{
  "id": 3350438,
  "title": "MP Cabinet Approves Guarantee For ₹4,600 Crore MPRDC Loan To Develop 12 Road Routes; ₹3,960 Crore For Seoni-Balaghat Highway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/mp-cabinet-approves-guarantee-for-4-600-crore-mprdc-loan-to-develop",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T20:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mp-cabinet-approves-guarantee-for-4600-crore-mprdc-loan-to-develop-12-road-routes-3960-crore-for-seoni-balaghat-highway"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The State Cabinet in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, gave its approval on Tuesday to provide a government guarantee for a loan of Rs 4,600 crore to the Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation (MPRDC). This loan is meant to be taken from NABARD Infrastructure Development Assistance. The meeting also approved proposals worth Rs 10,630 crore for various projects including infrastructure, health, cyber security, and social welfare works.\n\nMPRDC plans to utilize the loan to develop 12 different road routes, which are expected to improve road connectivity. These routes include Bhopal-Vidisha, Khalghat-Manawar-Mangod, Mandsaur-Sitamau, Sitamau-Basai-Suwasara, eastern Bhopal bypass upgradation from 4 lanes to 6, Neemuch-Manasa-Rampura-Jhalawad route, Indore-Depalpur four-lane route with paved shoulder, and 2 lanes of State Highway 7 among others.\n\nAdditionally, the proposal to authorize Electronic Observation Wing (EOW) under BNS 2023 was also approved. The ownership of 22 main roads will be transferred to MPRDC at a token price, and the Board of Directors of MPRDC will issue shares in favor of the state government in lieu of this transfer. The loan interest and loan repayment will be covered by the toll collection and other resources generated from the transferred roads.\n\nSeparately, a sum of Rs 3,960.9 crore was approved for the construction and other works of the 91.64-km-long Seoni-Balaghat road. This new highway will be 4-lane along with a paved shoulder and will benefit approximately eight lakh people. The project includes funds for land acquisition and other pre-construction works along with supervision charges.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The State Cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal to provide government guarantee to a loan of Rs 4,600 crore to be taken by Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation (MPRDC) from NABARD Infrastructure Development Assistance. Overall, proposals worth Rs 10,630 crore for infrastructure, health, cyber security and social welfare works were cleared during the Cabinet…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}