# Shivraj Chouhan launches Mission Samriddh Gaon in two MP blocks 2026-08-26T02:47:14+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Mission Samriddh Gaon on Tuesday, with pilot projects in Budni block of Sehore district and Khategaon block of Dewas district in Madhya Pradesh. The mission aims to create poverty-free villages with employment and basic amenities through convergence of central and state schemes. Chouhan said the objective is to develop model villages where every family has livelihood opportunities and people do not have to migrate out of compulsion. An integrated development framework will be prepared at family, panchayat and block levels. Successful models will later be replicated in other areas. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Chouhan, a former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, now heads the rural development ministry at the Centre. The pilot districts lie in his home state and have a large share of small and marginal farmers. Under the ministry's existing Lakhpati Didi scheme, 11 crore rural women have already been linked to livelihood programmes since 2021. The new mission adds a block-level convergence layer to those efforts. The ministry will measure results in the two pilot blocks before expanding the model to other districts. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Straight wire copy of a government launch event, no added commentary or criticism This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Krishi Bhawan, Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/shivraj-chouhan-launches-mission-samriddh-gaon-in-two-mp-blocks/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/shivraj-chouhan-launches-mission-samriddh-gaon-in-two-mp-blocks/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/