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The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday cleared the Data Consolidation Scheme under the Planning, Economic and Statistics Department, which will facilitate policy making and ensure transparency and accountability. The decision was made at a cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.

 

"The cabinet sanctioned the Data Consolidation Scheme to enable data to be made available for use of departments, common people and planners through collection and analysis of statistical data in a timely manner under the Planning, Economic and Statistics Department as part of new initiative 'Prosperity through Statistics'," said an official.

 

The scheme would enable the government to make informed decisions and formulate policies based on data, he added.

 

"All the departments will be able to exchange data without any obstacle, which will result in transparency of work and greater efficiency of workers," the official said.

 

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The information will be made available to independent researchers and policymakers so that the formulation of new schemes becomes simpler, and citizens can access information, which will result in greater transparency and accountability of the government, he added.

Besides this, the state cabinet also sanctioned money for the modernisation and upgradation of Gandhisagar and Rana Pratap Sagar hydroelectric power houses run under MP Power Generating Company Limited, the spokesperson added.

 

It sanctioned the revised estimated cost of ₹464.55 crore for renovation and modernisation of all five units of Gandhisagar hydroelectric power house, and the estimated cost of ₹573.76 crore in the DPR provided for renovation and modernisation of Rana Pratap Sagar Hydroelectric Power House.

 

It will be borne equally (50:50) by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, according to the recommendation of the finance department, with Rs 127.6 crore to be paid by Madhya Pradesh, the official added.

 

Among other decisions, the Cabinet also approved decisions that exempted 50 per cent of the motor vehicle tax on vehicle sales during two trade fairs.