Bhopal, Sep 22 The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday approved financial proposals worth over Rs 13,790 crore to give fresh impetus to infrastructure development, agricultural expansion and administrative strengthening in the state, an official said.
Important decisions concerning sports and athletes, farmers, youth, the judicial system and the general public were taken at the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, he said.
The cabinet granted in-principle approval for the allocation of Rs 962.50 crore for the construction and operation of sports complexes in 140 Assembly constituencies, to be named Chief Minister Sports Complexes.
A provision of over Rs 4,000 crore was approved for the smooth functioning of the High Courts, Family Courts, Gram Nyayalayas and the Legal Aid Board.
Continuation of six major schemes of the Commercial Tax Department also received the Cabinet’s nod.
Approval was given for the creation of 13 new posts at Government Dental College, Indore, as well as new offices and posts of the Public Health Engineering Department in the newly formed districts of Maihar, Pandhurna and Singrauli.
The Cabinet decided to continue three major irrigation projects for the next five years, from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2031.
It sanctioned Rs 4,197.58 crore for the Jawad-Neemuch Pressurised Micro-Irrigation Project, besides Rs 262.63 crore and Rs 507.23 crore, respectively, for the Suthalia and Parvati-Rinsi irrigation projects in Rajgarh.
Together, these projects will benefit an additional 88,000 hectares of land, the official said.
The Cabinet also approved a proposal to procure 2,800 MW of thermal power to meet the state’s future electricity requirements.
It also greenlighted the proposal of the Energy Department and MP Power Management Company Limited to undertake necessary action for procurement of 2,800 MW of thermal power through a competitive bidding process.
The approval for procurement of 900 MW of thermal power accorded by the Cabinet on January 24, 2025, following cancellation of the related tender, will be subsumed into the present proposal.
(PTI News)
