Madhya Pradesh State PCS

• 02 Aug 2023

Approval of Telecom Ease and Expansion Guidelines 2023

Why in News?

The Cabinet approved the 'Policy 2023 for Facilitating Establishment of Telecom Infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh' and 'Guidelines for Facilitating Establishment of Telecom Infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh' and 'Guidelines for Facilitating Establishment of Telecom Infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh' prepared in alignment with the Right of Way Rules, 2022 and Indian Telegraph (Infrastructure Security) Rules, 2022 issued by the Government of India in the meeting of the Council of Ministers on August 1, 2023.

Key Points:

• With the implementation of the said policy, the telecom infrastructure (4G/5G) in Madhya Pradesh will expand quickly and smoothly and the income of the state government will increase.
• In order to ensure the planned development and expansion of telecom services and infrastructure in the state, 'Policy and Guidelines 2019 to facilitate the establishment of infrastructure for providing wireline or wireless-based voice and data access services by telecom services, internet services, infrastructure providers in Madhya Pradesh' is currently in force.
• The validity period of this policy is up to December 2023. At present, 5G telecom facilities have also been rolled out within the country.
• The Indian Right to Wire (ROW) (Amendment) Rules, 2022 have been issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Communications, Department of Telecommunications on August 17, 2022, with specific provisions for setting up telecom infrastructure and further strengthening of infrastructure related to 5G roll-out.
• The Indian Telegraph (Infrastructure Security) Rules, 2022 have been issued by the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India on January 3, 2023. These rules provide that if any person/agency undertakes excavation or mining at an existing telecom infrastructure site set up on public and private property, the general shall inform the concerned licensee through the portal. This will prevent unwanted damage to telecom infrastructure.

Art Training Fellowship to Youth - 2023

Why in News?

On August 1, 2023, in a meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Cabinet decided to give 'Art Training Fellowship-2023' to the youth.

Key Points:

• It is known that in order to promote traditional and tribal folk art, approval was given to provide an honorary fellowship of Rs 10,000 to 1,000 youth of the state for a period of 3 months through the Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum.
• In this scheme, youth will be given training in singing, playing, dancing, drama, painting and craft etc. in 3 months.

Important decisions of Madhya Pradesh Council of Ministers

Why in News?

On August 1, 2023, in the meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, several other important decisions were taken along with the approval to implement the assured career promotion scheme for the same cadres of all the departments of the state government.

Key Points:

• With the implementation of the Career Promotion Scheme, the government employees of the state will be able to get the fourth time scale pay scale from July 01, 2023, in case of 35 years or more of service.
• The Finance Department was authorized to issue guidelines for the fourth time scale pay scale. If this pay scale is approved, the estimated expenditure burden on the government will be Rs 250 crore.
• The Cabinet approved the establishment of 04 new Government Colleges, Government Law College Dindori, Government College Narayanganj Mandla, Government College Khirkiya Harda, and Government College Khaddi Sidhi.
• The Cabinet approved the creation of the new tehsil Shivpur in the district Narmadapuram and the new tehsil Madwas in Sidhi district.
• The Cabinet decided to amend the Madhya Pradesh MSME Industrial Land and Building Allotment and Management Rules 2021 (as amended October 2022) regarding the reservation of 20% land for SC and ST category entrepreneurs in developed industrial areas and 50 percent exemption in interest and development fees to these entrepreneurs.
• The Cabinet decided to set up 6 new government ITIs in the state.
• The Cabinet decided to exempt the already existing units of Mudra Yojana, which are being renewed after September 01, 2022, from the provision of having new enterprises in the scheme to be benefited if they are eligible under the Chief Minister's Enterprise Revolution Scheme.

A 10-day Training of Youth in MP Nipun Profession

Why in News?

On August 1, 2023, Rashmi Arun Shami, Principal Secretary, School Education Department of Madhya Pradesh, inaugurated the training session of selected youth in the Madhya Pradesh Nipun Profession Program.

Key Points:

• It is worth mentioning that under the National Education Policy 2020, top priority has been given to all children up to class 3 to acquire basic literacy and numeracy by the year 2026-27. To achieve this goal, the Nipun India Mission is being run across the country by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
• 'Mission Ankur' was started by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 2021 to achieve the goals of the mission.
• Madhya Pradesh Skilled Professionals Program has been started by the State Education Center in collaboration with the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, for the effective implementation and supervision of 'Mission Ankur' at the field level.
• In this programme, one youth in each district has been entrusted with the responsibility of assisting the concerned district administration in the effective implementation of Mission Ankur.
• Thousands of youth applications were received to join this program, out of which 52 young and enthusiastic professionals have been selected.
• The selected youth programs will assist the district administration in data-based decision-making in implementation and monitoring, enhancing system capabilities and continuity of work on the ground. A 10-day orientation training for all the selected youth is being organized from August 1 to 10.
• The selected youth will play a vital role as NIPUN Professionals in providing meaningful education to around 23 lakh students of classes 1 to 3 in government schools across the state.