MP a Major Contributor to India’s Economy
Madhya Pradesh is to emerge as an economic giant as per the American firm Dun Bradstreet. In the firm’s annual report ‘India 2020’, Madhya Pradesh is likely to contribute a major part in the economic growth of the country in the near future.
According to the report, the economic growth rate of the state was 3% in 2004-05 and increased substantially in the year 2010-11 to 26%.
Its agricultural growth rate was rated at 7.2% placing it third after Orissa and Chattisgarh.
As per the all-India survey for poverty assessment, the per capita consumption in rural MP is higher than Bihar, Chattisgarh, Orissa, UP and Jharkhand, making it better in terms of poverty eradication.
According to the report presented by The Economic Times for the fiscal year 2010,MP is all set to become the true heart of India! Representing a fine culturally rich and economically stable state, MP has gained momentum in its betterment.
- Karnika Saxena
Centre Circumvents NRDWP second installment
The Union Minister of Rural Development Mr.Jairam Ramesh has made it clear that Madhya Pradesh will get the second installment of central funds for the year 2011-12, under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) only after meeting certain important conditions.
Mr. Ramesh has stated in a letter addressed to the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mr.Shivraj Singh Chauhan that the second installment of the central allocation under the NRDWP would be released only after the State provides the audit reports reconciled with the Utilisation Certificates for the NRDWP for the years 2008-09 and 2009-10.
The ministry has given a deadline of October 31, 2011 for the said documents to be submitted, following which the second installment of central funds under the NRDWP would be released to the State.
The NRDWP is the revised version of the centre’s Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) of 1972–73 which was initialized to support States and Union Territories with financial and technical assistance in implementing drinking water supply schemes in needy villages.
-Radhika Raghav
Opposition boycotts the Assembly
Bhopal, July 11, Monday
Assembly proceedings were hampered when the main opposition party congress stage a walkout over acquisition of land from tribal’s for power projects. Erming the government as insensitive towards the plight of tribal’s. Congress members including Omkar Singh Makran and Panchlila Medha brought an attention motion alleging that the government had acquired more than 4,300 acres of land for the industry, by flouting the norms.
The Constitution protects the tribal land by making purchase of tribal land, by non-tribal’s as unconstitutional and hence void, said the MLAs and demanded that the illegally acquired land be returned. They also alleged that lands were acquired without consulting the concerned panchayats, which is mandatory.
Taking cognizance of the matter Assembly Speaker Ishwar Dass Rohani directed the government to conduct a probe in view of the congress MLAs allegations. Terming the government as insensitive towards tribals and alleging that it gave wrong information to the house, Congress MLAs led by the leader of opposition, Ajay Singh staged a walkout.
By:
Tarun Sharma
Chief Minister eats Poha in Indore
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan fulfilled his promise promptly - he reached the handcart of a vendor and ate 'poha' there.
While going from Residency to the airport, Chief Minister Chouhan stopped his motorcade at a place to have an interaction with labourers. When the Chief Minister was talking to labourers, poha-jalebi vendor Arvind Yadav brought poha and water to the Chief Minister. To this, Chief Minister Chouhan said, 'Bhaiyya, please wait for a while. Let me first complete my interaction with the labourers. Then I will visit your handcart. I will not return without eating poha.'
Soon after talking with the labourers, the Chief Minister reached the handcart of Arvind Yadav to fulfil his promise and said, 'Now serve me the poha.' Yadav served poha to the Chief Minister. Chief Minister Chouhan ate the poha while standing and in the meantime enquired about the income and other information from Yadav.
Yadav said, 'I am lucky that you have come to my handcart. I used to hear about the good works being undertaken by you. Today, I have the chance to meet you personally. It seems incredible that the head of the state ate poha at a handcart.'
By:
Gaurav Hansari
Slut Walk
‘Besharmi Morcha’, or the ‘Slut March’, is to be organized in the State capital Bhopal, on July 17. This is in protest against the statement made by Toronto police officer, Constable Michael Sanguinetti, stating that "women should avoid getting dressed like sluts."
In New Delhi a slut walk will be held on July 31.
‘Slut walks’are being held all over the world, following the first ‘slut walk’ ever held in Toronto on April 3, 2011.
However, unlike the Toronto march, where protestors had intentionally dressed in provocative clothing, protestors in Madhya Pradesh have been requested to dress more demurely.
It is to be noted that Madhya Pradesh has recorded the highest number of rapes against women in the country.
By:
Srushti Khujneri
Pratiksha laad
Congress accuses MP government for wheat purchase
BHOPAL: On Sunday, Congress released "black paper" alleging a scam to the tune of Rs 500 crore in the procurement of wheat by Madhya Pradesh government. Opposition leader in the MP Assembly Ajay Singh demanded a judicial probe into the procurement, storage and transport of 50 lakh tonne of wheat.
In a statement Ajay Singh said, “The government claims that it procured 50 lakh tonne of wheat from farmers. But there is no proper documentation for the purchase of 22 lakh tonne. We demand that an independent committee be formed headed by a retired judge for a probe into the procurement of wheat."
Madhya Pradesh ranked third this year in wheat procurement at minimum support price as compared to Punjab and Haryana.
In the past two years MP is the only state where a bonus of Rs 150 is being provided to the farmers. Wheat has been procured this year at the rate of Rs 1,270 per quintal (minimum support price Rs 1,120 plus Rs 150 bonus).
Congress alleged that wheat was not directly purchased from the farmers and the loophole was a network of traders with political connection. Ajay Singh accused by saying, "we have reports that those farmers were paid around Rs 1,000 per quintal, while Rs 225 to Rs 250 went into the pockets of some influential people."
In a statement Ajay Singh said, “The government claims that it procured 50 lakh tonne of wheat from farmers. But there is no proper documentation for the purchase of 22 lakh tonne. We demand that an independent committee be formed headed by a retired judge for a probe into the procurement of wheat."
Madhya Pradesh ranked third this year in wheat procurement at minimum support price as compared to Punjab and Haryana.
In the past two years MP is the only state where a bonus of Rs 150 is being provided to the farmers. Wheat has been procured this year at the rate of Rs 1,270 per quintal (minimum support price Rs 1,120 plus Rs 150 bonus).
Congress alleged that wheat was not directly purchased from the farmers and the loophole was a network of traders with political connection. Ajay Singh accused by saying, "we have reports that those farmers were paid around Rs 1,000 per quintal, while Rs 225 to Rs 250 went into the pockets of some influential people."
By:
Pratiksha laad
