Chief Minister Shivraj Singh said on Sunday that if the farmer would remain alive then only India would remain alive. Chouhan participated in various programmes at Khachrod in Ujjain district on Sunday. Chouhan announced gifts worth crores of rupees to Khachrod.
Chouhan said that the fairer sex is now getting 33 per cent jobs in all Government departments except for forest department in the State. He performed Bhumi Poojan of development works over `466 crore. He announced that 200 houses would be constructed for poor in Khachrod at the cost of `20 crore. Besides an hostel for the pre-metric students, he added.
Chouhan said, “If the farmer would remain alive then only India would remain alive. That is why the BJP Government of the State is making all out efforts to make agriculture a profit making business and many historic decisions have been taken by the State Government in this direction. Besides, if a new law is needed for the farmers then the State Government would for that also.”
The Chief Minister performed Bhumi Poojan of `80 lakh stadium to be constructed on premises of School for Excellence. Chouhan dedicated water augmentation scheme costing `22 crore constructed by Nagar Palika. Through it, over 34,000 residents of Khachrod will get drinking water.
Chouhan dedicated Model School building constructed at a cost of `2.97 crore and gymnasium hall costing `20 lakh on the premises of Khachrod government college.
The Chief Minister also dedicated Khachrod-Badlai road costing Rs 2.27 crore constructed under PMGSY. He also performed Bhumi Poojan of `64 crore Khachrod-Ratlam road, `360 crore windmill energy plant of 60 MW capacity and `22 lakh lake beautification works.
Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot, School Education Minister Paras Jain, MP Chintamani Malviya and MlA Dilip Shekhawat were also present on the occasion.c