Overview
- The state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, approved the more than Rs 8,225 crore package on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 to fund projects and administrative measures from 2026–27 through 2030–31.
- Irrigation received the largest share with Rs 3,378.69 crore earmarked for multi-year works, including Rs 2,611.13 crore for the Chhindwara Irrigation Complex to deliver micro-irrigation across about 1.90 lakh hectares.
- The cabinet cleared Rs 2,050.03 crore from the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAMPA) for the 2026–27 Annual Action Plan to pay for compensatory planting, restoration of degraded forests, river catchment plantations and related infrastructure.
- Administrative approvals include Rs 1,743.58 crore for public health schemes, Rs 651.25 crore for social justice and disability programs, Rs 345.52 crore for the Economic Offences Wing, creation of District Education Officer offices in four new districts, post-facto authorization to tender 7 lakh tonnes of old rabi wheat, and appointment of O P Shrivastava as CEO of Rajya Anand Sansthan.
- Next steps are operational: the state must complete tenders, staffing, disbursements and project execution over the coming years, a process that will determine how quickly farmers gain irrigation access, forest works begin on the ground and public services continue without interruption.