The Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi addressed the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit Madhya Pradesh’ program via video conferencing, during which he laid the foundation stone and dedicated multiple development projects worth approximately Rs 17,000 crores across Madhya Pradesh on February 29, 2024.
- The projects serve various crucial sectors such as irrigation, power, road, rail, water supply, coal, and industry, among others.
Highlights
i.He Launched Cyber Tehsil Project in Madhya Pradesh.
ii.He unveiled the Vedic Clock in Ujjain.
Launch of Cyber Tehsil Project in Madhya Pradesh
PM launched the Cyber Tehsil Project in Madhya Pradesh (MP) to improve the delivery of government services.
i.The project aims to provide an online platform for the easy and complete mutation of sale-purchase, khasra records, and revenue record correction. The platform will be paperless, faceless, and end-to-end.
ii.The project will utilize email and WhatsApp to communicate a certified copy of the final order to the applicant to simplify the process
iii.It will be implemented across all 55 districts of the MP
Note: The Khasra record consists of a plot-wise description of ownership area, classification, share of ownership and the status of there of. It identifies which piece of land is owned by whom.
Vikramaditya Vedic Clock in Ujjain
PM Modi virtually inaugurated the world’s first ‘Vikramaditya Vedic clock’ at Jantar-Mantar in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh which aims to reintroduce the ancient Indian system of timekeeping to the modern world.
Key Points
i.The clock was developed by the Maharaja Vikramaditya Research Institute in Ujjain with the help of Lucknow-based engineer Aroh Srivastav’s software unit.
- It will feature a huge LED screen on an 85-ft high tower located on the campus of the 300-year-old Jiwaji Observatory
ii.It will display Indian Standard Time (IST), Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and Vedic time simultaneously, and provide a view of celestial ballet, including the movements of planets and stars, solar and lunar eclipses, and the precise positioning of celestial bodies.
iii.It will be synchronized with the Sun’s position, as calculated by ancient Vedic scholars.
iv.It will be operated through the Vikram Samvat App, which will provide information from the ‘Vikram Panchang’ such as sunrise and sunset timings, planetary positions, and auspicious timings.
v.Additionally, It will be based on the principles of Vedic time calculation and will display time in 30 ‘Muhurats’, which is a unit of time in the Vedic system that divides the day into 30 equal parts.
Other Projects
The PM also inaugurated projects related to various sectors such as irrigation, industrial, railway, coal, and power sector projects.
| Sector | Investment | Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | i.Rs 5500 crores ii.Rs800crore(Micro-irrigation projects) | i.It will irrigate over 75000 hectares of agricultural land in Dindori, Anuppur and Mandla districts
ii.It will irrigate 26000 hectare of land in Betul and Khandwa
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| Railway | Rs 2200 | i.The third line in Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi – Jakhlaun & Dhaura – Agasod route ii.The gauge conversion project in New Sumaoli-Jora Alapur railway line, and iii.The Powarkheda-Jujharpur rail line flyover project |
| Industrial | Rs 1000 crore | i. Mega Leather, Footwear, and Accessories Cluster in Sitapur, Morena district ii.Plug and Play Park for the garment industry in Indore and upgradation of i.Industrial Park in Mandsaur (Jaggakhedi Phase-2) ii.Industrial Park in Pithampur, Dhar district |
| Coal | More than Rs 1000 crore | i.Jayant OCP CHP(Open Circuit Potential Combined Heat and Power) Silo ii.NCL(Northern Coalfields Limited) Singrauli iii.Dudhichua OCP CHP-Silo. |
| Power | Foundation stones for 6 substations located in Panna, Raisen, Chhindwara and Narmadapuram districts and will benefit the people of the region in 11 districts | |
| Water supply | Rs 880 crore | i.Water supply augmentation project in Khargone. ii.And Multiple projects under AMRUT 2.0. |
Note: On 1st October 2021, Hon’ble Prime Minister launched AMRUT 2.0, which aims to provide central assistance for universal coverage of water supply in all statutory towns, upscale sewerage and septage management in 500 AMRUT cities, rejuvenate water bodies (including urban wetland) and create green spaces.
About Madhya Pradesh
Capital – Bhopal
Chief Minister– Mohan Yadav
Governor – Mangubhai C. Patel
Ramsar Sites – Bhoj Wetland, Sakhya Sagar, Sirpur Lake, Yashwant Sagar
