Minister for Cottage & Village Industries and New & Renewable Energy Harsh Yadav participated in a programme held on Saturday in Raisen, the district of his charge. He said that important decisions were taken by the State Government for the all round development of common man in the last one year and has ensured their speedy implementation.

He mentioned that in order to realise the dream of people for their own house, the Government has reduced the collector guideline rates by 20 percent. Under the Awas Mission, the Government has started providing assistance of Rs 2.50 lakh per family.

Residential Pattas were given to the landless people. The Indira Grih Jyoti Yojana was launched for the weaker section to free them from paying the electricity bill of thousands of rupees. Yadav said that now domestic consumers are getting 100 units of electricity at Rs 100 in the State. Along with this, electricity at half rate is being provided to the farmers for pumps upto 10 hp.

He further stated that after becoming the Chief Minister, Kamal Nath first of all waived off the farmers’ loans upto Rs 2 lakh. Crop loan of over 20 lakh farmers was waived off in the first phase.

The second phase has begun to waive off the loans of remaining farmers. Yadav said that board examination of class 5 and 8 has been introduced again to bring improvement in education quality. For the first time in the history of the State, over 35,000 teachers have been online transferred, he added.

Besides, Yadav informed that the state government has given relief to elderly by increasing the old age pension and widow pension to Rs 600 per month. The amount of Kanya Vivah/ Nikah Yojana has been increased from Rs 28,000 to Rs 51,000. Arrangement has been made to provide free driving license to women and girls. In order to provide maximum employment opportunities, the State Government has taken an important decision to give 70 percent jobs to local people in the industries to be set up in the state.

Besides, Yadav said that now farmers belonging to SC-ST category holding one hectare land have started getting free electricity for pumps upto 5 hp. Arrangement has been made to give 50 kg food-grains on birth of child and 100 kg on death in tribal families. He stated that Madhya Pradesh is moving ahead to become first state of the country to give Water and Health Rights to the people of the State.