11 February,2024 01:37 PM IST | Indore | mid-day online correspondent
PM Modi in Madhya Pradesh`s Jabhua/ X
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the groundwork for different developmental projects worth Rs 7,500 crore in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday, reported ANI.
According to the report, the event, attended by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and his cabinet colleagues, focused on projects that would benefit the region's considerable tribal population, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
"Prime Minister will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple initiatives that will benefit the significant tribal population of the region. Prime Minister will disburse monthly instalments of Aahar Anudan under Aahar Anudan Yojna to about two lakh women beneficiaries. Under this scheme, Rs 1,500 per month is provided for nutritious food to women of various especially backward tribes of Madhya Pradesh," the PMO had said in a statement.
According to an ANI report, under the Aahar Anudan Yojna, about two lakh women beneficiaries from backward tribes received monthly payments of Rs 1,500 for nutritious meals.
Prime Minister Modi also assisted in the distribution of 1.75 lakh Adhikar Abhilekh (record of rights) to SVAMITVA Scheme participants, providing documentary proof of land ownership, the report added. "This will provide documentary evidence to people for the right to their land," PMO said earlier, ANI reported.
According to the report, under the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gramme Yojana, Rs 55.90 crores were distributed to 559 villages, and the foundation stone for the 'CM Rise School' in Jhabua, which would incorporate technology for modern facilities such as smart courses and an e-Library, was also placed.
"The school will integrate technology to provide modern facilities like smart classes, e-Library etc to students," PMO had said.
PM Modi also launched initiatives in Madhya Pradesh to improve water supply and provide drinking water. These included the Talavada Project, a drinking water supply system for nearly a thousand communities in Dhar and Ratlam, and 14 urban water supply schemes under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT 2.0), benefiting more than 50 thousand urban households across multiple districts of the state, the ANI report further stated.
