The State Cabinet on Tuesday sanctioned over `500 crore for construction of roads in the State. The Cabinet accorded revised administrative sanction of `501.13 crore for construction of 264.6-km-long 8 roads under main district road (MDR) project.
Revised administrative sanction of estimated cost of `59.93 crore been given for construction of 30.6-km-long Dewas-Vijayaganj Mandi road, `56.66 crore for 8.04-km-long NH-3 from Choudhary Dhaba to Vikki factory trisection in Gwalior, `55.40 crore for 7.26-km-long stretch of NH-75 from Vikki trisection to Malwa engineering college, `55.48 crore for 30-km-long Ratlam-Dhanasuta road, `65.98 crore for 60-km-long londi-Chandla-Ajaygarh road, `54.53 crore for 44.80-km-long Chandla-Sarwai-Gaurihar-Chandrapura UP border road, `81.26 crore for 51-km-long Gaurjhamar-Kemlitada-Siyarmau 2-lane road and `71.99 crore for 32.90 km Mandsaur-Sanjeet road.
The Cabinet decided to raise a Bharat Rakshit Vahini (SIRB) for more effective curb on Naxal activities in Balaghat district.
In a significant decision in the interest of about 2.50 lakh drivers-conductors, the Cabinet endorsed Motor Vehicle Drivers-Conductors Welfare Scheme-2015. The scheme will cover of drivers/ conductors of commercial vehicles, driving vehicles owned by themselves or transport company/ agency. This section falls under category of unorganised labourers and would be given social security facilities.
Notably, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced this at State level Mahapanchayat of Drivers-Conductors. Under the scheme, drivers-conductors will get benefits of insurance, assistance for treatment of diseases, assistance for daughter’s marriage, skill upgradation, loans for self-employment and scholarships for their children.
The cabinet decided to allocate necessary projects in view of keen interest by public sector undertakings in renewable energy projects in Madhya Pradesh. By 2022, these undertakings will play significant role in establishment of projects of 10,000 MW capacity. The Cabinet decided to make provisions in renewable energy policy that these companies may apply anytime for setting up projects in accordance with spirit of Ease of Doing Business. Madhya Pradesh will partner in these setting up projects. For joint venture companies, government undertakings will sign MoUs with Madhya Pradesh Energy Development Corporation.
The cabinet decided to urge Union Home Ministry in regard to withholding of sanction to Madhya Pradesh Stamp Bill 2009. law Department will undertake necessary action for this.