Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reiterated his commitment to ensuring socio-economic advancemen of the weaker sections. No poor will remain landless.

The Mukhyamantri Bhu-Adhikar Yojana is under implementation in the interest of the poor.

Land titles were given to 27 thousand people in Shivpuri. Residential plots will be made available to anyone.

Soon a college will be established at Bairad in Pohri. He was addressing tendupatta collectors in Pohri district Shivpuri today.

Charan Paduka and water bottles to tendupatta collectors

Chouhan said that the tribal people are being empowered by improving access to water, forests and land.

The tendu patta collectors are being given shoes, slippers, sarees, water bottles, umbrellas and other essential items under CM Charanpaduka Yojana.

Chouhan welcomed the beneficiaries by showering flowers.

The Chief Minister dedicated and performed bhoomi-pujan for various development works worth Rs 77 crore.

The Chief Minister offerred charanpadukas to Smt. Kanti Bai and Smt. Mamta and handed over sarees and water bottles to them.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, State Forest Minister Vijay Shah, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Mahendra Singh Sisodia, Minister of State for Public Works Suresh Dhakad other public representatives were present.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a campaign for the welfare of the poor is in progress. Soon Prime Minister Modi will hand over keys of houses to the beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Every needy family will have housing facilities.

The families who could not get housing unit under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, will be helped construct houses under the Mukhyamantri Jan Awas Yojana.

No family will be deprived of housing facility.

Mission for transformation of lives of poor

Chief Minister Chouhan said that it is our resolve to transform the lives of poor families. Arrangements for education, treatment, assistance in marriage have been made.

Under Mukhyamantri Seekho-Kamao Yojana the youth can enhance their skills while getting a stipend of Rs 8,000 per month. Students should study well, cycles and scooties are provided to the students to encourage and support them.

In order to empower women, Rs. one thousand per month is being given to the Ladli Bahna Yojana, which will be gradually hiked to Rs three thousand. Under the Teerth Darshan Yojana, arrangements have been made to take elderly persons of the family on pilgrimage by air. The previous government had stopped the public welfare schemes.

 Condition of Pohri area has improved due to better roads, education

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that continuous activities have been conducted for the development of the area by arranging roads, canals, education etc. in Pohri area. Roads were constructed in this area at a cost of Rs 124 crore.

Forest Minister Shri Vijay Shah and Minister Suresh Dhakad also addressed on the occasion.

Bhoomi Poojan and Inauguration

Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia performed bhoomi-pujan of 6 projects costing Rs 59 crore 47 lakh. In these projects, under Water Resources Department, at a cost of Rs 3 crore 38 lakh, Katengara stop cum causeway, Rs 2 crore 43 lakh Phulipura stop dam, Rs 3 crore 94 lakh Berja stop dam cum causeway and Rs 4 crore 71 lakh Bilwara. Stop dam cum causeway, upgradation work of 2.70 kilometer road from Devpura road to Shankarpur road at a cost of Rs. 2 crore 53 lakh under Public Works Department and Rs. 50 tap-water schemes are included.

During the program organized in Pohri, 7 development works worth Rs. 17 crore 5 lakh 32 thousand were inaugurated, in which Rs. 3 crore 31 lakh Akursi stop dam cum causeway under Water Resources Department, Rs. Ka Singh Niwas Kharai to Marora Khalsa Marg on Parvati river bridge construction, 0.063 km upgradation work inaugurated, 5.95 km upgradation work from Parichha to Bamra road worth 2 crore 3 lakh 77 thousand inaugurated and Shivpuri worth 2 crore 8 lakh 90 thousand Inauguration of 6.84 km upgradation work from Se Sheopur Road to Atwai via Chakrana, Bachhora Road, 1 crore 81 lakh rupees under Public Works Department, 3.06 km road upgrade work from Marorakhalsa to Rasera Marg, 4 under Public Works Department bridge construction Construction of 31/8 km bridge on Sarkula river of Shivpuri Pali road worth Rs.62 crore and a scheme of Jal Jeevan Mission in Pohri under Public Health Engineering Department is included.