Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said the state government will implement the Uniform Civil Code in line with the spirit of the Constitution, noting that the common legal framework will end discriminatory practices and promote social harmony.
Addressing the Independence Day function at Lal Parade Ground after hoisting the National Flag, Yadav also praised security forces for eliminating the Naxal menace.
“From Lord Shri Ram to Lord Shri Krishna, the message of equality has been given. In accordance with this basic spirit of the Indian Constitution, we are taking a historic step. We are implementing the UCC in Madhya Pradesh.
“We are implementing the idea of one nation, one Constitution, one head and one flag on the ground by bringing in the same law for everyone. The UCC will end discriminatory practices and promote social harmony, while on the other, it will free women from atrocities and injustice, he added.
On July 21, the legislative assembly passed the ‘Madhya Pradesh Uniform Civil Code 2026 Bill’ by voice vote amid noisy protests by the opposition Congress.
Among other provisions, the common legal framework bans polygamy and makes the registration of live-in relationships mandatory while excluding the tribal community from its scope.
Yadav paid tributes to police and other security personnel who died while displaying immense courage on the internal security front.
“I pay tributes on behalf of the people of Madhya Pradesh to the police and other brave personnel who attained martyrdom. Because of such brave personnel, the state has achieved the distinction of becoming Naxal-free,” he said.
He said that the state is going to celebrate the 650th birth anniversary of Sant Guru Ravidas Maharaj across the state from August 18.
The CM said his government was working to make Madhya Pradesh the country’s milk capital, noting that milk collection has reached 12 lakh litres per day, while dairy producers are earning a profit of more than Rs 8 per litre.
“Our government presented a budget of Rs 4.38 lakh crore for the financial year 2026-27, which is 10 per cent higher than the previous financial year,” he said.
The state’s per capita income has increased by 9 per cent at current prices compared with the previous year. MP is the first state in the country to implement the concept of a three-year rolling budget, he added.
He said the government was promoting the Lakhpati Gopalak Didi Yojana to empower women, adding that women could become financially prosperous through animal husbandry along with breed improvement
“Inspired by the Prime Minister’s vision of women empowerment, we are promoting the Lakhpati Gopalak Didi Yojana in the state. Through breed improvement and rearing of calves, women in the state will be able to fulfil their dream of becoming lakhpatis,” Yadav said.
He said the Chief Minister Ladli Behna Yojana has become a means of empowering the lives of around 1.25 crore sisters. More than 53.55 lakh daughters are associated with the Ladli Laxmi Yojana in the state.
He said the government has implemented the Fisheries Policy 2026, under which an agreement has been signed with a leading international company for an investment of Rs 7,430 crore in Madhya Pradesh along with a buy-back agreement.
Yadav emphasised the government’s commitment towards providing irrigation water to every field, saying the state aims to increase its gross irrigation capacity to a manifold 100 lakh hectares by 2028-29.
The government is committed to delivering irrigation water to the last field at the last mile, he said, and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the “gift” of the Ken-Betwa Link Project, the country’s first river-linking project, costing Rs 44,600 crore.
The state government is also creating a complete value chain from farms to factories, Yadav said.
“Madhya Pradesh had observed 2025 as the Year of Investment and Employment and is observing 2026 as the Year of Farmer Welfare. The government has decided to observe 2027 as the Year of Youth,” he said.
According to Yadav, the government has prepared a comprehensive strategy for the overall development and welfare of young people, with quality education, skill development, entrepreneurship, employment opportunities in the public and private sectors, startup support, and sports and arts among its key pillars.
He said more than 3.34 lakh business units had been registered on the Udyam portal in the past two-and-a-half years, providing direct and indirect employment opportunities to more than 33.80 lakh youths.
“We have recruited more than 85,000 young people to government services and, in the coming period, will provide employment opportunities in the public sector to more than one lakh young people,” he said.
Next year, more than one lakh young people will be provided training in ITIs and 10,000 youth every year will receive training at Global Skill Parks, he said.
The CM added that the government had implemented the Madhya Pradesh MSME Development Policy 2025, Startup Policy and other such policies to strengthen the startup ecosystem.
“There are currently around 8,000 startups operating in the state, and women are leading about 50 per cent of them. The government aims to increase the number of startups to more than 12,000 and establish at least one incubation centre in every district, he said.
On healthcare, he said the government had appointed 1,000 new doctors in the past three months and planned to appoint another 1,000 in the next six months.
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