Only public cooperation can build Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh – CM Shri Chouhan

Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that every citizen will have to try his best for the development of the state. A public participation model has been developed in the state for the purpose of taking decisions together with the people for the development of the state. Organizing panchayats of different classes will be started again in the state. The schemes for the welfare of the people will be made in collaboration with the people and their implementation will also be done through the people. Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh will be built with public participation. We need the cooperation of the people, without the cooperation of the people, the government alone cannot build a new state.

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan was addressing the public after flag hoisting and saluting the parade at the state level Independence Day celebration programme organized at Lal Parade Ground today. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the citizens of the state should sincerely follow their duties and obligations, follow Corona appropriate behaviour, respect women and participate in cleanliness campaign for the creation of Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that together we will build a prosperous, developed and Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh. I dedicate myself for the creation of such a Madhya Pradesh.

 

We will rank first in the making of Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan has said that our state will be first in the country in building an Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh in compliance with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s resolve of Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh,. We have to apply a tilak of self-reliance on the state’s forehead with the kumkum of public participation and akshat of good governance. We have to walk along together.

 

Inclusive growth and social justice

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that our government is committed to social justice along with inclusive development. Be it the issue of Other Backward Classes, the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes or the matter of safety and respect of women, the state government is working continuously in all the fields. A special campaign will be launched from September 18, celebrated as Balidan Divas of Raghunath Shah Shankarshah, to honour the sentiments, culture, values, tradition, employment and education of Scheduled Tribes, which is continue till November 15 on Bhagwan Birsa Munda Jayanti. Special activities will be undertaken in the campaign for protection of art and culture, availability of employment opportunities as well as health protection and awareness. The government is also launching the “Devaranya” scheme. Under the scheme, the entire value chain from growing traditional medicinal plants and aromatic plants to their processing, branding, marketing and sale will be developed in tribal dominated areas according to the eco-system there. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan announced to grant rights of community forest management to the Scheduled Tribes.

 

Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Welfare

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the protection, honour, employment and education of the Scheduled Castes will be fully taken care of. A provision of Rs 17 thousand 980 crore has been made for this in the budget. Special provision has been made for the Backward Classes by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi by making amendments in the Constitution,. The Backward Classes Commission has been given the status of a Constitutional Commission. Our government will leave no stone unturned in the implementation of 27 percent reservation for backward classes. A new commission will be constituted to study the social, educational and economic condition of the backward classes, which will study the conditions of the backward classes on a large scale and give its recommendations for improving their conditions. Our government is committed for the welfare of the backward classes.

 

Welfare of general poor category

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that welfare of the general poor category will also be ensured. Special efforts will be made to ensure that the minority communities, Nomads and Semi Nomads should also get permanent shelter and return to the mainstream of the society.

 

Cultural diversity

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the culture of the state is rich enough and its diversity is amazing. Decision has been taken to establish an Advaita Vedanta Sansthan at Omkareshwar, a huge statue of Acharya Shankar will be installed here and research work will also be undertaken. Along with building a memorial for Goddess Ahilya Bai and Bajirao Peshwa, a huge memorial will be built in Gwalior in the memory of Atal ji.

 

Effective action taken against mafia

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan congratulated the police for its successful campaign against mafia in the state. Continuous efforts are being made to equip the police force with modern resources and new technology. Rigorous campaign against liquor mafia continues. Strict provisions have been made in this direction. A provision of capital punishment has been made for criminals engaged in the illicit and spurious liquor trade. The Muskaan campaign that has been launched in the state for protection of women in the state has yielded good results. The police campaign against Naxalites has also been effective.

 

Employees interests taken care of

 

Chief Minister Chouhan said that employees are an important medium to carry public welfare schemes to the public. Due to the financial crisis in the past, the state government has been unable to provide the requisite dearness allowance and facilities to the employees. Efforts are on to bring the economy back on track. Soon the allowances etc. will be given to the employees. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan urged the employees to discharge their duties with efficiency, loyalty and dedication.

