Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that all development works in the State will be carried out on a priority basis.
Chouhan was inaugurating the newly constructed office of the Additional Collector and ASP at Mauganj on Sunday. He said now people of Mauganj would not have to travel to Rewa to get their works done. He also assured that district status would be given to to Mauganj in future. Chouhan said Madhya Pradesh had joined the list of developed state following multi-dimensional development in the State during the last 10 years. loans at zero per cent and additional bonus on support price of wheat were being provided to farmers to make agriculture a profitable occupation. He said that Rs 150 per quintal bonus on paddy would also be given to the farmers.Chouhan said people were getting power for 24 hours. Farmers would not have to pay electricity bills as per the meter readings.
They would have to pay only Rs 1200 per horsepower per annum. Besides, electricity bills of BPl families as on June 30 have also been waived. Pattas of land occupied by forest dwellers for years are being provided to them under Forest Rights Act. Free medicines are being provided in government hospitals. He said that school children were also being provided free text-books, cycles, dresses, etc. Chouhan said the State government was guaranteeing all loans under the Higher Education loan Scheme. last year, jobs were provided to 5 lakh people and Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana had been implemented for enabling youths to set up their own industries.
Energy Minister Rajendra Shukla, MPs Prabhat Jha and Ganesh Singh, laghu Udyog Nigam chairman Akhand Pratap Singh, Seed Development Corporation vice chairman Kamleshwar Singh, Vindhya Development Authority chairman Ajay Pratap Singh, MlA laxman Tiwari and other public representatives were present on the occasion.