Self-employment will change picture and destiny of Madhya Pradesh: CM

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that all round development of the people is the top priority of our government. The goal of the is to provide EMPLOYMENT opportunities to the unemployed and make their lives happy. On the occasion of Employment Day on January 12 last, 5.26 lakh people were provided employment in the state.

Chouhan has said that we have decided that employment opportunities will be provided to the unemployed by organizing employment day every month. Lakhs of people will be linked with employment by organizing Employment Day again on March 29.Chouhan was addressing the state level employment fair at Polytechnic Ground in Shahdol on Employment Day on Friday.

The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone and dedicated development works worth Rs 617 crore in Shahdol division.The Chief Minister said that now members of self-help groups will do the work of stitching school uniforms. They will also run ration distribution shops and manufacture ready-to-eat food. These Women will also be entrusted the task of paddy purchase. Our target is that the working women of the state should earn at least Rs 10,000 a month. The women of the group are manufacturing soap, turmeric-powder, oil, sanitizer etc. They will be connected to small industries, so as to remove their POVERTY and make them self-dependent.

Chouhan said that 5 kg each free ration is being distributed to the poor sections of the state under Pradhan Mantri Anna Yojana and Mukhya Mantri Annapurna Yojana till March 2022. Similarly, arrangements are being made by the government to provide employment to the people by approving loans under various schemes. Turmeric is being prepared and sold in Shahdol district under the Ek Zila Ek Utpad scheme. The turmeric powder of Shahdol is being sent to other states along with the state.

The Chief Minister said that Mukhya Mantri Udyam Kranti Yojana has been started in the state, in which a loan of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 25 lakh will be made available to the youth who are interested in employment. About 1 lakh people will be benefited from the scheme this year.Employment opportunities will be provided to the unemployed in the state by producing herbs in many areas for medicinal cultivation.

MP government to conduct survey of its temples in other States

In other states including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nadu, 84 temples belonging to various dynasties and princely states of Madhya Pradesh have been unearthed. The government will get the survey done again regarding the encroachment of these temples and the lands belonging to them and will also make efforts to free them.

The spiritual department is preparing for this. It will also be checked whether there are any temples in some other states which are owned by Madhya Pradesh.

The dynasties and princely states also donated agricultural land for the regular operation of these temples so that the produce can feed the family of the priest of the temple. These temples have been captured by the relatives of the priests appointed at that time or by the powerful people of the area. They are also in possession of the land belonging to the temples. The campaign to free the possession was also started.

Utility of GIS was discussed in water supply and sewage project at UAD headquarters

The utility of Geographic Information System (GIS) was discussed in the water supply and sewerage project at the headquarters of Madhya Pradesh Urban Development, an undertaking of the Urban Development and Housing Department.

All the GIS experts of the project management consultant firm should coordinate among themselves and work in this direction with team spirit.

Swachhata Sankalp Month to be organized from February 1 to 28

As per the instructions of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, February-2022 will be observed as Swachhata Sankalp Month. Chief Minister Chouhan has said that the objective of Swachhata Sankalp Month is to bring the state to the highest position in the country by completing the preparation of Swachh Survekshan-2022.

Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra Singh has informed that Swachhata Sankalp Month will be organized from February 1 to 28. He said that Chouhan has given directions to all bodies to get ODF++ certification in Swachh Survekshan-2022, 5-star for municipal corporations in star rating of garbage-free city and minimum 3-star for other urban bodies. Along with this, instructions have also been given to all the bodies to get at least gold / silver in the motivational race category of Swachh Survekshan.

Urban Development and Housing Minister Singh has said that District Collectors should also be rewarded in the Swachh Survekshan-2022. He has given instructions to ensure that all activities related to cleanliness are completed as per the prescribed calendar before February 28.

In the calendar released for Swachhata Sankalp Month-2022, theme star rating will be done from February 1 to 5, ODF++ from February 6 to 10, Citizen Feedback and Engagement from February 11 to 15 and all construction activities from February 16 to 20. In the meantime, the construction work of material recovery centers, composting units and community and public toilets of FSTP will be completed from February 16 to 20.

CM greets MP for securing top place in blood collection

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has congratulated the people of Madhya Pradesh for securing the first place in blood collection in the Blood Donation Amrit Mahotsav held across the country on the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Blood Donation Amrit Mahotsav was organised across the country from September 17 to October 1, 2022, on the birthday of Prime Minister Modi, by the Health Department of the Central Government.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that life becomes successful and meaningful only through such virtuous efforts.