 

Covid management and vaccination

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that our Covid management strategy is based on five pillars comprising – Identification, Testing, Isolation, Treatment and Vaccination. Madhya Pradesh has also been successful in controlling the second wave of Corona infection due to well-planned strategy, quick decisions and joint efforts. One of the main methods to prevent Covid infection is vaccination. In Madhya Pradesh, vaccination is being observed as a Jan-Utsav. Under the Vaccination Maha Abhiyan on June 21, 2021, a record 16 lakh 95 thousand and more people were vaccinated in Madhya Pradesh. So far, 3 crore 75 lakh life-saving doses of the vaccine have been administered. On August 25 and 26, 2021, the Covid Vaccination Mahaabhiyan will be launched.

 

Public Participation Model

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the society was made to participae in Covid related decisions at every level by the state government while following the basic mantra of ensuring public participation in decision –making. Controls and decisions were taken not from Bhopal but at the local level in compliance with the local conditions. District, Block, Ward and Village level Crisis Management Groups were formed in each district. The Corona disaster management model of Madhya Pradesh based on public participation has been widely appreciated all over the country.

 

Preparations for the third wave

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that all necessary preparations have been made by the state government while making a well-planned strategy for protection from the possible third wave of Corona. Special focus is on increasing the number of beds, oxygen management, availability of medicines, injections and equipment, manpower management and training and treatment protocols in hospitals. Maximum Covid tests are being undertaken on a daily basis.

 

Ayushman Bharat- Niramayam Madhya Pradesh Yojana

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that providing timely treatment to every needy person is the top priority of the government. Under the “Ayushman Bharat- Niramayam Madhya Pradesh” Yojana, we are providing treatment facility of up to Rs five lakh per year to every eligible family. So far more than 2 crore 50 lakh Ayushman cards have been made. In order to ensure speedy recovery of home isolation patients “Yoga Se Nirog” programme was started during the second wave of Corona. More than 1 lakh 15 thousand patients were made to practice yoga, asanas and pranayama etc. by about 3 thousand yoga instructors of the state.

 

Atma-nirbhar Bharat

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh is moving fast in the direction of realising Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of self-reliant India. Regular monitoring is being done for the outcomes and outputs fixed for four pillars of the roadmap of self-reliant Madhya Pradesh – physical infrastructure, good governance, education and health and economy and employment.

 

Infrastructure development

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan has said that infrastructure is the basis of development. The target is to increase the irrigation potential in the state to 65 lakh hectares by 2024-25. Ken-Betwa Link National Project will provide irrigation to 8 lakh 11 thousand hectares in Madhya Pradesh, drinking water to 41 lakh population and power facility of 103 MW will be available. This year, construction and upgradation of roads of 2 thousand km length, renovation of 2.5 thousand km of roads and construction of 80 major bridges and railway over bridges are being done in the state. 5 thousand 530 crores will be spent on these works.

 

21 thousand crore grant on electricity

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan has said that there is a plan to increase the availability of electricity by 2 thousand 200 MW this year to stay self-reliant in the power sector. A subsidy of about Rs 21 thousand crore is being given by the state government on electricity for agriculture and domestic use so that every poor can get electricity at a cheaper rate. The state government is going to start energy literacy campaign. Through this, information about solar energy and energy saving will be given to the students of schools and colleges.

 

Drinking water through tap to every household

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the Prime Minister started the Jal Jeevan Mission in every village to provide pure drinking water from door-to-door. Under this mission, by the year 2023, we have taken a pledge to provide water from tap to every household of the total 1 crore 22 lakh rural families of the state.

 

Farmers' welfare

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that about one and a half thousand crore rupees have been distributed to 75 lakh farmers as the first installment in the year 2021-22 under Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana. Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, an amount of about Rs 11 thousand crore has been distributed to about 81 lakh farmers so far. Under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, more than 45 lakh 40 thousand eligible farmers have been paid the claim amount of more than Rs 9 thousand crore. In the year 2020-21, crop loans of about Rs 15 thousand crore have been distributed to farmers through primary cooperative credit societies at zero percent interest rate. This year, about 130 lakh metric tonnes of wheat, gram and lentils have been procured from 17 lakh 94 thousand farmers and payment of about Rs 26 thousand crore has been made to them.

