Madhya Pradesh State PCS

• 27 Sep 2021

Mukhyamantri Bhu-Adhikar Yojana

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• On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay (September 25, 2021), Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced for the implementation of 'Mukhyamantri Bhu-Adhikar Yojana' in the state for giving land leases to poor homeless people of every category in Raigaon of Satna district.

Key Points

• In the first phase of this scheme, the poor will be identified by survey. After this they will be given residential plots in the available government land. If government land is not available, private land will also be bought and given to the poor. In this scheme, Satna district will be made a model.
• In cities where land is not available, arrangements will be made to build multi-storey buildings.
• The land which will be freed from the land mafia will also be included under this scheme.
• Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave approval of one crore 15 lakh rupees for the opening of a college, construction of Tehsil building in Raigaon from this session. Along with this, he announced plans to open 'CM Rise School' and upgrade the primary health center to community health center and build a rural sports stadium.

Muskan Kirar: World Archery Championships

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In the women's compound team event at the Senior World Archery Championships held in Yankton (USA), Muskan Kirar of Madhya Pradesh State Archery Academy, Jabalpur managed to win India a silver medal in the final match against Colombia.

Key Points

• Colombia beat India by 224 points against 229.
• It is noteworthy that this championship was organized in Yankton (USA) from September 19 to 26, 2021.
• From India, Muskan Kirar (Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh), Priya Gurjar (Rajasthan) and Jyoti (Andhra Pradesh) participated in this team event. In the final match, Muskan Kirar scored 78 out of 80, Priya scored 74 out of 80 and Jyoti scored 72 out of 80.
• It is worth mentioning that Muskan Kirar is originally a resident of Jabalpur. Muskan was honored with Eklavya Award by the state government in the year 2018 and Vikram Award in the year 2019. Muskan Kirar earned silver medal in Asian Games 2018.
• Muskan has so far represented the Indian team in 14 international competitions. In these competitions, Muskan has won a total of 10 medals for India including one gold, six silver and three bronze medals.