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Road

• MP’s performance in utilization of PMGSY funds during XI Plan has been widely appreciated but adequate funds were not provided on the pretext of PMGSY guidelines. State has been able to provided road connectivity to all villages as per the guidelines in short period as compare to other states. 
• To meet the goal of providing connectivity to all villages irrespective of population state needs huge resources  for which Centre should consider of lowering the population criterion for providing connectivity to targeted villages under PMGSY during XII Plan, for states like Madhya Pradesh which has lower population density (dispersed population) and high proportion of tribal population.

Energy

• Energy sector plays an important role in the development of agriculture, industry and social sectors. Bulk of the state’s budget outlay during XI Plan was dominated by energy sector and at the same time there still exists a big gap between generation and demand. 
• All out efforts are being made to implement the regulatory reforms besides dedicated effort to separate the feeder distribution for different category of consumers such as user for agricultural purposes, domestic and commercial at a very high cost. In case of thermal power generation, to maintain optimum level of production, the issues related to rationalization of coal supply and its movement, adequacy of coal availability and making available the annual contracted quantity of coal needs to be resolved at the earliest. 
• e Constituted GoM for the purpose should resolve these constraints relating to the establishment of Thermal Plants by allocating pit head coal blocks in their proximity to reduce the cost of movement. Atal jyoti abhiyan- 24 hrs light in MP started from Jabalpur.

Poverty

• State welcomes the initiative taken by the Central government to conduct a fresh survey “Socio-economic Census in Rural Areas 2011” to study the present socio-economic status of all section of society. 
• The poverty estimates should not only consider monthly per capita expenditure (inclusive of expenditure on education, health etc.) but also basic requirements for leading healthy life with optimum productivity and the deprivation from various facilities and services should also be factored in.

Highway

• The National highways in Madhya Pradesh are in extremely poor condition. NHAI has thoroughly neglected the maintenance of national highways for the last few years. State urges the Ministry of Road Transport to ask NHAI to maintain these national highways Properly. 
• State can take up the programme for rehabilitation and reconstruction of these national highways in case of de-notification takes place.    Longest, smallest, total length… data included.

MP Irrigation and Power

Basic overview of MP irrigation:-

• The 12th Five Year plan of Govt. of M.P. Water Resources Department has been formulated as per directives of the Planning Commission. Emphasis has been laid on completion of ongoing Major, Medium and Minor Irrigation projects & making much more effective use of irrigation facilities, both from existing and newly created schemes to restore and improve old irrigation works and create additional employment opportunities for rural masses. Percentage of irrigation to net sown area would be 76.80%. Assuming 40 percent irrigation by private sources and 60 percent by Government sources.

Narmada Valley Development

• The Narmada Basin Cover 27% area of the present state of M.P. The development of Narmada Basin is the most ambitious segment of the state’s Plan in the irrigation and power sector. In July 1985 the State Govt. constituted the Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) for implementing major irrigation& power projects in the Narmada Valley. Narmada Valley Development Authority has prepared a ‘Reverse Calendar’ and also embarked on preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of all the 16 remaining major projects along with seeking necessary clearances. To finance and expedite the construction of medium and minor projects, the NVDA has also incorporated, “Narmada Basin Projects Company Ltd.”

List of New Projects

• Omkareshwar (OSP) and Maheshwarlocated between Indira Sagar Project (ISP) and SardarSarovar Project(SSP) are also linked will the construction of SardarSarovar dam due to their water spreads and the regulated release from Indira Sagar. 

Bargi project- irrigation facilities to the areas in Jabalpur and Narsinghpur district power projects under under 12th FYP:- ( names and locations) following new Thermal Power Projects are proposed to be taken up in the 12th Plan period:

• Dada Dhuniwale Thermal Power Project, District Khandwa
• Shri Singaji Thermal Power Project (Phase-II), Distt. Khandwa
• BansagarThermal Power Project, Tikuratola District Shahdol
• Amarkantak TPS Extension Unit, Chachai, DistrictAnooppur
• Sarni Super Critical Thermal Extn. Unit, District Betul