India, March 13 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Wednesday that the Centre had cleared or positively considered a series of proposals concerning agriculture and rural development after his meetings with Union ministers in New Delhi. The discussions, attended by state rural development minister Prahlad Patel and senior officials, covered procurement, crop insurance, rural housing, road connectivity and financial support for state projects.

Among the decisions highlighted by the state government was the Centre's acceptance of Madhya Pradesh's proposal under the Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana for mustard growers. According to the release, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the proposal and asked the conc...