Chief Electoral’s Office gets renovation
Bhopal: Office of the Chief Electoral Officers is being expanded and renovated in view of ensuing lok Sabha elections. In the series, another lift has been installed in the office. Chief Electoral Officer Jaideep Govind inaugurated the new lift. Additional Chief Electoral Officer VK Kanta Rao and other officers were also present on the occasion. Media Certification and Monitoring Committee’s room in the office has also been re-equipped.
`30.67 lakh sanctioned to Govt College Depalpur
Bhopal: Higher Education Department has sanctioned `30.67 lakh for construction of boundary wall in Government College Depalpur in Indore district. Principal has been directed to ensure completion of sanctioned work within time-limit.
100-seat girls hostel for govt high school
Bhopal: A 100-seat girls hostel will be constructed in Government Naveen Girls Higher Secondary School at Tulsi Nagar. For this, `1.37 crore has been sanctioned from MlA’s Fund. Higher and Technical Education Minister Uma Shankar Gupta laid hostel’s foundation stone here on Monday. Hostel will be constructed in 1135 square meter area. Gupta directed to use Vidyarthi Bhavan near the school as hostel. He said that no more constructions should be made on the school’s premises now. Gupta said that space must be reserved for girls’ sports activity. He directed to complete hostel’s construction within prescribed time-limit of 15 months. He instructed to pay special attention to quality. He said that girls from remote areas will be able to pursue education while staying here. The Higher Education Minister said that government has chalked out a number of schemes for girls. He said that no one should consider girls as burden now. A number of welfare schemes have been chalked out for them including ladli laxmi Yojana, education, marriage and health. District Education Officer and local public representatives were present on the occasion.
MIN lAYS foundation stone of `7 cr solar plant
Bhopal: New and Renewable Energy and Public Relations Minister Rajendra Shukla has said that solar energy will be tapped fully in Madhya Pradesh. He directed officers to prepare proposals for it. Shukla laid foundation stone for a `7 crore solar power plant at village Amrola in Kusumi development block in Sidhi district on Sunday. Shukla said that continuous researches are being made on unconventional sources of energy. Referring to poetic verses “Aao Jalayen Deep Jahan Ab Bhi Andhera Hai” of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Shukla said that pace of electrifying unserviced/partially electrified villages with alternative energy sources will be accelerated. The Energy Minister said that resources like bio-mass need to be promoted further with public participation. He informed that this solar project will illuminate 727 houses. Shukla also inspected solar pump and eco-development centre at village Semra. The centre will cost `25 lakh. Shukla directed to complete the project within time-limit. MP Govind Prasad Mishra and MlA Kunwar Singh Tekam were also present on the occasion.
8,837 tons of salt released
Bhopal: National Food Security Act 2013 has been implemented in the State and new arrangements under Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana have been introduced accordingly from March 1, 2014. As per the new arrangements, 8,837 tonnes of salt has been released by Food and Civil Supplies Corporation for March to be distributed at the rate of Re 1 per kg per family which is registered on Samagra portal. Directives have been given to District Supply Officers regarding allotment. Number of Antyodaya Anna Yojana families in the State is 16.51 lakh and priority families 71.75 lakh.