Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav has said that Madhya Pradesh is an agriculture-based state. The growing practice of burning crop residue (narwai) after harvest is causing severe environmental damage, including air pollution and degradation of soil quality. Burning stubble destroys essential nutrients in the soil, reducing its fertility. To address this issue, the state government has already banned the burning of crop residue. Despite this, if any farmer is found burning narwai, they will be denied the benefits under the Chief Minister Kisan Kalyan Yojana. Additionally, their crops will not be procured at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) during the following year. Yadav issued these directives during a review meeting of the Revenue Department held at Samatva Bhavan (Chief Minister's residence). He emphasized that this decision will be implemented from 1st May, keeping in view environmental protection, soil conservation, and sustaining land productivity.
He directed officials to launch strict campaigns to remove encroachments on government lands, wells, stepwells, ponds, and public pathways in villages. Revenue officials must play an active role in the "Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan" by protecting and promoting all water bodies. All Amrit Sarovars, ponds, dams, canals, and other water structures should be mandatorily recorded in revenue documents, and encroachments must be removed completely. He also ordered timely resolution of revenue-related cases such as land transfers and partitions, and prioritised resolution of land acquisition cases related to Central and State projects. Officers must conduct regular inspections of subordinate revenue courts to ensure timely case resolution.
Dr Yadav stated that all departments, including Revenue, are moving rapidly toward digitization, significantly benefiting citizens. The innovative Cyber Tehsil project is a key step in this direction, which has been appreciated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi through the "Prime Minister's Excellence Award." So far, over 1.56 lakh cases have been resolved under Cyber Tehsil 1.0 and over 1.19 lakh under 2.0. In Cyber Tehsil 3.0, 7 lakh cases related to land transfer, partition, correction of records, maps, and demarcation were recorded up to January 26, 2025. More than 80 lakh pending cases were resolved in the first two phases. Dr. Yadav stressed expediting the resolution of pending revenue cases.
