MadhyaNews.blogspot.com: Centre must okay Special Courts Bill of MP

 Centre must okay Special Courts Bill of MP

 Muslim Saleem

Bhopal, August 25, 2011

At a time when the entire national is gripped by rampant corruption and a vociferous demand is being raised by Anna Hazare to bring out a strong Lokpal Bill to root out corruption from the country, the Madhya Pradesh government has also adopted a Bill that will help in the same cause. If implemented, this Act will put an effective check on corruption in Madhya Pradesh. But unfortunately, the Union Government is not approving this bill, reports SMS News and Features.

One again, the Chief Minister Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to direct the Home Department for seeking clearance of Special Court Bill by the President of India drafted by Madhya Pradesh Government with an objective of curbing corruption,

The Chief Minister Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan wrote a letter to the Prime Minister in this regard. In the letter, the Chief Minister cited that Madhya Pradesh Government had tabled Madhya Pradesh Vishesh Nyayalaya Vidheyak (Bill) -2011 in State Legislative Assembly in order to quell effectively the practice of corruption. The Bill has been passed in State Assembly and reserved by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh for approval of President of India. This Bill was forwarded to Union Home Ministry by Government of Madhya Pradesh on April 13, 2011. The Bill is awaiting the Presidential assent.

The Chief Minister in the letter said that the Bill provides for an expeditious disposal of cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. This Bill also provides for confiscation of property amassed through corrupt means and utilization of such property for public good.

Mr Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh Government wishes to create transparent and effective systems of governance where there will be no room for corruption. Besides, the State Government wants to create an effective legal system where public servants indulging in corruption are brought to book in a time bound manner. Madhya Pradesh Vishesh Nyayalaya Vidheyak (Bill) -2011 shall prove to be an effective step towards curbing corruption in public life. This inordinate delay in granting assent by Government of India is unnecessarily depriving the State of an effective tool to combat corruption.

The Chief Minister requested the Prime Minister for directing Union Ministry of Home Affairs to obtain assent of the President of India on the pending Bill at the earliest.

It is to be seen whether the Central Government comes out of its slumber and approves the Bill at the earliest so that an effective check can be put on corrupt practices in Madhya Pradesh.

MadhyaNews.blogspot.com: Kudos to CM for safeguarding minorities

Kudos to CM for safeguarding minorities

Muslim Saleem

Bhopal, August 18, 2011

Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan is the best Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh so far in its history. He has proved by his words and deeds that the Chief Minister wants development of every section of society. Though Mr Chouhan has time and again averred that he is against giving benefits in the name of religion, yet he has made various benefits available to Muslims in the state under different welfare schemes run by the State Government, reports SMS News and Feature.

During his continuing stint of eight years, Muslims have got every opportunity to make progress in a peaceful and congenial atmosphere in Madhya Pradesh. Mr Chouhan and his ministers have seen to it that Muslims are not left behind and this is why names of community members find place in the list of beneficiaries of various welfare schemes.

This facts and figures have been corroborated by none other that National Minority Commission member Mr K.N. Daruwala,  who has said that there is no problem to minority communities as whole in Madhya Pradesh. Recently, ee acknowledged that the students of minority communities are receiving adequate benefits of scholarship schemes launched by the State Government besides these sections are also availing the benefits of Mukhyamantri Kanyadan (Nikah) scheme and employment schemes. Mr Daruwala expressed these views while paying a courtesy call on the Chief Minister Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Mantralaya today. Joint Secretary to the Commission Smt. Astar Kaar and secretary to Chief Minister Mr S.K. Mishra were also present on this occasion.

Mr Daruwala lavished the praises upon the Chief Minister Mr Chouhan for showing his sensible attitude towards the members of minority communities. During his visit to Madhya Pradesh, he also held discussions with State Minority Commission Chairman, Chief Secretary and Director General of Police.

The Chief Minister Mr Chouhan informed Mr Daruwala that the State Government is giving top priority to provide security to the people of all persuasions and freedom to follow their respective religions. The minority communities have also been included in the welfare schemes for safeguarding the interest of them, CM added.

Mr Chouhan said that the Indian culture does not apply different yardsticks for different people. The Indian culture believes in the world as family as whole. The Chief Minister said that Madhya Pradesh is the first in the country where at the C.M. House festivals of all religions such as Deepawali, Holi, Eid, Christmas, Prakash Utasav, Buddha Jayanti are equally celebrated. The Chief Minister further said that for him the meaning of government is to have equal attitude towards all citizens. Mr Chouhan said that following this spirit, action is initiated into any incident without discrepancy in the State.

CIMirror.Blogspot.com: Tourism sector gets boost in MP

Tourism sector gets boost in Madhya Pradesh

Ataullah Faizan
Bhopal: August 2, 2011

Constant efforts made by Chief Minister Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Tourism Minister Mr Tukojirao Puar have resulted into a great boost to the tourism sector in Madhya Pradesh. An aggressive marketing strategy has been chalked out to promote State’s tourism at international and national level. Activities of Eco-tourism Development Board are also on the rise, reports SMS News & Features.

It may be mentioned here that air services from Bhopal to Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior will soon be operational. An MoU has been inked with a private company in this regard. An air-craft of nine seats has arrived in Bhopal and yet another is to reach. The service will be expanded and Khajuraho, Agra and Jaipur will be linked with this service.

Helipad will be made in each district. Helipads or airports are available in 22 districts presently. Helipads are yet to be developed in 28 districts. Officials have also been instructed to explore the possibility of providing facilities of air traffic with other air services.

A tourist centre will be made in each district. An amount of Rs. 1 crore 25 lakh will be spent on the development of tourist centre. There are immense scopes for tourism development due to availability of natural beauty, forests, reservoirs and ancient monuments; all these can be exploited for the purpose.

State Tourism Development Council has been constituted. A road-show is proposed to be organised in Mumbai by the Council in the month of October. Five movies will be shot with the collaboration of Hollywood and Bollywood. These include Aarakshan and Singularity feature film documentary films on Bhopal, Pachmarhi and Tantya Mama.

A resort is proposed at Indira Sagar in Khandwa district under PPP mode. Similarly, four/five star conventional centres at Jabalpur and Gwalior while heritage hotel at Rajgarh Palace, Datia and resorts at Mandu and Gandhi-Sagar reservoirs and adventurous activities are proposed. Expansion of religious tourism at Omkareshwar and Chitrakoot was informed at the meeting.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that wide publicity will be made for the development of tourism in the State. He will himself play a major role in it. He informed that he would visit various tourist places in the month of October. Outdoor activities for the expansion of tourism will be conducted for one week. National-international well-known personalities will be invited to tourist destinations of Madhya Pradesh. Mr Chouhan said that there is immense scope for tourism sector in the State