He has expressed his gratitude to all the blood donor brothers and sisters for making an unparalleled contribution in the noble work of service of humanity by imbibing Seva Paramo Dharma (service is the greatest religion) with the inspiration of Prime Minister Modi.

Industrial corridor will change the fate of Madhya Pradesh: CM

A meeting of the Industrial Corridor Monitoring Authority was held under the chairmanship of Union finance ministerNirmala Sitharamanand attended byMadhya Pradeshchief ministerShivraj Singh Chouhanand CMs of five other states.
Chouhan, who attended the meet virtually, said that due to Prime MinisterNarendra Modis vision, 11 industrial corridors are going to be built in the country, which will change the fate and picture of the states, including Madhya Pradesh.

On the Delhi-Nagpur corridor, work on Atal Expressway is starting in MP under the Bharatmala project. The work of developing industrial corridors on both sides has also started and a plan prepared to give land to industrialists. For this, 11,000 acres of land has been identified.

Dhars dinosaur fossils to be included in the UNIESCO World Heritage List

The Dinosaur Fossil at Bagh area of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh is set to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Eco Tourism Development Board is preparing its draft. The tourism department will send this proposal to UNESCO through the Government of India.

This will be the first site in the country where dinosaur fossils are found.

Along with this, 65 million years old eggs of carnivorous dinosaurs were also found. This place was one of the safest places for them to lay their eggs. Fossils of 256 eggs have been found here. Eggs joined in many layers becoming fossilized.

The board is also trying to include these parks in the country’s first UNESCO Global Geo Park list along with the World Heritage List. This area is the oldest dinosaur fossil site in Asia. This area was notified as Dinosaur Fossil National Park in the year 2011.

Satpura Tiger Reserve and Bhedaghat-Lamheta Ghat in Jabalpur were included in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2021. Only those sites with specific characteristics are included in the list of potential sites. At present, the temples of Khajuraho, the caves of Bhimbetka and the Stupa of Sanchi are included in the World Heritage List in the state.

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Earning down by Rs 1500 crore, Madhya Pradesh discoms seek 3.2% hike in domestic power tariff

The MP power distribution companies (discoms) have sought a power tariff hike of 3.2% for next financial year. TheMadhya Pradesh Power Management Companylimited (MPPMCL) filed their annual revenue requirement (ARR) before the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) seeking approval for a tariff hike.

This time the company in its ARR has also created a special tariff category for metro rail, as it is expected that Bhopal and Indore metros will make its inaugural run in 2023-24.

In its ARR, the power management company sought the commissions nod to increase the power tariff for the financial year 2023-24 to bridge their expected difference between estimated earnings and estimated revenue requirement of close to Rs 1500 crore. Overall estimated ARR for all the three discoms for year 2023-24 is pegged at Rs 49,500 crore and discoms have estimated that around Rs 1500 crore could be mopped up through tariffs hence a 3.2% power tariff hike has been sought to bridge this gap.

In Swachh city, 100 public toilets to get solar panels

Indore Smart City Development Limited(ISCDL) will install solar power systems at 100 public and community toilets to reduce electricity consumption.

Solar power panels with a capacity of 2kilowatt each will be installed at public and community toilets. The project will be taken up under ‘green energy’ initiative. It will also be listed by ISCDL to obtain ”, which can be sold in the international market and used to generate revenue.

There are around 300 public and community toilets in city and the monthly electricity bill at each toilets is around Rs100 to Rs200. IMC garbage transfer stations and public gardens, including the regional park, already have solar systems.

Facilities to industries which provide employment to locals

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the government will provide all facilities to industries which will give EMPLOYMENT to local residents of the state.

Chouhan was addressing the unveiling program of Sagar Textile Manufacturing Private Limiteds new project costing Rs 1070 crore at Tamot in Gauharganj tehsil of Raisen district on Thursday.

Chouhan said that today Madhya Pradesh is one of the 10 leading states in textile Industry. We are trying our best to reach the top position in the state. Presently the textile products of Madhya Pradesh are being exported to different countries of the world and have also made their own identity. Chief Minister Chouhan said that more than 3,000 youth of the state would get direct employment and a large number of citizens would get indirect employment from the industry started in Tamot today. With the coming of this project, there will be all-round development of the area.

The Chief Minister said that his entire focus is on providing employment to the youth. In the next one year, a campaign is underway to link one lakh government jobs and about 2 lakh youth to self-employment every month. The Chief Minister also praised the Sagar Group for employing 60 percent of Women workers and making the campus drug-free. Chouhan said that due to the construction of Ratapani Dam, this area is continuously developing. The demands placed by the local public representatives for the development of the area will be fulfilled soon.