Overview
- The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed Monday’s meeting in New Delhi, where Chief Minister Mohan Yadav briefed Narendra Modi on major state projects including the Dhar textile park and the Bhopal Metro.
- Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the PM MITRA Park at Dhar on August 25, and he has agreed to preside over the Bhopal Metro launch planned for October.
- It was Yadav’s second meeting with Modi in 19 days and part of his fourth trip to Delhi in 20 days, which also included a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah.
- Yadav invited Modi to the Kisan Sammelan in Sehore from October 12 to 14 and highlighted a drive he says secured MoUs exceeding Rs 30 lakh crore with a projection of 21 lakh jobs.
- An administrative decision remains pending as Chief Secretary Anurag Jain retires on August 31, with any extension to be decided by the Centre and, per reports, no state proposal submitted yet.