Mauganj, a tehsil of Rewa district, will be the 53rd district of Madhya Pradesh, announced chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday.
During a programme in Rewa, CM Chouhan said, тАЬMauganj will become the 53rd district of MP. It will be developed by joining four tehsils of Rewa district.тАЭ
The four tehsils include Mauganj, Hanumana, Nai Garhi, and Deotalab.
Residents of Mauganj were raising the demand for a separate district for a long time since the chief minister announced in 2013 that Mauganj will be developed as a separate district.
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In a programme of distribution of funds under Sambal scheme, CM Chouhan transferred тВ╣605 crore as assistance in the bank accounts to 27,000 beneficiaries of the тАШSambal YojanaтАЩ with a single click through virtual medium. Along with this, the CM laid the foundation stone for construction works to be done in the newly formed district announcing тВ╣784 crore for the work.
Vindhya region political expert Jay Ram Shukla, however, criticised the move saying it was purely a political decision as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won this seat (Mauganj) in the last elections.
тАЬThe Mauganj area is not rich in any minerals so physical feature wise it doesnтАЩt need to be declared as a separate district,тАЭ Shukla said, adding the BJP is trying to strengthen their position in the Vindhya region through this new district.
