Current scenario of Madhya Pradesh :

Located in central India and sitting on huge resources, MP is a state with political stability and houses people from diverse social, cultural and religious backgrounds. This state was the largest in India by area until 2000, when its south-eastern Chhattisgarh region was carved out as a separate state. Madhya Pradesh is home to a large tribal population, who have been largely cut off from the mainstream development. MP is also the lowest-ranked state on the India State Hunger Index (ISHI) with a score of 30.87 against the national average of 23.30. In recent years, the state's GDP growth has been above the national average.Rich in mineral resources, MP has the largest reserves of diamond and copper in India.More than 30% of its area is under the forest cover. Its tourism industry has seen considerable growth, with the state topping the National Tourism Awards in the year 2010-11.

No longer a BIMARU state :

Madhya Pradesh has achieved the distinction of having the highest per capita income growth in the country in 2013-14 as compared to the previous year. The central state is gradually breaking the Bimaru (Bihar, MP, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh clubbed together for backwardness) shackles it was tied down with for ages.The Gross State Domestic Product of Madhya Pradesh for 2018-19 (at current prices) is estimated to be Rs 8,26,106 This is 19.7% higher than the revised estimate for 2017-18. But in spite of the high growth in per capita income, the state remains one of the poorest in the country with Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Assam at the bottom of the rung.Over the decades, the government has made agriculture a profitable vocation and gradual industrialisation has ushered in prosperity in backward areas with gainful employment. The more important thing is that Madhya Pradesh is no longer a Bimaru state as was the case a few years ago. The GDP growth has been double that of the country since 2010-11.

Economists attribute the rapid growth to the improvement in the infrastructure that has attracted more investments and led to more job creation. Madhya Pradesh is rich in natural resources - fuels, minerals, agriculture and biodiversity. The state represents 8.3% of the country's coal reserves and has 218.04 billion cubic metres (BCM) of estimated coal-bed methane reserves. The state also has the largest reserves of diamond and copper in India, apart from significant reserves of limestone, manganese and dolomite. Due to its centralised location, Madhya Pradesh has excellent connectivity to several parts of India. Many FMCG companies have moved their warehouses here to save on logistics expenses.

Government and politics :

MP is the second largest state of India and has a unicameral government with a 230-seat legislative assembly. The state also sends 40 members to the Parliament in Delhi: 29 are elected to the Lok Sabha (Lower House) and 11 to the Rajya Sabha (Upper House). The major political parties in Madhya Pradesh are the Indian National Congress (INC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Bahujan SamajParty (BSP). Unlike in many of the neighbouring states, the small or regional parties have not had much success in the state elections.

Focus on development issues :

The Stategovernment is fully determined to improve their standard of life. Government is also taking steps to open up all the opportunities to women so that are able to realize their potenial. Under Women empowerment has undertaken several steps to protect te girl child, improve the health and socio-economic security of women.

Vyapam scam rocks BJP govt :

The Vyapam scam is an admission and recruitment scam involving politicians, senior officials and businessmen in Madhya Pradesh. MP Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), popularly known by its Hindi acronym "Vyapam" (Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal), is responsible for conducting several entrance tests in the state.These entrance exams are held for recruitment in government jobs and admissions in educational institutes of the state. The scam involved a collusion of undeserving candidates, who bribed politicians and MPPEB officials through middlemen, to get high ranks in these entrance tests.Cases of irregularities in these entrance tests had been reported since the mid-1990s, and the first FIR was filed in 2000. The sheer scale of the scam came to light in 2013, when the Indore police arrested 20 people who had come to impersonate candidates for PMT 2009. After the role of organised crime rackets and politicians in the scam came to light, the state government formed a Special Task Force (STF) of the police on 26 August 2013, to investigate the scam. Several activists and politicians, including members of the opposition Congress demanded a CBI probe in the scam under the supervision of the Supreme Court.