Bhopal. Many important decisions were taken in the cabinet meeting held at the Ministry on June 22 under the chairmanship of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav. The Council of Ministers approved Rs 1,740 crore 57 lakh to continue the operation of Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Sahayata Yojana and Kalyani Marriage Assistance Scheme for the next five years from April 1, 2026.

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Chief Minister Kanya Vivah Sahayata Yojana is being operated in the state since 2006. Under this scheme, financial assistance of Rs 55 thousand per beneficiary is provided for the mass marriage of marriageable girls, widows and abandoned people from poor, needy, destitute and economically weak families.

During the financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26, assistance amounting to more than Rs 989 crore 80 lakh 62 thousand was provided to 1 lakh 72 thousand 905 beneficiaries under the scheme. This scheme is playing an important role in the social and economic empowerment of women. Besides, it is also proving helpful in ensuring the legal marriage age through mass marriage.

Education Update: 75 high schools and 100 higher secondary schools will be upgraded every year.

With the aim of increasing the educational access and quality of education of students in the state, the Cabinet gave in-principle approval to the proposal to upgrade government secondary schools to high schools and high schools to higher secondary schools.

According to the approved plan, 75 secondary schools will be converted into high schools and 100 high schools will be converted into higher secondary schools in the year 2026-27. Similarly, in the years 2027-28 and 2028-29, 75 secondary schools and 100 high schools will be upgraded every year.

An estimated expenditure proposal of Rs 635 crore 24 lakh has also been approved for the School Upgradation Scheme. Keeping in mind the goal of Developed Madhya Pradesh@2047, a target has been set to achieve 100 percent gross enrollment rate by the year 2029.

According to government data, the need for 315 new high schools and 214 higher secondary schools has been identified in the state. This requirement will be decided on the basis of district level mapping, population and U-DICE data. There will be no upgradation of schools in the catchment area of ​​Sandipani schools.

At present the gross enrollment rate in the state is 75 percent at the high school level and 55 percent at the higher secondary level. The infection rate has been recorded at 77 percent in classes 8 to 9 and 68 percent in classes 10 to 11. The government believes that long distance to schools affects students' enrollment and regular attendance, thereby increasing the dropout rate. This decision has been taken to overcome this problem.

Farmers Benefit: Crop loans to farmers will continue at zero percent interest.

The Cabinet has approved new conditions for the scheme to provide short-term crop loans to farmers at zero percent interest rate. Under the new system, instead of setting separate due dates for Kharif and Rabi seasons, an annual single loan limit will be imposed. In this, separate sub-limits for cash and goods loans will be prescribed.

According to the scheme, a period of 12 months from the date of first withdrawal of loan by the farmers will be considered as the due date of the loan. Farmers taking short-term crop loans will be given 1.25 percent normal interest subsidy, while farmers who repay the loan within the stipulated time limit will also get 4 percent additional incentive interest subsidy.

This scheme is implemented in the state from the year 2012-13. Under this, no interest is charged from farmers who make timely payments on short-term crop loans up to Rs 3 lakh. Loans are provided to farmers at zero percent interest through interest subsidies from the state government and the central government.

Shujalpur Law College: New government law college will open in Shujalpur.

As per the announcement of the Chief Minister, the Cabinet has approved the establishment of a new Government Law College at Shujalpur in Shajapur district from the session 2026-27. For this, a total of 17 new posts including 9 posts of academic category and 8 posts of non-academic category will be created. Besides, financial approval of Rs 2 crore 39 lakh 92 thousand has also been granted. The Higher Education Department has been authorized to take necessary action.

At present the LLB course is being run as a faculty in Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Government Post Graduate College, Shujalpur. According to the rules of the Bar Council of India, a separate law college is necessary for legal education. For this reason a new Government Law College is being established.

PDS Scheme: Rs 3,580 crore approved for public distribution system

The Cabinet has approved Rs 3,580 crore 7 lakh for reimbursement of transportation and commission expenses under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) related to the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department. This amount has been sanctioned for the continued operation of the scheme for the period of 16th Central Finance Commission i.e. from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031.

Promotion of electrification under PM Janman and Dharti Aaba campaign

The Cabinet has taken important decisions for the electrification works to be done under the Pradhan Mantri Tribal Tribal Justice Maha Abhiyan (PM Janman) and Dharti Aaba Tribal Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan. The amount of SGST payable on the central share received from the Government of India will be made available by the State Government as share capital to the power distribution companies, which will accelerate the expansion of infrastructure facilities in the tribal areas.