Madhya Pradesh government launched Chief Minister's Residential Land Rights Scheme

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In Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister's Residential Land Rights Scheme (Mukhyamantri Bhumi Adhikar Yojna) launched from Bakpura Panchayat of Tikamgarh district on 4 January 2023.

Important facts

• Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan distributed free pattas of residential land to selected beneficiaries.

• Under the scheme, applications from 14 lakh people have been received from across the state.

• Out of these, residential plots worth Rs 120 crore were provided to 10 thousand 500 eligible beneficiaries of Tikamgarh district.

• The scheme will be launched in the entire state.

• The Chief Minister had instructed the Revenue Department to identify the eligible beneficiaries for this scheme and prepare their data.

• Each beneficiary family will be given a plot of about 600 square feet for construction of houses under various schemes including Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

• This step will also pave the way for construction of houses for poor families under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

Madhya Pradesh

• It is the second largest state area wise in India after Rajasthan.

• According to the Indian State of Forest Report -2021, Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country area wise. 

• 25.14 % of its area is under forest cover.

• Chief Minister - Shivraj Singh Chouhan

• Capital - Bhopal