Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approves 24,500 crore rupees in development projects

The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, has approved various schemes and projects totaling approximately 24,500 crore rupees. A major decision includes granting 20 percent horizontal reservation to Agniveers in uniformed services, such as police constables, special armed forces, jail wardens, forest guards, and excise constables.

In the education sector, the cabinet approved 5,329.17 crore rupees to cover the honorariums of over 76,000 guest teachers for the next five years. Additionally, 348.07 crore rupees were sanctioned for school uniforms for students in classes 1 to 8, to be distributed via direct benefit transfer.

Infrastructure and healthcare developments include the approval of 4,470.30 crore rupees for the 105-km Damoh-Katni four-lane road. For healthcare, 372.12 crore rupees were allocated to expand the Singrauli District Hospital to a 605-bed capacity. The cabinet also approved an increased budget of 953 crore rupees for the Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences to ensure project completion.