Overview
- The council of ministers led by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav formally approved Rs 1 crore in assistance for the family of Inspector Ashish Sharma.
- The Cabinet sanctioned a compassionate appointment for his younger brother, Ankit Sharma, to the post of Sub-Inspector in the district police force.
- A bill will be introduced in the State Assembly to restore direct elections for presidents of Nagar Palika and Nagar Parishad, reversing the 2022 shift to indirect voting while mayoral posts remain directly elected.
- Officials said Sharma was killed when a joint Madhya Pradesh Hawk Force and Chhattisgarh Police team was ambushed near Kauhapani in Rajnandgaon during an early-morning operation on November 19.
- The government scheduled department performance reviews for December 1–5 and set the next Cabinet meeting in Khajuraho.