Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the biggest contribution towards building a new India will be of Madhya Pradesh. There is a clear vision of development in Madhya Pradesh and work on the roadmap is in progress in a proper manner. Villages and cities will be made smart.
Farmers’ income will be doubled. State government is undertaking works including increasing the income of the poor, optimization of cottage industries and trade and making employment available in tourism. He said that the results of positive efforts of the government can now be seen at the ground level also.
Chouhan was addressing the ‘Naya Aasman, Nai Udan’ programme here on Friday. Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Radhamohan Singh also took part in the programme. Chouhan released Coffee Table Books on Namami Devi Narmade and Agriculture on the occasion.
Chouhan said that the state government has taken an innovative initiative of social, economic, academic and spiritual development by adopting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s basic mantra of “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas”. Efforts are being made to develop a spiritual atmosphere along with the development of basic amenities. Referring to a ramshackle Madhya Pradesh inherited by the state government he said that our government has completed work on the state’s infrastructure development at a fast pace. About 1.5 lakh kilometre roads have been constructed in the state.
Villages now have 24x7 power supply. Irrigation facility was available only in 7.5 lakh hectare are in the state but in one and a half decades the irrigation area has grown to 40 lakh hectare. Chouhan said that this area will be further increased to 80 lakh hectare.
He said that the state government is working on the model of poverty eradication as per the Gareeb Kalyan Agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Improved implementation of Mukhya Mantri Jankalyan Yojana “Sambal” has been ensured.
Apart from making cheap foodgrain, free treatment, free education, land available for the poor, the state government always stands with the poor under all circumstances.
He told that respectable salaries have been ensured for teachers to ensure better education system. Referring to the centralised system for quality education, the Chief Minister said that the best amenities of lab, library, teacher besides a unique school is being started in Betul.
About 5,000 children from nearby areas will reach the school to study.
He said that the experiment will be further extended in the state once its success is ensured.