Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Dr Mohan Yadav on Sunday announced a new project to conserve and rehabilitate peacocks across the state, alongside a series of development initiatives aimed at boosting employment, strengthening rural infrastructure and supporting farmers.
Addressing a programme in Badnagar, the Chief Minister also announced plans to organise the Kavi Pradeep Samman ceremony in the town. He said a food processing park would be established in Badnagar to create new employment opportunities for local farmers and young people.
The government will also open new Sandeepani schools in Bhat Pachalana and Ingoria, while new potato processing units are being set up in Ujjain and Agar. These units are expected to procure potatoes from farmers across 35 districts, helping them secure fair prices for their produce.
Geeta Bhawan Planned for Badnagar
MP CM Dr Yadav addressing the event
CM Dr Yadav said construction of a Geeta Bhawan was also planned in Badnagar. Highlighting the state's development agenda, he said projects worth Rs 25,000 crore were under way as part of preparations for the upcoming Simhastha festival.
The Chief Minister added that the Mukhyamantri Sugam Bus Seva Yojana had been relaunched to improve transport connectivity in both rural and urban areas. The government is also working to increase milk production through dairy cooperative societies.
Referring to wildlife conservation, CM Dr Yadav said Madhya Pradesh had played a key role in bringing cheetahs back to India after their extinction in the country. The newly announced peacock conservation and rehabilitation project is another initiative aimed at protecting wildlife.
He also highlighted public welfare measures, including an incentive of Rs 25,000 for good Samaritans who take road accident victims to hospital. Free treatment through air ambulances and helicopter services will also be provided when required, he said.
The Chief Minister further claimed that Naxalism had been eliminated from the state, describing Madhya Pradesh as the state to deliver the final blow to the Maoist movement.
Development Projects Inaugurated Across Badnagar
During the programme, CM Dr Yadav inaugurated several completed projects and laid the foundation stones for new infrastructure works across Badnagar and surrounding villages.
Projects under the Panchayat and Rural Development Department and the Rural Engineering Services included a 16-room rest house at the Maa Chamunda Temple complex in Gaznikhedi, along with a tin shed, community building, toilets and a water tank.
Other works included a 3-kilometre water retention project, cement concrete roads connecting temples and other public locations, boundary walls and community buildings. Construction of cement concrete roads and reinforced cement concrete drains in various gram panchayats also featured in the development package.
Healthcare and Sports Infrastructure Gets a Boost
MP CM Dr Yadav setting the event in motion
The Chief Minister also inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for healthcare and sports infrastructure projects. These included sub-health centre buildings in Bheedawad, Maulana, Birakhedi, Dunatala, Palduna and Badiya, along with the upgradation of Badnagar Civil Hospital.
An indoor stadium and swimming pool will also be developed under the Project Implementation Unit. In addition, several wards of Badnagar Municipal Council will benefit from new cement concrete roads and reinforced cement concrete drainage systems.
The programme began with CM Dr Yadav performing a ceremonial lamp-lighting and worshipping young girls as manifestations of the Goddess on the occasion of Navratri. He subsequently used a remote control to inaugurate completed projects and launch new construction works.