February 2019

MADHYA PRADESH   MP colleges get no new MBBS seats in last 4 years   Four years after the Union government set a target to upgrade existing medical colleges and increase the number of MBBS seats by 10,000 across the country.   No new seats have been sanctioned in Madhya Pradesh’s medical colleges as opposed … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Cow welfare gets app-dated in MP   The state government is moving gau-healthcare and day-to-day care to an app that will link cow owners with animal husbandry officials and field teams. Through the app, the government will monitor all its plans and projects for cow protection. Apart from healthcare details, it will have … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   MP govt to spare liquor from price hike, says minister   The state government has let it known that the new liquor policy will not hike prices of the tipsy drink. Successive governments have taxed liquor heavily to mop up revenue and it is second most expensive in the country in MP … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH 62 lakh to get power at flat Rs 100/month   More than 62 lakh consumers, who are getting power at flat rate of Rs 200 per month will now have to pay just Rs100. In case consumption crosses 100 units, they will have to pay for additional consumption as per tariff approved by Madhya … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Government schemes in Madhya Pradesh would be with Indira name soon   Two new schemes — Indira Kisan Jyoti Yojana and Indira Griha Jyoti Yojana — will be launched very soon in Madhya Pradesh to benefit farmers by halving their electricity tariff and giving 100 units of power at Rs 100 to unorganized labourers … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   100-day job scheme for youth to start with municipal bodies   The state government has decided to first provide jobs to urban youths in municipal bodies as part of the 100-day annual job guarantee scheme. The urban development department has been made the nodal agency for implementation of the Yuva Swabhiman Yojana in MP. … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   City of Lakes Gets ‘Water Scarcity Zone’ Tag   In a major decision the district administration on Wednesday said that the state capital is a ‘low-water availability zone’. With this drilling borewells for any purpose other than drinking water has been banned in the city under Madhya Pradesh Peyajal Parirakshan Adhiniyam 1986. The law came into … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   MP plans cash incentive for unemployed   Madhya Pradesh government  is expected to launch a job incentive scheme that will assure ~4,000 per month to unemployed youngster for a period of 90 days.   To be called Vivekananda Yuva Shakti Mission, the scheme will cover about 7 lakh unemployed urban youth in … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH   Kamal Nath government to approve four major schemes on eve of Rahul Gandhi’s visit   The Kamal Nath cabinet is likely to approve three major Vachan Patra promises — the biggest of them being unemployment allowance of Rs 4,000 per month. It’s the first time that the jobless will get such an … Read more

MADHYA PRADESH Government school students to be taught beyond textbooks   The government school students from elementary to class eight will now be taught beyond textbooks as teachers have been instructed to implement learning outcomes.   Madhya Pradesh education department has been bringing reforms to enhance the quality of education. In this series, the department has … Read more