 

Ownership plan

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the work of population survey is continuing in 30 districts of the state. In rural areas, the ownership of the land on which the houses are built is being given to the people concerned. The rights records of more than three and a half lakh poor beneficiaries of one thousand 826 villages have been prepared.

 

Increase in capital investment

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that capital investment has increased in the state due to positive investment environment. We are working fast towards making business easy. 64 specific products of all the districts have been selected under the One District – One Product Scheme. This is a meaningful step towards making the local the vocal. Cluster based expansion of micro, small and medium industries is being encouraged in the state. Under this, 13 clusters of different sectors like furniture, toys, textile, food processing, engineering etc. will be developed in the state.

 

Ahead in cleanliness

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that Indore city has become the cleanest city in the country and Bhopal is the cleanest self-sustainable capital for the fourth time in a row in the Swachch Survekshan-2020. 74 cities of the state have been successful in getting ODF Plus and 290 cities have got ODF Double Plus certificates.

 

Employment to street vendors, labourers

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that brothers and sisters doing business on the road have been affected during the difficult times of Covid-19. We are second in the country in the implementation of PM Swanidhi Yojana for their livelihood protection. During the second wave of Covid, 12 lakh urban and rural street vendors of the state were given additional assistance of about Rs 120 crore at the rate of Rs 1,000 per vendor. We have been a pioneer in the country by providing employment to more than one crore 6 lakh needy people through MNREGA during the Corona epidemic.

 

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana was launched by the Prime Minister on August 7 to give free food grains in bags to about 5 crore beneficiaries of 1 crore 15 lakh eligible families from more than 25 thousand ration shops.

 

Empowerment of women and Self Help Groups

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that women empowerment is our resolve. Under the Ladli Laxmi Yojana, at the time of the birth of a girl child, Rs 2,000 will be deposited in her account. As soon as Ladli Laxmi daughters enter the college, they will be provided Rs.20,000. There will be a system of free higher education for daughters. In the last 16 months, we have made available about 1.5 thousand crore rupees in the form of bank loans to more than 1 lakh 15 thousand self-help groups. About 11 thousand self-help groups have shown their entrepreneurship potential by preparing 1 crore 17 lakh uniforms for more than 58 lakh students of the state.

 

Identity card for transgenders

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country to issue identity cards to transgenders. We have resumed the pension of one thousand rupees per month to the Kalyani sisters of the deceased in the gas tragedy. So far, identity cards of more than 6 lakh Divyang persons have been made.

 

New National Education Policy

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the new National Education Policy is our guide. In the first phase of “CM Rise Yojana” in the state, a budget provision of one and a half thousand crore rupees has been made to make 350 schools fully equipped. The provisions of the National Education Policy will be implemented in all universities and colleges from the next academic session. A Global Skill Park is being constructed in Bhopal to provide world-class skill training to the youth of the state.

 

Encouragement of sports

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that world class sports academies were established by the government in the state. In these academies, players have all the necessary facilities and arrangements for training according to international standards. 10 players trained in sports academies of the state have made the state proud by representing the country in the Tokyo Olympics. Vivek Sagar, the son of Madhya Pradesh and Nilakanta Sharma, a trainee of the state's hockey academy, have brought laurels to Madhya Pradesh in the whole world.

 

Disaster management

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that a state-of-the-art "Control and Command Centre" has been set up in the Mantralaya for disaster management, from where effective and live monitoring of disaster relief and rescue work has become possible. In the past few days, the situation of flood has been created in the districts of Gwalior-Chambal region due to excessive rainfall. Rescue operations were launched immediately and civilians were evacuated from the flooded areas. In all the flood affected areas, relief and rescue work is being done on a war footing and all possible help is being given to the public. Those whose houses have been damaged or washed away in the disaster, new houses will be built. Apart from free ration to the flood affected families, separate assistance is being given to them by assessing their goods, food grains, crops and other damages.

 

Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Vishesh Anugrah Yojana

 

Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that by implementing the Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Vishesh Anugrah Yojana, assistance of Rs. 6 crore 81 lakh has been provided to families of deceased government employees in 181 cases. Under the Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Anukampa Niyukti Yojana, so far 441 eligible family members of deceased government employees have been given compassionate appointments on various posts.

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