- Economic Survey 2023 highlights innovative efforts of MP
Bhopal: The Economic Survey 2023 presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman at Parliament today highlights innovative efforts of Madhya Pradesh in the social-economic sector.
Referring to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) India Index 2023-24 of NITI Aayog, the Economic Survey records that Madhya Pradesh is among the ten states making a rapid progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Between 2018 and 2023-24, Madhya Pradesh has scored 15 points.
In the Economic Survey, Indore’s biofuel plant, with a per day production capacity of 500 tons under the Swachh Bharat Mission, was mentioned as a case study. It was established by the Indore Municipal Corporation in 2021. This plant operates on a model of public-private partnership on, Design- Construction-Financing- Operation mode. The plant produces approximately 44 to 45 thousand cubic meters of bio-gas per day, resulting in around 17 thousand kg of bio-CNG per day. This plant has significantly contributed to preventing the annual emission of one lakh thirty thousand tons of carbon dioxide.
Under the River Linking Project, the Ken-Betwa Link Project and the modified Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal Link Project have been mentioned. The Ken-Betwa Link Project is the first project approved under the National Perspective Plan in 2021. For this, the central government has provided Rs. 39,317 crore. Madhya Pradesh will undertake this project in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh and the central government.
The Survey also mentions Madhya Pradesh’s Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana under the farmer-friendly policy framework.
