Vindhya region could not be termed backward as in comparison to other cities including Indore of the state, the number of candidates from selected areas in UPSC examination has increased in the last years said Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Girish Gautam while discussing with the  media persons at residence.

During this, he stressed the need to accelerate regional development and said that increasing transport facilities is necessary for this. Referring to the replica train of Rewanchal Express which started from last Saturday, he said that this gift has been received on the huge demand of the people.

Referring to the discussion held with the Railway Minister in this regard, he said that this weekly train would be operational by June this year. It will become regular after June 30 on increase in revenue.

Demanding to extend the Garib Rath Express reaching Jabalpur from Mumbai here to Rewa he said that this train remains standing in Jabalpur throughout the day. If it is extended to Rewa, then people who depend on Nagpur for treatment will get the facility. Because one train and nine buses plying a few days a week from here are not enough.

He has suggested that if the train from Rewa to Anand Vihar, New Delhi is operated via Chitrakoot-Banda-Jhansi, then people here will get the facility to go to Chitrakoot.

Vindhya Pradesh should be made, who can be its opponent. On the question related to separate Vindhya Pradesh, Speaker Gautam said that even though some people are taking the name of Vindhya Pradesh to increase the individual TRP, the right work is not being done for it to become a state of Madhya Pradesh.