Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will distribute Madhya Pradesh Ramji Mahajan Backward Class Service State Awards and Minorities Service State Awards-2014 at Samanvay Bhavan here on May 19. The function will be presided over by MP Nand Kumar Singh Chouhan. Ramji Mahajan Backward Class Service State Awards will be conferred to 16 social workers and Madhya Pradesh Minorities Service State Awards-2014 to 3 social workers. The awards carry Rs. one lakh and letter of citation each.
Similarly, 3 social workers have been selected for Madhya Pradesh Minorities Service State Awards-2014. Badrunnisa of Bhopal will be conferred Shaheed Ashfaque Ullah Khan Award, Kamal Jain Maulana Abul Kalam Award and Sardar Khan will be conferred Shaheed Hameed Khan (Soldier) Award.
Home Minister Babulal Gaur, Finance Minister Jayant Malaiya, Panchayats & Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava, PWD Minister Sartaj Singh, Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Gaurishankar Bisen, Animal Husbandry Minister Kusum Mahdele, School Education Minister Paras Jain, Backward Classes and Minorities Development Minister Antar Singh Arya, Transport Minister Bhupendra Singh, Minister of State for Public Health and Family Welfare Sharad Jain and local MP Alok Sanjar will also be present on the occasion.