In Madhya Pradesh, Finance Minister Jagdish Deora presented the state government's budget of Rs 2 lakh 79 thousand two hundred thirty seven crore for the year 2022-23 in the state assembly today.<br />''<br />''No new tax has been imposed in the state budget nor has the tax rates been increased.<br />''For the first time, a separate child budget has been included in the main budget in which 220 schemes of 17 departments have been included. A total provision of Rs 57 thousand 800 crore rupees has been made for the child budget.<br />''<br />''Ten thousand crore rupees have been made in the budget for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, while Rs 2 thousand 930 crore rupees has been made for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and Rs 2 thousand crore rupees for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, a crop insurance scheme.<br />''<br />''A provision of 26 thousand 941 crores rupees has been made for Scheduled Tribes and 19 thousand 20 crores rupees for Scheduled Castes in the budget.<br />''<br />''To promote electric vehicles in the state, 217 electronic vehicle charging stations will be set up. Charging stations will also be built in Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur through PPP mode.<br />''<br />''The state government has announced a new Prakhar scheme for meritorious students. 22 new medical colleges will be set up in the state. Medical Device Park has also been approved in Ujjain.<br />''<br />''Solar parks will be set up in Sagar, Shajapur and Ujjain. Global Skill Park will be set up in the capital city Bhopal.<br />''Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, while giving his reaction on the budget, described it as the budget of self-reliant Madhya Pradesh. He said that this is a universal and all-encompassing budget. Congress state president Kamal Nath said that the budget is just false and misleading.<br />