CM Dr. Mohan to Spend ₹492 Crore on Science-Technology in 5 Years, Budget Was ₹6 Crore During Congress Rule

Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav took a major decision regarding science and technology on August 18. The state government will implement schemes worth more than ₹492 crore in the field of science and technology over the next five years. The state government’s budget for science and technology is ₹734 crore. With this budget, the science and technology landscape of the state will completely change. It should be noted that during the Congress rule, the government’s budget for science and technology used to be only ₹6 crore.

In fact, Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav took several decisions in the Cabinet meeting. He particularly focused on science and technology. After the meeting, Cabinet Minister Rakesh Singh provided information about the decisions. He said that provision has been made for schemes worth more than ₹492 crore for the next five years in the field of science and technology. While during the tenure of the Congress government, its budget was only ₹6 crore, under the BJP government, the budget for science and technology has been increased to ₹734 crore.

Congress Did Not Undertake Development

Cabinet Minister Singh said that this difference clearly shows that the Congress government neglected the field of science and technology, whereas the BJP government is taking it forward as a priority. He said that Madhya Pradesh will make an important contribution to achieving the resolutions announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day.