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No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 www.freepressjournal.com Sports Malen helps Dutch thrash Romania P.12 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Edit New Parliament begins on a combative note P.8 WORLD CAR PUTIN GIFTED TO KIM HAS SOUTH KOREAN PARTS: REPORT Nation Have given full freedom to probe agencies: Modi P.7 MP BUDGET | Finance Minister Jagdish Devda presents budget of Rs 3,65,067 crore; Rs 1,081 cr proposed for culture dept, including provision for Ram Path Gaman & Krishna Pathey Yojana; Only 1% of budget for employment Focus on infra, women & tribal welfare NO NEW TAX Govt comes up with some new schemes OUR STAFF REPORTER BHOPAL Amid unprecedented ruckus by Opposition over nursing scam, Finance Minister Jagdish Devda presented 2024-25 Budget worth Rs 3,65,067 crore in Assembly on Wednesday. The appropriation amount of budget is 16% more than the last year. In a big relief to common man no new tax has been proposed. Revenue surplus has been estimated at Rs 1700 crore. Some new schemes have been announced. Work plan of eVidhan, e-Cabinet and e-Vidayak Office would be implemented soon. Every MLA would receive Rs 5 lakh under e Vidayak Office scheme. Scheme to provide financial assistance to poor prisoners would be launched soon. Besides Rs 150 crore have been provisioned for Mukyamantri Sahkari Dugdh Utpadan Protsahan Yojana and Rs 1081 crore for culture, religious trust and endowment. A major section of this amount would be spent on development of Ram Path Gaman and Shri Krishna Pathey Yojana. 4Continued on | P6 fp Briefs BHOPAL Nikunj named senior adviser to ED of WB The Central Government has appointed 1998 batch IAS Nikunj Srivastava as Senior Advisor to the Executive Editor of the World Bank. Srivastava is currently posted as Principal Secretary Revenue, Minerals. Srivastava has been appointed for three years. The appointments committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved Srivastava's appointment. He has been appointed in place of Gujarat-cadre IAS officer Rajeev Topno. Budget size to double in five years: CM NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS n Gram Research Centre to come up in Ujjain and Mustard Research Centre in Gwalior n Government will provide Rs 125 as bonus on wheat MSP. n Three government medical colleges-Mandsaur, Neemuch and Seoni would become operational in this fiscal, n In next two years, government intends to start eight more government medical colleges n Around 150 CM Rise School will start functioning from new buildings in 2024-25. n Under PM Shri Yojana, around 730 schools have been identified n 22 new hostels would be started under PM Jan Man Yojana. n Under integrated scholarship scheme, free uniform would be given to around 63 lakh students. T n 22 new ITI would be started in the state. n Sports complex of international level to come u p in Nathu Berkheda, Bhopal along with international level sports science centre n Global Investors Summit to be organised at the start of next year n 552 E-Buses will be operated in six cities vis Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain and Sagar. These buses will be operated under PM E Bus Scheme. CM Mohan Yadav meets State Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Jagdish Devda prior to presenting annual budget at Vidhan Sabha in Bhopal he budget size would be doubled in coming five years, declared Chief Minister Mohan Yadav while discussing budget provisions with mediapersons on Wednesday. Applauding the budget, he said that the state government would bear fee burden of those aspiring for UPSC, MPSC and other exams. Stating that state capital’s connectivity to Chambal, Malwa and Vindhya region would be enhanced, Yadav said that a few four lanes would be converted into sixlanes. 4Continued on | P6 Efforts made to maintain balance BUDGET BREAK UP n 16% will go in paying loan & interest n 11% for education sector n 6 % for social sector n Only 1% for employment sector n 8% of budget marked for interest payment & 8% for loan payment. n 15% for infrastructure development. n 12% marked for urban and rural development, n 9% for general services, n 1% for employment sector, n 0.14 % for culture n 7% for agriculture sector n 13 % for health sector n 2% percent for other services. NITENDRA SHARMA The Chief Minister Mohan Yadav-led government presented its first budget, highlighting the priorities, on Wednesday. Finance Minister Jagdish Devda tried to maintain a balance in the budget. Nearly 43% of funds for the MP budget come from the