Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the State Government has fulfilled the dream of 24X7 power supply as per its resolve. He said that power generation is increasing constantly in the State. Continuous power supply will change the state’s image. It will no longer be among sick states.
He was launching Atal Jyoti Abhiyan in 20th district Khandwa on Thursday. On the occasion, the Chief Minister also announced a medical college at Khandwa.
Chouhan said that earlier no one had imagined that power will be supplied 24X7 hours in the State. He said that the State Government fulfilled this dream as per its resolve. He said that the State Government has provisioned Rs25,000 crore for ensuring 24-hour power supply in the State.
The Chief Minister said that fixation of Rs1,500 per quintal support price for wheat procurement has resulted into competition among traders.
It is due to the Government policy that farmers are getting better price for their produce. For the first time, farmers are selling wheat at the rate of Rs1,700 and Rs1800 per quintal in the State. He said that poor persons will be provided wheat and iodised salt at the rate of Re. 1 per kg from next month.
Chouhan said that the poor have also equal right to live. For this, the State Government has decided to provide them constructed houses in urban areas. The Chief Minister said that now only bungalows will not be planned in cities, but houses for labourers will also be planned. Now, houses costing upto Rs3 lakh will be provided to them.
For this, the State Government will give subsidy worth Rs70,000 and bank loans will be provided to the beneficiaries. The Chief Minister said that families with upto Rs2 lakh per annum income in rural areas will also be covered under Mukhyamantri Grameen Aawas Yojana.