A decision to implement Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana (Price Difference Payment Scheme) for the welfare of farmers in the State was taken at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday.
This yojana has been implemented for Kharif 2017 on a pilot basis to fetch fair price for the produce of farmers.
Under this decision, farmers will be paid the price difference between the minimum support price declared by the Government of India and Model Sales Tax declared as per the State Government's inherent procedure on the sale of crop in the notified krishi upaj mandi samiti premises by the farmers.
Soyabean, groundnut, sesame, ramtil, maize, moong, urad and tuar crops of Kharif 2017 have been included in the Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana. Under this scheme, farmers would have to get registered on the portal before September 30, 2017.
The Cabinet took the decision to make Jhabua district's Revenue Inspector Board Rama a tehsil. Similarly, it also decided to establish Additional Collector Court/Office at lakhnadon in Seoni district and sub-block Baihar of Balaghat district.
The Cabinet gave approval for creating 13 posts for Rama tehsil and 10 posts each in Baihar and lakhnadon additional collector office.
The Cabinet took the decision of redistribution of 372 posts of Police Telecommunication branch to create technical trade post.
Madhya Pradesh Power Regulatory Commission has provided a discount in power cess on purchase of power from power company to captive power consumers in this year's tariff order.
The Cabinet has provided discount to these consumers from the electricity charges payable to the State Government on its consumption. It has also been decided that the provision of discount from electricity charges for new captive power plants to be set up for power supply in the State.