CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

The Madhya Pradesh government on March 24 announced Sunday lockdowns in four more districts - Betul, Khargone, Chhindwara and Ratlam. The Sunday lockdown, starting on every Saturday 10PM and ending Monday 6AM, was earlier imposed in Bhopal, Jabalpur, and Indore. Moreover, in cities where 20+ COVID cases are being recorded daily, the government ordered only take-aways at restaurants, closure of swimming pools, gyms and cinema halls. Besides, … read-more

Inducting two supporters of Jyotiraditya Scindia - Tulsiram Silawat and Govind Rajput - Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan expanded his Cabinet on January 3. Reportedly, this is the third expansion of the Cabinet since Shivraj assumed power. Earlier, both Tulsiram and Govind had been inducted into the Cabinet in April also; however, they quit in October due to delayed by-polls. Currently, the MP Cabinet has 31 ministers.

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in a review meeting, decided to suspend classes for standard 1-8 till March 31, 2021, and evaluate students on the basis of assignments. Besides, while classes for grades 10 and 12 will likely resume soon, students of classes 9 and 11 can only be called once or twice a week. The CM also emphasized that private schools can charge only tuition fees for the period they were closed.

The Madhya Pradesh government on November 9 said that it would not ban crackers but will bar only the sale of Chinese firecrackers. Announcing the decision, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan tweeted, "Madhya Pradesh is a state of happiness, we never ban happiness here." He also added that the sales or purchase of firecrackers having pictures of deities were "completely banned" in the state.