August 2018

MADHYA PRADESH   EC to ferry disabled voters to pollling booths   The Election Commission (EC) would arrange to ferry physically challenged voters from their homes to polling booths in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls slated for later this year.   There are about 4.5 lakh physically challenged voters in the state. people could also … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   MP takes long strides in solar sector   Madhya Pradesh has achieved spectacular bid results with its innovative Solar Rooftop RESCO programme. This has laid down path for fast track adoption of solar rooftops in the country. Solar rooftop sector has been struggling with issues like significant upfront cost for individual consumers … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   ‘Mukhya Mantri Jan-Kalyan’ Yojana Gets Implemented   To provide free higher education to the children of registered unorganised workers/labourers, the ‘Mukhya Mantri Jan-Kalyan’ (Shiksha Protsahan) Yojana has been implemented in the State from the academic session 2018-19. Registration in the Labour Department is mandatory for parents to avail benefit of the scheme. … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Scholarship of rs 344 cr distributed to 82 lakh students last session Scholarship worth Rs  344 crore was distributed to about 82 lakh students of Class I to XII of Government and non-government schools under the Integrated Scholarship Scheme in the last academic session in State. This amount was deposited online in … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Singaji thermal power starts super critical unit at full load   Madhya Pradesh power generating company Shree Singaji Thermal Power Project started operating super critical unit at full load of 660 MW.   Soon testing operation would be conducted and unit would start to supply power. The foundation stone laying ceremony of … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   India and ADB Sign $375 Million Loan to Improve Irrigation Efficiency in MP   Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $375 million loan agreement to contribute to double farming incomes in Madhya Pradesh by expanding irrigation networks and system efficiency.   The Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Geo-rich: country’s first software for road projects   The Geo-Rich software for online processing of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana tender-to-payment process in accordance with the World Bank conditions is ready.   The responsibility of asphaltation of about 10,000 kilometers of roads made under the Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak yojana has been … Read more