.

Apart from providing incentive amount to them for their best performance, priority in government Services, training and other incentives will be given in the Sports sector along with accommodation facility. Preparations are also being started for the Divyang Panchayat on July 18 at the CM’s residence office. About 2500 Divyangs of the state will participate in this Panchayat, including sportspersons and Divyang talents from other fields. Special efforts are being made for the participation of mentally challenged children.

About 7,000 mentally challenged players from 180 countries are participating in the International Sports Competition (Special Olympics) being held in Berlin, Germany, from June 17 to 24. 198 athletes and 57 coaches will go from India to participate in 16 sports in the Special Olympics.

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by increasing the rates of Ayushman package by 40 percent, it has been brought at par with the rates of private hospitals for treatment at present. In this, the maximum limit of special tests like CT scan, MRI etc. which was earlier Rs 5,000 per family per year, it has been revised to treat Covid-19 in the year 2021-22.

At present, only 288 hospitals with medicine expertise, out of 579 hospitals identified for Covid treatment are expanelled under the Ayushman Yojana in the state. Therefore, the District Health Committee has been authorized to provide temporary affiliation for three months in Ayushman Bharat Yojana to the private hospital registered on the Sarthak portal for treatment of Covid-19 at the district level.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan while making an emotional appeal to the sisters at the Ladli Bahna Sammelan and Health Services expansion program in Morena today said that come my sisters, create a new era where my sister, daughter and their families are happy.

Chouhan said that the work done in the health department in the state in the last 3 years was not done even in the last 50 years. Our government has increased the budget of health department to 11 thousand 988 crores, which used to be very less in previous governments. Health services are being expanded at a fast pace in the state.

Chouhan said that Mukhya Mantri Ladli Laxmi Yojana, Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojana and now Mukhya Mantri Ladli Bahna Yojana are campaigns to change the lives of daughters and sisters. In the state, 50 percent seats have been reserved for daughters in Panchayat and urban bodies and 30 percent seats in Police recruitment. In the recruitment of teachers, half the places have been kept for daughters. Where men are charged 3 percent stamp duty in the registry, Women have been given the facility of one percent stamp duty.

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Chouhan said the has also decided to set up one COVID-19 care centre in each district of state so that the infected people (who are advised Home quarantine) having smaller houses can stay there. He also said private hospitals will need to put up the rates of tests and treatment outside their facilities.

Chouhan announced various measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus at the end of his 24-hour-long ‘sit-in’ which was aimed at raising the awareness among people about following the COVID-19 prevention guidelines.

The State cabinet approved to amend the work (allocation) rules for formation of “Anand Department” and renaming of “Spiritual Department” to “Religious Trust and Endowment Department”.

The Cabinet gave in-principle approval for the implementation of Strengthening TEACHING–Learning and Results for States (STARS) programme. STARS is a Government of India programme, which has been approved in 6 states- Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Kerala. The objective of the STARS programme is to improve the quality and Governance of school Education. Such activities and innovations are proposed in the STARS project, which cannot be provided for in the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan. Education for all, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, Goals and National Education Policy 2020, Sampoorna Vidyalaya Approach (Whole School Approach) will be there in the STARS project.

The cabinet has given policy/in-principle approval for a supercritical technology based thermal power expansion unit of 1×660 megawatt capacity at Amarkantak Thermal Power House, Chachai of Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company, which is proposed to be implemented by a joint venture formed between Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited and SCEL, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. The estimated cost of the proposed project is Rs 4665 crore 87 lakh. For the project, 15 percent amount will be given by the State Government through share capital.