Overview
- The Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved about Rs 42,490 crore in development schemes covering education, irrigation, transport and rural programs.
- MP committed Rs 36,006.22 crore to continue the Samagra Shiksha school programme for five years to fund pre‑primary through Class 12 reforms and infrastructure upgrades.
- The state will start SVAMITVA rural property registrations from September 17 with roughly Rs 4,000 crore in spending and exempt rural beneficiaries from stamp duty and registration fees for about 50 lakh properties.
- Uttar Pradesh cleared 23 proposals including a Rs 1,008.67 crore, 15.172‑km Chitrakoot Link Expressway to be built on an EPC basis with the state funding a global tender, plus plans to convert 14,429 primary schools to smart schools and offer concessional farmer loans up to Rs 6 lakh at 6% interest.
- Execution depends on forthcoming administrative orders, fund releases and tender awards, but the moves aim to widen transport links, boost tourism and ease credit and jobs in rural areas while creating new government posts and targeted quotas for former Agniveers.