The Government of India has signed a loan agreement with the World Bank for Madhya Pradesh citizen access to responsive services project.
- The loan has been sanctioned by the World Bank’s concessionary lending arm International Development Association (IDA).
- The project size is 50 million dollars, of which 35 million dollar will be financed by the World Bank and the remaining amount will be funded out of State Budget.
- The objective of the project is to improve access and quality of public services in the state through implementation of the Public Service Delivery Guarantee Act, 2010.
- The duration of the project is 5 years.
Did You Know?
- Madhya Pradesh is situated in the central region of India and that’s why it is called the Heartland State.
- It has the largest reserves of diamond and copper in India as Madhya Pradesh is rich in mineral resources.
- The total land area of Madhya Pradesh is 308,252 sq. km. Madhya Pradesh holds 2nd rank in area wise.
- Madhya Pradesh came into being on 1 November 1956. It was reorganised on 1 November 2000 to create a new Chhattisgarh state.
- Chief Minister – Sivaraj Singh Chouhan
- Governor – Ram Naresh Yadav
