Additional Assistance of Rs 3,900 per Hectare Approved in Rani Durgavati Shri Anna Protsahan Yojana

Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav presided over a Cabinet meeting in Singrampur, Damoh district, held in honor of Veerangana Rani Durgavati’s contributions. During the meeting, the Cabinet approved an additional assistance of up to Rs 3,900 per hectare under the Rani Durgavati Shri Anna Protsahan Yojana. This amount will be provided to farmers in addition to the minimum purchase price paid by the Federation for the purchase of Kodo-Kutki. For the 2024-25 plan year, the assistance will be directly transferred to farmers’ accounts through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer).

Approval for continuation of crop loan scheme at zero percent interest

The Cabinet decided that the scheme to provide short-term crop loans to farmers at zero percent interest rate through cooperative banks will continue in 2024-25.

Decision to constitute Madhya Pradesh Jain Welfare Board

The Cabinet has decided to constitute the Madhya Pradesh Jain Welfare Board. This will be the first of its kind in the country. The decision has been taken to effectively implement various schemes of the government regarding the education of talented children and youth of the Jain community, social concerns like the migration of Jain Munis, security during Chaturmas, better education and improvement in conditions etc. with special reference to the Jain community. The board will have a chairman and two members. Formation of the board will ensure better implementation of welfare/public welfare schemes of the government for the people of the Jain community and class. This will give impetus to the economic, social, and educational development of the Jain community. The tenure of the board will be fixed for 2 years for Shwetambar Samaj and 2 years for Digambar Samaj.

Nod to formation of committee to develop Rani Durgavati Memorial and Garden

The Cabinet under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, approved the formation of the committee to develop the Rani Durgavati Memorial and Garden. The Panchayat and Rural Development Minister, Public Works Minister, Tribal Affairs Minister, and Culture and Tourism Minister will be members of the committee. A plan is afoot to develop a 24-acre area of ​​Madan Mahal hill located in Jabalpur as Rani Durgavati Memorial and Garden at a cost of about Rs 100 crore. In this, decisions will be taken by the committee related to a bronze statue of Rani Durgavati, an open-air theatre, an arts and crafts zone (crafts, metal, and terracotta), a food zone with the availability of local food, water-conservation structures, cafeteria, and film production.

Other decisions

The Cabinet has decided that due to the merger of the erstwhile Medical Education Department and the Public Health and Family Welfare Department, academic uniformity should be brought in the nursing colleges running under both departments. For this, by converting the autonomous nursing training institutes into government nursing training institutes, all the 428 posts already approved for the autonomous nursing college will be administered under the service recruitment rules of the Public Health and Medical Education Department.

The Cabinet also gave in-principle consent for the upgradation of the airstrip located in Damoh district.