The Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday passed Rs 30 thousand 579 crore 50 lakh 43 thousand budget for Panchayat and Rural Development departments after reply of departmental minister Gopal Bhargawa.
Panchayats and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargawa while replying over the budgetary demands of his departments informed the house that every assembly constituency of the State would get Rs 10 lakh each for construction of three Mangal Bhawans. Social security pension has been increased from Rs 150 to Rs 300. 1, 22, 506 works have been sanctioned under the Panch Parmeshwar scheme and Construction of 14, 000 kilometre long CC roads cum drains have been done in Panchayats.
Bhargawa said, “Those living in old age homes have been provided pension of Rs 300 per month. 68 visionary impaired who lost sight at Barwani during cataract operation is getting Rs 5,000 per month financial assistance. Brail key board computers would be made available in the colleges for blind students while Divyang students would be provided motorized tricycle. Pension is going directly in the accounts of beneficiaries.”
Bhargawa further said that 60,226 people of above six years of age with multiple disabilities and mentally underdeveloped persons are being provided with a monthly pension of Rs 500. 5,000 villages of the State would be developed as the smart village in that facilities like cities would be provided. Construction of buildings at the Panchayats that do not have buildings is on progress. By constituting Madhya Pradesh State e-Panchayat Society computers and other material has been provided in 23,006 Village Panchayats. Work is on over providing of broadband connectivity in the entire village Panchayats, he added.
Panchayats and Rural Development Minister said that under the Chief Minister Rural Road Scheme construction of 14, 124 kilometres 6,420 roads has been completed. This has benefitted 6,863 villages. Amount for construction of 189 stadiums to provide sporting facilities in rural areas has been sanctioned, he added.