State to contribute $550 billion to make India a 5 trillion dollar economy
   Date :08-Aug-2022

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Staff Reporter
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh will contribute $550 billion to make India a $5 trillion economy. He said that Madhya Pradesh is moving ahead keeping in mind the all-inclusive vision of Prime Minister Modi of 21st century Atmanirbhar Bharat.
CM Chouhan was addressing the 7th meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday while Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over it. He said that NITI Aayog has a big role in the making of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. Madhya Pradesh is a vivid example of how NITI Aayog becomes the power of the states.
Madhya Pradesh growing fast: Chief Minister Chouhan informed that the roadmap for Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh had been developed in the state in the year 2020. Madhya Pradesh has achieved a growth rate of 19.74 per cent in year 2021-22. The State is making capital expenditure of 4 percent of the GDP and a provision of Rs 48,800 crore has been made for the capital expenditure for the financial year 2022-23, which is the highest ever. Chief Minister Chouhan said that employment is our biggest priority and recruitments will be made on one lakh government posts in the next one year. He said that special campaigns would be run for cent percent achivement in beneficiary oriented schemes.
Agricultural diversification and promotion of natural farming: Chief Minister Chouhan said that taking inspiration from the crop diversification approach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an increase has been registered in the area of mustard and summer moong in the state. He informed that production of pulses, ragi barley, coarse cereals, kodo-kutki, ramtil, sesame, spices, medicinal crops, fruits and vegetables is being promoted in Madhya Pradesh through agricultural diversification promotion scheme in place of wheat and paddy. Under this scheme, 13 proposals have been received from private companies like ITC, Patanjali, Dehat for agricultural diversification in one lakh 86 thousand hectare area, out of which two proposals have been approved.
Chief Minister Chouhan informed that Devaranya Yojana has been started by the state government, in which medicinal plants will be produced in 10 thousand hectares of land in three years. He informed that in the last 5 years, bamboo production has been done in mission mode in 11 thousand hectare area in the state. State Natural Agriculture Board has been constituted in Madhya Pradesh to promote natural farming.