The Ladli Laxmi Yojana, which was launched on the initiative of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan three-and-a-half-years ago has gained tremendous popularity. Accepting the success of the innovative scheme, the entire nation has lauded it. States like Uttar Pradesh and Delhi have even implemented the scheme.
Constant efforts are being undertaken to increase milk production in the state. The implementation of Acharya Vidyasagar Go-Samvardhan Yojana is being undertaken under the 11th Five-Year Plan on the recommendations of Rajya Samanya Nirdhan Varg Kalyan Ayog by five regional Dairy Federations.
As a part of efforts of Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation for enhancing milk production, 15,000 mini kits are being distributed among milk producer farmers free of cost during rabi season under the Centre's mini kit testing programme.
Production of green fodder will be possible in about 2,500 acres of land after distribution of these kits, an official release said here today.
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With four more person succumbing to swine flu, the death toll due to the disease has risen to 71 in Madhya Pradesh, official sources said today.
Pankaj Mahto (26) succumbed to the viral disease at Chirayu Hospital yesterday, while Neetu Chouhan (28) and Shivlal (46) died at Hamidia Hospital.
With the three deaths, Bhopal has recorded 32 deaths from H1N1 virus so far.
Vimla Bai (42) died due t
With authorities confirming two more swine flu deaths, the official toll in the H1N1 outbreak in Madhya Pradesh spiraled to 57 on Thursday.
The two deaths confirmed on the day included one each in Bhopal and Indore, taking the number of swine flu fatalities in the two cities to 25 and 19, respectively.
Official sources put the number of critical cases at 19, including seven in the State capi
Due to irregularities and lack of planning, water in the dams has been going above its capacity. As a result the excess water of dams is released causing destruction in other parts. This season, the gates of the Tawa dam on Tawa river were opened twice and water released in the Narmada river. This led to rise in the level of Narmada river by 13 feet, and created a flood situation.
Madhya Pradesh is fast emerging as the hub of swine flu this season with the city claiming seven lives in a single day.
This is perhaps the highest figure of casualties reported in one day in the country so far in 2010.
What is cause for concern is that while the national average of deaths is only 5.28 percent, that of Madhya Pradesh is a startling 38 percent.
Run-down on the cases in the state
To remedy pilferage and corruption in the public distribution system (PDS), Madhya Pradesh has decided to introduce a pilot scheme to deliver cheap foodgrain on the beneficiaries' doorsteps.
The scheme will begin on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary on October 2 in a tehsil in tribal-dominated Mandla district.
More than 1,65,000 vials of spurious oxytocin were seized from medical stores in Sagar district's Bina town in the first week of this month, police said here today.
Oxytocin - misused for enlarging watermelon, gourd, brinjal, cucumber etc besides enhancing milk production in animals - is available in the market for Rs 15 per vial while the fake ones were being sold for 50 paise.
