The Cabinet meeting, chaired by the Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, held at the Chief Minister’s residence on Friday approved the disbursement of Rs 6,000 to eligible farmers under the Chief Minister’s Kisan Kalyan Yojana for the financial year 2023-2024. Previously, during the period from April 1 to August 31 and September 1 to March 31, a total of Rs 4,000 was being disbursed in two installments. Now, for the financial year 2023-2024, the disbursement will be in three installments from April 1 to July 31, August 1 to November 30, and December 1 to March 31, totalling Rs 6,000. The Cabinet has also decided to give benefit of the 7th pay scale to gram panchayat secretaries. An additional expenditure of Rs 178.88 crore on this will be met from minor mineral head. The Cabinet approved the construction of 53 CM Rise schools and 19 Kanya Shiksha Parisars with a total cost of Rs 2,491.91 crore. Additionally, the construction of 37 schools under the School Education Department, with a cost of Rs 1,362.91 crore, has been approved. The Tribal Welfare Department has received approval for Rs 540 crore for 16 CM Rise Schools and Rs 589 crore for 19 Kanya Shiksha Parisars.

 

The construction of a Military School in Malanpur, Bhind has been approved, with Rs 100 crores provided by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Budget provisions will be made for furniture and operations of the military school. A new district named Mauganj has been created. After the formation of Mauganj district, Rewa district will have nine tehsils: Huzur, Huzur Nagar, Jaya, Tyonthar, Raipur Karachuliyan, Gudh, Sirmour, Semariya, and Mangawan. New revenue administration sub-divisions named Gulana in Shajapur and Paraspur in Balaghat have been created. Various positions have been approved for the efficient functioning of these subdivisions. The Cabinet has approved the upgrading of the village panchayat of Batiyagadh in Damoh district into a municipal council. The proposal will be sent to the Governor for approval. The Cabinet has given approval for the implementation of the Shakti Sadan Yojana under the Samarthya initiative of the Government of India Mission Shakti, with new criteria for the operation of the scheme in the districts until the 15th Finance Commission’s period ends in 2025-26.

 

The Cabinet has taken a decision regarding the transfer of public property in Alirajpur. For the parcel number 1 of Alirajpur Bus Depot located in Ward No. 5 of the Transport Department, measuring 3980.32 square meters, the highest bid amount by bidder H-1 for the return is Rs 2,25,72,000, which is 1.09 times the reserve price of Rs 2.07 crore. It has also been decided to sell it after accepting the offer and upon the full deposit (100%) of the bid amount by bidder H-1.

The execution of the contract/registry will be done by the District Collector. Other Decisions: The Cabinet has approved the decision of the School Education Department to provide uniform to students of classes 1 to 8 in Government schools through the self-help groups.