Latest Shivraj Singh Chouhan News & Updates

Bhopal, Jan 16 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday transferred the 32nd instalment of the Ladli Behna Yojana, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Madhya Pradesh government’s flagship welfare initiative for women.The Chief Minister transferred Rs 1,836 crore through a single click into the bank accounts of more than 1.25 crore eligible beneficiaries of the scheme during a ceremonial event held in Makhan Nagar in Narmadapuram district.This is the first instalment of Ladli Behna Yojana in the …

Bhopal, Jan 15 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will transfer the monthly instalment of the ‘Ladli Behna Yojana’ into the bank accounts of more than 1.25 crore beneficiaries during a ceremonial event in Makhan Nagar in Narmadapuram district on Friday.The Madhya Pradesh government said in a statement on Thursday that an amount of over Rs 1,836 crore will be transferred to the accounts of more than 1.25 crore eligible beneficiaries of the scheme across the state.In addition, th…

Bengaluru, Jan 14 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, highlighting the severe crisis faced by Bengal gram farmers in Karnartaka and urged immediate intervention of the Centre.Taking to social media X, CM Siddaramaiah stated, “I have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan highlighting the severe crisis faced by Bengal gram farmers in Karnataka. Despite a Minimum Su…

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and held extensive pre-Budget consultations on various aspects related to agriculture and rural development.He expressed confidence that the Budget for financial year 2026–27 will prove to be a milestone in realising the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve of ‘Prosperous Farmers, Empowered Villages’.Chouhan visited various states across the country and, apart fro…

Bhopal, Jan 11 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress will hold a state-level Nyay Yatra (march for justice) on Sunday at 11 a.m. in Indore to protest the Bhagirathpura water tragedy and recent changes to MNREGA. The march will begin at Bada Ganpati Temple and proceed to Rajwada Chowk near the statue of Maa Ahilyabai Holkar, party leaders said. Senior leaders, elected representatives, office-bearers, party workers and citizens are expected to participate.Announcing the protest at a joint press confe…

Bhopal, Jan 10 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress strongly criticised the BJP government on Saturday. A joint press conference was held at the Rajiv Gandhi Auditorium in the State Congress Office in Bhopal. Former Minister PC Sharma, Bhopal City District Congress Committee President Praveen Saxena, and State Spokesperson Rahul Raj addressed the media.Praveen Saxena termed the Bhagirathpura incident “government-sponsored murders”. He blamed criminal negligence and administrative failure by th…

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) India has historical relations with Fiji which is growing further on mutual respect, cooperation and strong cultural and people-to-people ties, according to Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan.In a bilateral meeting with Tomasi Tunabuna, Minister for Agriculture and Waterways of Fiji here, both the leaders discussed ongoing cooperation and outlined future areas of collaboration.Chouhan further underscored that both countries recognise…

Guna, Jan 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, said on Friday that the 4G network connectivity will cover the entire rural parts of the country in June this year. The Union Minister added that there are more than 120 crore mobile users in the country and the reach of 4G network in every corner will strengthen the ‘Digital India’ vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Union Minister Scindia made this announcement while addressin…

Guna, Jan 9 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Friday that the two significant agreements between the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the Department of Post signed recently will pave the way for economic empowerment in rural parts of India, especially for women and farmers. Union Minister for Communications and Development of Northeastern region, Scindia added this while inaugurating a sub-post office in Badarvas area under his Lok Sabha constituency Guna on Fri…

Shivpuri (MP), Jan 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, reiterated on Friday the importance of two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) that had been signed earlier on January 7 with Union Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Addressing a public gathering in Badarwas (Shivpuri), he reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring real-time monitoring of fertilisers so that farmers receive transpa…