Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that three-month training will be imparted to youths under Mukhyamantri Yuva Contractor Yojna for preparing good contractors.
During training, each engineering degree holder will be given Rs10,000 and diploma holder Rs8,000. This year, training will be imparted to 5,000 youths.
Chouhan was addressing inaugural function of Bhopal Bypass Berasia Road here on Saturday. At the function, foundation stones for four-lane Bhopal Bypass and Chhola Road over-bridge and two-lane project of Bhopal-Berasia-Sironj Road was laid.
The Chief Minister said that youths should become entrepreneurs and provide jobs to others. A network of small and cottage industries will be laid in the villages of the State. Five lakh small and cottage industries will be set up in the next five years.
Under Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarozgar Yojna, the State Government will give loan guarantee upto Rs25 lakh and will also provide 5 per cent interest subsidy for five years. Now, Madhya Pradesh is a pioneer state in growth rate.
Public Works Minister Nagendra Singh said that 90,000 km long roads have been constructed in the State during the last 9 years. Roads in urban areas have been improved. The PWD has chalked out a scheme to link 55,000 villages of the State with roads. Higher Education Minister laxmikant Sharma said that construction of good roads will expedite process of development in the State. The State Government has chalked out welfare schemes for all the sections of society. MP Kailash Joshi said people should be apprised of the State Government’s schemes. Youths in every village will get employment through Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarozgar Yojna.
At the function, Principal Secretary PWD KK Singh threw light on departmental schemes. A short film focusing on these schemes was also screened at the function. Cost of four-lane Bhopal Bypass project is about Rs304 crore. It is 52 km long. The 106.9 km long Bhopal-Berasia-Sironj Road will be constructed at a cost of Rs181 crore. The cost of Chhola Road over-bridge is about Rs45 crore. Under the project, one over-bridge from Kali Parade to Ayodhya Bypass and two under-bridges will be constructed.
Civil Supplies Corporation Chairman Ramesh Sharma, State Minor Forest Produce Federation Chairman and MlA Vishwas Sarang, district Chairperson Meena Himmat Singh, MlAs Jitendra Daga and Manand Ratnakar, Arvind Menon, Alok Sharma, Shailendra Sharma, State Road Development Authority Managing Director Vivek Agrawal and large number of public representatives and citizens were present on the occasion.