The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav completed two years in office on Friday, with the administration claiming a major achievement of making Madhya Pradesh Maoist-free with support from the Centre.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Chief Minister’s Office outlined key decisions and development initiatives taken during the period.
These include progress on major central projects such as the Ken–Betwa river linking project, the Parvati–Kalisindh–Chambal project, and a memorandum of understanding with Maharashtra for the Tapti Basin Mega Recharge project.
Among the highlighted measures were the enhancement of monthly assistance under the Ladli Behna Yojana from Rs 1,250 to Rs 1,500, the renaming of ‘CM Rise Schools’ as ‘Sandipani Vidyalay’, and the establishment of a PM Mitra Park in Dhar district.
The government also cited its decisions to ban loudspeakers at religious and public places and to prohibit meat sales in open areas as part of its early administrative steps.
The statement further noted the closure of all transport check-posts at inter-state borders following a corruption scandal that led to the arrest of a former inspector and the recovery of 52 kg of gold in Bhopal.
Wildlife conservation efforts were also mentioned, including the creation of two new cheetah habitats at Gandhi Sagar and Nauradehi after the introduction of Project Cheetah at Kuno National Park in 2022.
The government highlighted investment-oriented events such as the Global Investors Summit and Regional Industry Conclaves held over the past year.
After the BJP retained power in the 2023 Assembly elections with 163 out of 230 seats, Mohan Yadav— a three-time MLA from Ujjain South and former Higher Education Minister—was sworn in as Chief Minister on December 13, 2023, succeeding four-time CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, now Union Agriculture Minister.
“In the past two years, Madhya Pradesh has witnessed tremendous growth, and the pace of development has accelerated, with improvement in development indicators,” the Chief Minister’s Office said.
–IANS
