Madhya Pradesh

• 10 Nov 2021

Council of Ministers Meeting

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On November 9, 2021, a meeting of the Council of Ministers was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in which many important decisions were taken.

Key Points

• In this meeting, two new tehsils Kilaud and Mundi in district Khandwa, one new tehsil Digouda in district Tikamgarh and one new tehsil Dhulkot in district Burhanpur were ratified.
• The cabinet approved to start 11 new government colleges in the state. These include Government College Udayanagar (District- Dewas), Sh. College Raigaon (District- Satna), Government College Ghuwara (District- Chhatarpur), Government College Pichhore (District- Gwalior), Government College Jaisinagar (District- Sagar), Government College Gormi (District- Bhind), Government College Rajodha (District- Morena), Government College Anuppur (District - Anuppur), Government College Dimani (District - Morena), Government College Rithora Kalan (District - Morena) and Government College Dinara (District - Morena).
• Approval was given to start new science and commerce faculties in five already run government colleges and to start three new subjects at postgraduate level in one government college.
• According to the Madhya Pradesh University (Amendment) Ordinance, the proposal to rename 'Chhindwara University, Chhindwara' as 'Raja Shankar Shah University Chhindwara' was approved by the Council of Ministers. The Higher Education Department has been authorized to pass the ordinance in the form of a bill in the upcoming assembly session.

Three Eminent Personalities from Madhya Pradesh get Padma Awards

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On November 9, 2021, President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards for the year 2021 to three eminent personalities of Madhya Pradesh in a program organized at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Key Points

• President Ram Nath Kovind honored former MP Sumitra Mahajan with Padma Bhushan, Bhopal's Kapil Tiwari and tribal painter Bhuri Bai with Padma Shri for the year 2021.
• Former MP Sumitra Mahajan has been honored with Padma Bhushan 2021 for her special contribution in the public sector. She was the speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha and is the first woman in India, who has been an MP for 8 consecutive terms.
• Kapil Tiwari of Bhopal has made a special contribution in the field of manifestation of Ramayana based art in tribal culture. They have an important role in saving and promoting the folk arts of the state.
• Bhuri Bai, a tribal painter of Jhabua, is a Bhil painter of international repute.
• Former Union Minister Sushma Swaraj was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan for the year 2020 by President Ram Nath Kovind on November 8, 2021. Also Abdul Jabbar Khan of Bhopal (posthumously), Purushottam Dadhich and Nemnath Jain of Indore and Dr. Leela Joshi of Ratlam were honored with Padma Shri.