With an eye on the upcoming elections, the Madhya Pradesh government has announced subsidy on electricity bills and gas cylinders at subsidised rates. Informing about the decision, Home Minister Narottam Mishra said that the Cabinet has decided to stop the increased and surcharge bills till August 31 will be postponed. Electricity bill will be zero in September. And the amount of cylinder for the month of Sawan will be reimbursed in the account through DBT. As rakhee gift to females gas cylinders to cost Rs 450 in the month of Sawan.
An amount of about Rs 500 will be paid in the Aadhaar-linked account of the women who get gas refilled. Along with this, those women will also be given gas cylinders for Rs 450, who are beneficiaries of Ujjwala gas connections.
Many more public friendly proposals have been approved in the cabinet meeting. All increased electricity bills till August 31, 2023 will be postponed. The government has increased the incentive amount for ASHA workers from Rs 2,000 to Rs 6,000. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that this amount will also be increased by ₹ 1000 every year. Along with this, the incentive amount of ASHA supervisors has been increased from Rs 350 to Rs 500 and a maximum of Rs 15,000 per month was approved.
The Cabinet has increased the amount to be given on retirement of Urban Asha Supervisors from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 1,00,000. Madhya Pradesh government will also organise large-scale sports for the youth at district level, division level and state level from September 15 to October 2.
The annual income limit of Medhavi Vidyarthi Yojana was increased from Rs. 6,00,000 to Rs. 8,00,000. The mandi fee of cotton traders has been reduced to Rs 0.50 till 31-03-2024. Formation of Dev Narayan Board for Gurjar welfare was also approved.
Rs. Rs 1,200 crore was approved under the Rejuvenation Scheme in Municipalities, Nagar Panchayats and Municipal Corporations.
