Bhopal, March 23 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav chaired a cabinet meeting held at the state secretariat (Mantralaya) on Monday and the council of ministers gave a nod to various development works worth Rs 6,940 crore and the continuation of several schemes.

The Cabinet also approved Rs 82.39 crore for the Mahana Micro Irrigation Project in Rewa district, along with a 3 per cent increase in dearness allowance for government employees and dearness relief for pensioners w.e.f July 1, 2025, raising it to 58 per cent.

Apart from this, the council of ministers approved several welfare proposals, including the implementation of the Shaurya Sankalp Training Scheme for youth from Other Backwards Classes (OBC). During the training p...