Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today reached Behat, the birth-place of Maharishi Sangeet Samrat Tansen, and gifted the much-awaited major development works.
Addressing a huge gathering present at the grand function held at the Krishi Upaj Mandi Complex in Behat, he said that the state is currently undergoing social revolution along with development and making the residents self-reliant and economically empowered.
In this direction, the government has started the revolutionary Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana. The function was presided over by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar.
Chouhan performed bhoomi-pujan and dedicated development works worth more than Rs 101 crore, including the ambitious Tiktoli Micro Irrigation Project, by pressing the remote button.
He also announced to open a college in Behat and to rename Behat as Tansen Nagar, to provide Rs. one crore for the renovation of Anjani Mata Temple located in the area and to get the Chandila Dam renovated on the basis of technical test.
Chouhan also said that the administrative approval for the Guhisar road from Khurairi in Murar rural area via Bijauli-Gundhara-Jigania will be issued soon. He said that the state government has sent a proposal to develop Bhadwana, Behat, Kashibaba and Deogarh as tourist areas to the central government, for which efforts are being made to get approval.
Chouhan said that the government has implemented Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana to change the life of the entire family with sisters. To make the youth self-reliant, it has been decided to implement the Mukhyamantri Seekho-Kamao Yojana.
Under the scheme, the government will provide training to the youth for 700 types of works in various industrial institutions, so that the youth can get employment. In exchange for learning work, the government will give 8-10 thousand rupees per month to every youth as an incentive according to their skills.