BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday introduced to waive off electrical energy payments value Rs 6,400 crore, giving aid to 88 lakh customers from the hardship arising out of the Covid pandemic.
The excellent payments pertained to the Covid-19 interval.
“The federal government had postponed the gathering of electrical energy payments throughout the Corona interval. Preparations have been made to deposit the remaining quantity in six instalments. A complete of 48 lakh customers had taken the good thing about the Samadhan Yojana (settlement scheme) for that objective. However in view of the difficulties confronted by the individuals, electrical energy invoice value Rs 6,400 crore of 88 lakh home customers will likely be waived off. Electrical energy invoice won’t be recovered from them,” Chouhan mentioned whereas making an in depth assertion throughout the debate on the Governor’s Deal with.
He added that these 48 lakh customers who had deposited round Rs 189 crore beneath the Yojana needn’t be dejected, as the quantity already paid could be adjusted in future payments. For farmers defaulting on loans, Chouhan introduced that his authorities can pay the curiosity on their excellent loans as much as Rs 2 lakh to banks. Chouhan additionally introduced hike MLA Native Space Improvement Fund from Rs 2 crore to Rs 3 crore. “They (MLAs) can use Rs 50 lakh from the fund as a voluntary fund, via which they’ll be capable of straight assist the needy.”
Additional, he introduced to re-start the Mukyamantri Kanyadan Yojana (marriage help scheme for poor women of all communities) and redesign the prevailing Ladli Laxmi Yojana earlier than re-launching it as Ladli Laxmi Yojana 2.0.
Sustaining that 23 lakh homes have been already been constructed beneath the Prime Minister’s Housing Scheme, Chouhan assured that by the tip of the 12 months 30 lakh homes could be constructed.