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NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 29
After unveiling multiple development projects worth Rs 17,000 crore across Madhya Pradesh virtually, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday said that the BJP’s double-engine government is carrying out development work with double speed in the state. Noting the development projects related to today’s event involving drinking water, irrigation, electricity, roads, sports complexes, and community halls, the Prime Minister also informed about the commencement of modernization work at 30 stations of Madya Pradesh.
The Prime Minister highlighted the double-engine government’s emphasis on agriculture, industry and tourism and mentioned the foundation stone laying of three major water projects on Maa Narmada river. He said that it will not only resolve the irrigational issues in the tribal regions but also tackle the issue of drinking water supply. “We are witnessing a new revolution in the irrigation sector of Madhya Pradesh”, the Prime Minister said, mentioning that the Ken-Betwa river linking project will transform the lives of lakhs of families in the Bundelkhand region. He emphasized that the biggest service to farmers is taking water to their farmlands. Drawing comparisons in the irrigation sector today with the period 10 years before 2014, the Prime Minister informed that micro-irrigation was extended to 40 lakh hectares in the country compared to 90 lakh hectares today. “This shows the present government’s priorities, and its scale of progress”, he said.
मध्य प्रदेश की डबल इंजन सरकार जन-जन के कल्याण के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है। 'विकसित भारत, विकसित मध्य प्रदेश' कार्यक्रम को संबोधित कर रहा हूं।https://t.co/TbD7wntwAG
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 29, 2024
Touching upon another serious problem of small farmers i.e. storage shortage, the Prime Minister talked about the recently launched ‘world’s largest storage project’. In the coming days, thousands of big godowns will be constructed and there will be a new storage capacity of 700 lakh metric tonnes in the country. “Government will invest Rs 1.25 crore on this”, he added.
The Prime Minister also reiterated the government’s resolve to make the villages aatmanirbhar through cooperatives. He explained how the cooperative benefits are expanding from the proven areas of milk and sugarcane to areas like grains, fruits and vegetables and fisheries. Cooperative bodies are being created in lakhs of villages with an aim to increase rural income.
The Prime Minister said that through PM Svamitva Yojana an enduring solution of the rural property disputes is being found. He praised Madhya Pradesh for good implementation of the Scheme as 100 percent of the villages have been surveyed by drone and more than 20 lakh Svamitva Cards have been issued so far, he informed.
Referring to the initiation of the Cyber Tehsil project in 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh, the Prime Minister informed that it will provide digital solutions for the transfer of names and registry-related issues, thereby saving time and expenses for the people.
Concurring with the youth’s desire to make Madhya Pradesh one of the leading states in industries, the Prime Minister affirmed the first-time voters in the state that the present government is leaving no stone unturned in creating new opportunities. “Youth’s dreams are Modi’s resolution”, the Prime Minister said. He remarked that Madhya Pradesh will become an important pillar in Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India and mentioned the Mega Leather and footwear cluster in Sitapur, Morena, textile park for the readymade garment industry of Indore, expansion of the industrial park in Mandsaur and development of Dhar Industrial park as steps taken to realize this vision. Highlighting the government’s push to boost toy manufacturing in India which led to an increase in toy exports, the Prime Minister said that multiple opportunities would be created for the toy-making community in Budhni owing to the development projects of today in the region.