District Cong gears up for Rahul’s visit
Gwalior: The District Congress has started preparation for the proposed visit of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on October 17 here. A senior official of the party said Gandhi’s visit would repeat the history of 1985 in which lakhs of people were gathered during the visit of late Prime Minister Rajeev Gandhi. District Congress president Darshan Singh said the meeting of Gandhi would be the last nail in the coffin of BJP Government. He further disclosed that Union Minister of State of Energy Jyotiraditya Scindia is also arriving here ahead of the Gandhi’s visit on October 13, in connection with Deshera and preparation of the proposed meeting of the Congress vice-president. The District Congress has also given a target of 1000 persons to each Block Congress committee officer bearers of 250. Office bearers of frontal organisation were also directed to gather as many as people during the meeting. Meanwhile, the district administration is also making requisite arrangements for security of the Congress leader.
Home Minister lays foundation stones
Bhopal: Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta laid foundation stones for CC roads at Jai Bhim Nagar and Akash Nagar in Ward 25 and a Community Hall near 52 Quarters at Panchsheel Nagar in Ward 46 on Wednesday. A sum of Rs 3.70 lakh for road in Bhim Nagar and Rs 5 lakh for in Akash Nagar were sanctioned from MlA’s fund. A sum of Rs 3.85 lakh has been sanctioned under Mukhyamantri Adhosanrachna Vikas Karyakram for community hall. The Home Minister also directed concerned officials to complete construction works within a time-limit. The Home Minister further said that constant efforts were being made to solve problems. Narmada water had been brought to solve city’s drinking water problem. He said that maximum welfare schemes for the poor have been implemented in Madhya Pradesh and further informed that trains carrying senior citizens free of cost to various centres of pilgrimages were plying regularly. Outstanding due electricity bills of BPl families as of June 30 have been waived. Poor people were being provided wheat and iodised salt at Rs 1 per kg and rice at Rs 2 per kg. Gupta said that under ladli laxmi Yojna, each girl will get Rs 1.21 lakh on attaining age of 18 years. He also informed about Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarozgar Yojana and Yuva Engineer-Contractor Yojana.
Govt raises scholarships for SC students
Bhopal: Scheduled Castes Welfare department of the Madhya Pradesh Government is providing scholarships to 20.21 lakh school and colleges students. The department also benefited about 13 lakh students in year 2003. The Union Government had fixed upper income limit of poor students’ families at Rs 2 lakh per annum, however, the State Government has increased this limit to Rs 3 lakh. Its objective is to extend benefit to maximum number of Scheduled Caste students.
Felicitation ceremony for tribal players
Bhopal: In recognition of their achievements, the Tribal Welfare department of the Madhya Pradesh Government will felicitate around 203 tribal players of the State on Thursday at Hotel Palash Residency at 11.30 am. Tribal Welfare Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah will be the chief guest while Minister of State Harishankar Khatik will also be present. In a statement, the department said tribal players of the State have won seven gold medals at various national-level competitions during the year. Besides, they have also won six silver and four bronze medals. The department is running 22 sports complexes in the State where coaching in various sports was being imparted. From this academic session, sports complexes have been opened at Indore, Khargone, Shahdol, Jabalpur and Sheopur where players are being coached in football, volleyball, handball, kho-kho, kabaddi and athletics. Facilities as per norms of Sports Authority of India are being provided at department’s sports complexes. As many as 1500 players being coached at sports complexes came up with excellent performances in state-level competitions last year. They won 189 gold, 165 silver and 107 bronze medals. Departments’ team won 54 gold medals in state-level school sports competitions of football and hockey. This team will represent Madhya Pradesh at National Games in New Delhi in October.