Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Jagdish Devda on Wednesday presented the Rs 3.65 lakh crore state budget for the financial year 2024-25, in which they proposed Rs 1,081 crore for the Culture Department, which includes provision for Ram Path Gaman, Krishna Pathey Yojana.

State Finance Minister Devda said the culture department's budget for the current fiscal year was two and a half times higher than the budget estimate of the last fiscal year 2023-24.

Speaking in the state assembly, Devda said, "The state government is encouraging various cultural groups of the state. These groups have increased the prestige of the state by exhibiting their excellent art at various places in the state and country and also abroad. Our The government is establishing the Veer Bharat Trust, a museum of brilliance of India's great eternal heroes. By establishing the Veer Bharat Museum, Madhya Pradesh has taken a step forward in the historic task of preserving the contribution of the protectors of India. Indian civilization. This will be the first museum of its kind in the country and the world."

Lord Ram traveled to various places in the state during his exile. It is the resolution of the state government that several places will be identified and developed in the Ram Path Gaman areas within the state limits. Similarly, CM Mohan Yadav has announced Shri Krishna Patheya Yojana through which he aims to re-explore the Path of Shri Krishna in the state and preserve and promote the literature, culture and traditions of related areas, he added.

"Our government is determined to preserve the ancient temples established at various places in the state. Under Chief Minister Tirtha Darshan Yojana, 7,80,765 senior citizens were allowed free travel to various religious places by rail or air. A budget provision of Rs 50 Crores of rupees are proposed for this scheme for fiscal year 2024-25,” the minister said.

After the budget presented in the state assembly, CM Yadav addressed the media and highlighted that the state government took up the project of Ram Path Gaman and Shri Krishna Patheya Yojana. A sufficient amount has been proposed in the budget for religious places in the state to be converted into tirtha sthal (pilgrimage site).

State Finance Minister Devda presented the first budget of the current Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government for the financial year 2024-25.

CM Yadav also said that the state government broke all records and presented a budget of over Rs 3.60 lakh crore and set a target that the state budget would double in the next five years.