Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that in the present political scenario, the new trend of politics of performance has begun. Only those who progress will succeed. Today Madhya Pradesh is a leading State in development and public welfare works. About one and a half decade ago, the State was considered backward and bimaru.
He said that Madhya Pradesh is a progressive and fast developing State. It tops in agriculture, Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana, Public Service Guarantee Act, Tourism, Solar Energy, Cleanliness Survey, Social Security schemes, Road, Power, Irrigation, Women Empowerment and Farmer Welfare works in the country.
Chouhan said this during an informal chat with journalists of Karnataka State at Vidhan Sabha premises on Monday. On the occasion Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister SK Mishra and Commissioner Public Relations P Narhari were also present.
Chouhan said that the State Government has given topmost priority to development and public welfare works, made several innovations and implemented effective schemes. Nearly 50 per cent jobs are reserved for women in local self Governments and in teachers’ posts and in all other Government jobs except Forest Department 33 per cent has been reserved for women empowerment.
In year 2006, ladli laxmi Yojana was launched in the state to ensure that daughters are not considered burden besides proper arrangement of their education. Today there are 37 lakh ladli laxmis in the state.
These girls are being provided with more than Rs one lakh for education and on attaining 21 years of age. Good results of these efforts have also started showing. Bhind district was the most backward of all districts in the State in sex ratio but now this ratio has also improved. The Bill related to death penalty to rapists has been passed in the Vidhan Sabha and has been sent to the President for his approval.