Central Government; so it is kept in mind that the state follows the Centre’s priorities. Instead of spending money Opposition walks out of Rajya Sabha during Modi’s speech ANI NEW DELHI on the new projects, the government decided to focus on the old ones. As the government has set aside the highest amount of money for infrastructure, it is clear that the government wants to increase capital expenditure. More than Rs 53,000 crore will be spent on infrastructure. The BJP has focused on infrastructure since it came to power in 2003. Mohan Yadav, too, has maintained this tradition. Along with this, the gov- Sensex breaches 80,000 level for 1st time PTI The opposition MPs of the INDIA bloc staged a walkout as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was replying to the debate on the 'Motion of Thanks' on the President's address in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The opposition MPs said that the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, was not allowed to speak. Protesting against this, they engaged in sloganeering against the Prime Minister and staged a walkout. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar criticised the INDIA bloc MPs and said that they "challenged the Constitution". 4Continued on | P6 MUMBAI Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress MP Sonia Gandhi along with other MPs walk out from the Rajya Sabha PM’s remote swipe at Sonia he Opposition's walkout followed the Prime Minister's swipe at former Congress chief and Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi. "These people are used to running the government on auto pilot and remote pilot. They don't believe in working, they just know how to wait," he said. T SC COMES DOWN HEAVILY ON STATE ‘We don’t trust State’ NEW DELHI The Supreme Court Wednesday took a strong note of an undertrial prisoner lodged in a Manipur jail not being taken to a hospital for treatment just because he belonged to the minority 'Kuki' community, saying it does not "trust the State". We must acknowledge the fact that the incidents of violence in Manipur are on a continuous downward trajectory n PM Narendra Modi Benchmark BSE Sensex breached the historic 80,000 level intraday for the first time while Nifty raced more than 162 points to close at a fresh lifetime high on Wednesday following heavy buying in banking and FMCG shares amid firm global market trends. The 30-share Sensex hit the historic 80,000 mark for the first time earlier in the day. It surged 632.85 points or 0.79 per cent to a record intraday high of 80,074.30. The index later closed near the 80,000 level at 79,986.80, up by 545.35 points or 0.69 per cent over the last close. As many as 24 Sensex shares closed with gains and six declined. ‘Mockery of justice’ Online Report T he Supreme Court said on Wednesday that every accused has the right to speedy trial despite the seriousness of the charges, and chided the National Inves- tigation Agency (NIA) for opposing the bail plea of a man who has been in jail for four years after being charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. 4Continued on | P6 victory parade MUMBAI Rohit Sharma with Suryakumar Yadav pose with the ICC Men’s T20 cricket World Cup 2024 trophy aboard a flight as they depart for India, in Bridgetown, Barbados Fresh from winning the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma shared a special message for Team India fans on Tuesday. The Indian skipper invited Team India fans to the victory parade at Marine Drive and the Wankhede Stadium. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, the Indian captain shared details of the roadshow in Mumbai. “We want to enjoy this special moment with all of you. So let’s celebrate this win with a victory parade at Marine Drive and Wankhede on July 4th from 5:00pm onwards. It’s coming home,” Rohit mentioned in his post. The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team will 4Continued on | P6 take part in an open bus road show followed by a felicitation ceremony here at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. The Indian team is expected to reach New Delhi early on Thursday morning (6:20am) after departing from Barbados' Grantley Adams International Airport in a chartered flight . 