Madhya Pradesh

• 12 Feb 2024

PM Inaugurated Projects in Madhya Pradesh

Why in News?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of developmental projects worth Rs 7,500 crore in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district and addressed a conference of tribal communities.

Key Points

• During the event, the Prime Minister:
  • Disbursed monthly installments to nearly two lakh women beneficiaries under the Aahar Anudan Yojana of the state.
    • Under the scheme, Rs 1,500 per month are provided for nutritious food for women, especially from the backward tribes.
  • Distributed 1.75 lakh 'adhikar abhilekh' (record of land rights) under the SVAMITVA scheme, which will provide documentary evidence to people for the right to their land.
  • Transferred funds of Rs 55.9 crore to 559 villages under the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana, which will be utilized for various kinds of construction activities, including Anganwadi Bhawans, fair price shops, health centres, additional rooms in schools, internal roads, among others.
• Laid the foundation stone of:
  • the Tantya Mama Bhil University which will cater to the youth from tribal-dominated districts of the state.
  • 'CM Rise School' in Jhabua which will integrate technology to provide modern facilities like smart classes, e-Library, among others to students.
  • 'Talavada Project', which is a drinking water supply scheme for more than one thousand villages of Dhar and Ratlam; and 14 urban water supply schemes under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, benefitting more than 50,000 urban households across multiple districts of Madhya Pradesh.
  • 'Nal Jal Yojana' for 50 gram panchayats of Jhabua, which will provide tap water to about 11,000 households.
• The rail projects that will be dedicated to the nation include projects for doubling of Indore-Dewas-Ujjain C cabin railway line, Itarsi-North-South grade separator with yard remodelling and a third line connecting Barkhera-Budni-Itarsi.
• The Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation multiple road development projects costing more than Rs 3,275 crore in Madhya Pradesh.

AMRUT 2.0

• It is the continuation of the AMRUT mission launched in June 2015 to ensure that every household has access to a tap with the assured supply of water and a sewerage connection.
• AMRUT 2.0 aims to provide 100% coverage of water supply to all households in around 4,700 ULBs (Urban Local Bodies).
• It also seeks to promote Atmanirbhar Bharat through encouraging Startups and Entrepreneurs (Public Private Partnership).

Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)

• It was launched during 2009-10. The Scheme aims at integrated development of Scheduled Castes majority villages.
• The objective of this Scheme is to ensure integrated development of the selected villages with more than 50% SC population:
  • Primarily through convergent implementation of the relevant Central and State/UT Government Schemes; and
  • By taking up identified activities, which do not get covered under the existing Central and State Government Schemes, through ‘Gap-filling’ funds provided as Central Assistance to the extent of ₹20,00,000 per village.