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The interest of farmers who became defaulters because of flaws in the loan waiver scheme of the previous regime will be paid by the , he said. Chouhan said his government had constructed 23 lakh homes for the poor, with the target being 30 lakh by the end of this year.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining premium of Rs 2200 crore of crop <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/insurance\">Insurance<\/a> scheme not paid by the previous regime has now been paid. A provision of Rs 8,000 crore has been made for the construction of roads in the current year. If national highways are included in it, then roads worth Rs 31,000 crore are being constructed in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The states <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/growth\">Growth<\/a> rate at current prices is 19.7 per cent, which is the maximum in the country, while per capita income on the basis of current prices was Rs 1.24 lakh per annum, up from only Rs 15,000 under the Congress regime, which was a major achievement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a major relief to people amid the downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said his government would waive off electricity bills to the tune of Rs 6,400 crore of 88 lakh domestic consumers. 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