Cabinet nod for 3k cr development projects
Indore: Indore: The state cabinet held in Indore on Tuesday approved development plans and construction projects costing Rs 3,867 crore besides clearing the Madhya Pradesh Metropolitan Area Planning and Development Act-2025.
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The meeting held at Darbar Hall of Rajwada Palace was presided over by chief minister Mohan Yadav and attended by all cabinet ministers except Vijay Shah (who holds portfolios for tribal affairs, public asset management, and bhopal gas tragedy relief and rehabilitation).
Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, urban administration minister Kailash Vijayvargiya said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a gathering of two lakh women in Bhopal on May 31 during which he would also virtually inaugurate Indore Metro Rail services and new airports in Datia and Satna.
Vijayvargiya said that the cabinet sanctioned construction of 26 working women's hostels at a cost of Rs 249.66 crore with a capacity of 222 beds each. These hostels will provide 5,572 beds across four industrial areas— Vikram Udyogpuri (Ujjain), Pithampur Sector-1 & 2 (Dhar), Malanpur Ghirongi (Bhind), and Mandideep (Raisen). Supported by Central govt's 'Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment 2024-25' scheme, these facilities will offer modern amenities, parking, food courts, recreational areas, and creches, prioritising women's safety with subsidised food and minimal rent.
The cabinet also granted in-principle approval for
Training Programme Scheme, designed to connect state's youth with employment opportunities through skill development. Needy individuals can receive an annual interest rebate of Rs 1,000, up to a lifetime maximum of Rs 10,000 per person, on bank loan interest. This scheme is projected to cost approximately Rs 100 crore annually.
The Chief Minister Urban Sanitation Mission Programme also received approval for its continuity until financial year 2028-29.
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An estimated Rs 227.05 crore will be spent over the next four financial years, with Rs 167.74 crore from state funds and Rs 59.31 crore from urban local bodies. The funds will be used for purchase of desludging vehicles, sewer cleaning equipment, waste collection and transport vehicles, and providing PPE kits to sanitation workers.
Vijayvargiya said that the state govt was implementing central govt's 'Rahveer Scheme' which provides a reward of Rs 25,000 (increased from previous Rs 5,000) to any citizen who takes an accident victim to hospital within crucial 'golden hour' and saves their life.
Earlier in the meeting, the CM said that life of Lokmata Devi Ahilyabai Holkar was dedicated to society, culture, and the nation and meeting of the cabinet was organised in Indore to express gratitude for her good governance, justice, education, social and religious welfare, water conservation, and to draw inspiration from her life.
He said that another cabinet meeting would be held in Pachmarhi in memory of tribal king Shri Bhabhoot Singh on June 3. Before that, an agriculture-industry conclave will be held in Narsinghpur from May 26 to 28 where vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar would be the chief guest.
Yadav also said that from May 20 to 31, several grand events will be held at various locations in the state to mark the 300th birth anniversary of Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar.
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