4Continued on | P6 n No new tax proposed n Estimated revenue receipts: Rs 2,63,344 crore including states own tax amount of Rs 1,02,097 crore, state share in central taxes of Rs 95,753 crore, non-tax revenue Rs 20,603 crore and grant-in-aid of Rs 44,891 crore n 18 % hike in state own tax revenue in 2024-25 compared to 2023-2024 n Estimated increase in capital expenditure by 15 % in 2024-25 compared to 2023-24. n Rs 2,860 crore for irrigation works n Rs 3,469 crore for anganwadi services n Rs 4,500 crore for National Health Mission n Rs 5,100 crore for Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan n Rs 15,509 crore for Govt Primary Schools n Rs 6,290 crore for Atal Krishi Jyoti Yojana n Rs 4,567 crore for Govt High/ Higher Secondary Schools n Rs 3,500 crore for Atal Graha Jyoti Scheme n Rs 2,452 crore for Medical Colleges & allied hospitals n Rs 40,804 crore for Schedule Tribe Sub Plan n Rs 2,400 crore for social welfare and security n Rs 27,900 crore for Schedule Caste Sub Plan n Rs 1,231 crore for Ladli Laxmi Yojana n Capital outlay for 202425 estimated at 4.25 % of State Gross Domestic Product. n Rs 1,160 crore for Metro rail n Interest payments for 2024-25 is 10.40 % of total revenue receipts. n Fiscal deficit in 2024-25 estimated to be 4.11 % of state GSDP. n Rs 18,984 crore for Mukyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana n Rs 2,738 crore for CM Rise School n Rs 310 crore for providing bicycles under education head n Rs 4,000 crore for Pradhan Mantrai Awas Yojana n Rs 10,000 crore for construction and maintenance of roads and bridges. Over 100 students fall sick in Chiawad hostels, 44 in hospital Suspected cases of cholera, contaminated water cited as reasons Our Staff Reporter INDORE Forty-four inmates of five hostels, aspiring to join armed forces, were on Wednesday admitted to MY Hospital following suspected food poisoning. This comes a day after five Bal Ashram inmates had died due to same cause. Officials said that around 100 inmates suffered from suspected food poisoning and 44 of them were admitted to hospital till Wednesday evening. Initially, five students were rushed to hospital on Wednesday morning, but the numbers swelled to 44, including 28 boys and 16 girls, by evening. Prima facie, officials suspect it to be a case of water contamination. A joint team of health department, food safety officers, and administration led by SDM Ghanshyam Dhangar inspected the five hostels and examined the students. 4Continued on | P6 Rohit invites fans for team’s homecoming Online Report ernment has tried to maintain a balance between religion & development. The government also focused on development of infrastructure at religious places. The budget focuses on boosting tourism through religious places. The government has surprisingly given 38% of hike to the department of culture. Now, it is clear that the cultural activities will get a boost in coming days. HIGHLIGHTS n Total appropriation amount is Rs 3,65,067 crore. It is 16 % more than last budget Collector Asheesh Singh meets the hostel inmates at MY Hospital Two in ICU, rest stable: Hospital Superintendent of MY Hospital Dr Ashok Yadav said that two of the students were in the ICU while the rest were stable. They were admitted with symptoms of vomiting and nausea. “Treatment of all the 44 students is underway. They are under observation,” Dr Yadav said. Unhygienic conditions, case to be lodged: “Food was being prepared in unhygienic conditions as kitchen was filled with filth at Om Narayan Hostel and Shriji Restaurant. A team of FSOs collected samples and a case against them will be lodged under the Food Safety Act. They also failed to present the license or registration of the hostel,” official sources said. Stomach infection common in area The area between Palda and Chitawad, where the hostel is located, is known for contaminated water supply, especially during the rainy season. Residents have frequently suffered from stomach infections and repeatedly demanded that the ground water be tested. Doctors often attribute health issues in this area to waterborne infections. Hathras tragedy: Yogi announces judicial probe; smells conspiracy PTI HATHRAS (UP) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday announced a judicial probe into the Hathras tragedy while not ruling out the possibility of a "conspiracy" behind the stampede that killed 121 people. He also said the "seva- dars" (volunteers working for the 'satsang' organisers) should have taken the victims to the hospital, People were dying and the "sevadars" fled, he claimed. Adityanth met those injured in the incident at the venue of the religious congregation here and obtained information from the eyewitnesses about the course of events preceding the tragedy. Asserting the government will ensure that such incidents do not recur, the chief minister said a standard operating procedure might be put in place for religious congregations. 4Continued on | P6