Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that 24X7 power supply will give further fillip to development in Madhya Pradesh. He said that power-driven small and cottage industries will be set up in villages. A team of Madhya Pradesh officers led by Public Relations Minister laxmikant Sharma has been sent to Uttarakhand for relief and rescue operations, he added.
The team has achieved success in rescuing State’s pilgrims in their safe return. The children who have lost both their parents in Uttarakhand disaster will be given Rs 5 lakh each. A sum of Rs 50,000 each is also being provided to those families who have lost relatives. Chouhan was launching Atal Jyoti Abhiyan at Jhabua on Friday.
Chouhan said that a network of cottage and small industries will be spread in villages through availability of round-the-clock power supply. Industrialists will also get attracted towards setting up of industries. The Chief Minister said that flat rates of Rs 1200 per horsepower per annum have been fixed to save farmers from pains of depositing power bills every month.
He said that surcharge on old electricity bills will be waived. Urging youths to set up self-employment, the Chief Minister said that all possible assistance will be extended to them by the State Government for this. The Chief Minister also inaugurated and laid foundation stones for works costing about Rs 57 crore. Marriages of 41 disabled couples were also solemnised under Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana. The Chief Minister gave away Rs 50,000 each to new couples.
Energy Minister Rajendra Shukla said that the State Government has spent about Rs 25,000 crore in energy sector. Former MP Dilip Singh Bhuria also spoke on the occasion. MlAs Kal Singh Bhabor, Pawai Singh Pargi, former MlA Nirmala Bhuria and a number of other public representatives were also present.