Ken-Betwa Link Project work will start soon: CM Chouhan

 

 

 

work of Ken-Betwa link project will start soon, which will provide water to farmers’ fields and bring prosperity to Chhatarpur (Naugaon) district. To create a better future for the youth, the Chief Minister’s Seekho-Kamao Yojana is being started from August 13. Beneficiaries of the scheme will also get a stipend of Rs 8000 to 10,000 per month during their training. Recruitment process for one lakh posts in government posts for the youth is going on and subsequently recruitment for 50,000 more posts will be conducted. Chouhan was addressing the public at Naugaon in Chhatarpur after a road-show, inaugurating 20 works worth Rs 431.57 crore and at the bhoomipujan ceremony. In the ceremony, 11 works worth Rs 353.24 crore were dedicated and bhoomipujan was done for 9 works worth Rs 78.33 crore. Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar, MLA Pradyuman Singh Lodhi, Rajesh Prajapati, Rajesh Shukla, District Panchayat President Vidya Agnihotri, Former Minister Lalita Yadav, Municipal President Anoop Tiwari, Malkhan Singh, Officer-employees and dignitaries including Pushpendra Pratap Singh were involved.

 

Chouhan said that there will be no dearth in respect of mother, sister and daughter in Madhya Pradesh. Many schemes are being implemented in the State for empowerment and respect of women. An amount of Rs 1000 currently being given in Ladli Bahna Yojana will be increased to Rs 3000 gradually. Amount of next installment of Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana will be deposited in accounts of sisters from Rewa on August 10. The Chief Minister said that Ladli Laxmi Yojana has brought positive thinking towards the birth of daughters. Along with 50 per cent reservation in the elections of local bodies, women are also being given reservation in police, teachers and other jobs. This has not only increased the self-confidence of women, but also increased their participation everywhere. He said that in second phase of the Ladli Bahna Yojana, now 21-23 year old sisters and sisters of tractor owners will be given the benefit of the scheme. From the next month, the registration of the sisters left out from getting benefited from the scheme will be done. With this, number of ladli bahnas will increase to one crore 40 lakh.

 

Chief Minister Chouhan said that an amount of Rs 15,000 crore will be spent every year in the scheme. Sisters need not worry, their brother will do everything for the empowerment of sisters. Gifts to Naugaon Chief Minister announced that a new all-facilitated bus stand and Ladli Bahna Park would be built in Naugaon. Computer IT and Electrical Branch will be opened in Government Engineering College and Government Hospital will be evolved into 100 bedded hospital. The Chief Minister said that reforms will be done for those whose electricity cost is less and bills of higher amount are received. We Re-started what the previous government had stopped. Chouhan said that the previous Government had stopped many welfare schemes, which our government has re-started. Crop loan on zero percent interest, laptop to meritorious students, maternity assistance, Chief Minister’s Kanya-Vivah, Teerth-Darshan Yojna have been started again. In the state, the elderly are being taken on pilgrimage by aeroplane. Small scale farmers are being given an amount of Rs 12,000 every year under Pradhan Mantri Samman Nidhi and the Chief Minister Kisan-Kalyan Yojana.

 

Centre and State Government doing public welfare work: Union Minister Dr Virend Kumar said that the Central and State Governments are continuously working in interest of people. People are getting the benefit of this. Appreciating the Ladli Bahna Yojana, he said that it is being discussed in other states as well. He said that the government has taken several steps in the interest of the village and poor farmers. He informed that urea is being made available by the Central Government for less than Rs.300 per bag, whereas its cost is anywhere between Rs.2100 to Rs.3000 per bag.