Madhya Pradesh Politics & Governance

Madhya Pradesh leave-rule amendments take effect

1 January 2026

Amendments to Madhya Pradesh government employees’ leave rules took effect on 1 January. They cover child-care leave and teachers’ leave arrangements, with the stated aim of clarifying leave provisions and better coordinating teachers’ leave with academic schedules and administrative needs.

Key Facts

• Child-care leave provisions were clarified and simplified to help women employees take leave for their children’s care.

West Central Railway implements revised timetable

1 January 2026

West Central Railway implemented a revised timetable on 1 January, changing arrival and departure times for several trains operating from or through Bhopal Division. The changes included departures from Bhopal and Rani Kamalapati and revised timings at stations such as Itarsi, Bina and Ruthiyai.

Key Facts

• West Central Railway is one of Indian Railways’ 19 zones; it includes Bhopal Division.

Madhya Pradesh takes administrative action after Indore water crisis

2 January 2026

After the Bhagirathpura water crisis, the Madhya Pradesh government removed Indore Municipal Commissioner Dilip Kumar Yadav and suspended Additional Commissioner Rohit Sisonia and Public Health Engineering official Sanjeev Shrivastava. Earlier measures included suspensions of municipal officials and termination of a sub-engineer’s services; the state also directed officials to prepare time-bound corrective measures for other locations.

Key Facts

• The government also directed officials to prepare time-bound corrective measures for other locations, extending action beyond Indore.

Madhya Pradesh issues urban water and sewer safety guidelines

2 January 2026

Madhya Pradesh issued water and sewer safety guidelines for urban local bodies following the Bhagirathpura contamination crisis. The directions set a seven-day deadline for leak surveys and inspections of water-treatment plants and overhead tanks, and require repairs to identified old or repeatedly leaking pipelines within 48 hours. Water-supply complaints are to be treated as emergencies, with resolution targeted within 24 to 48 hours.

Key Facts

• The urban water-and-sewer guidelines draw on CPHEEO’s water-supply and treatment manual, providing a technical basis for local-body directions.

MPPSC releases 2026 State Service Examination notification for 155 posts

2 January 2026

The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission released the 2026 State Service Examination notification for recruitment to 155 posts, including 17 Deputy Collector and 18 Deputy Superintendent of Police posts. Online applications are scheduled to run from 10 January to 9 February 2026.

The three-stage selection process comprises a preliminary examination, a main examination and an interview. Negative marking will apply in the preliminary examination; these are scheduled recruitment stages, not completed selections.

Key Facts

• MPPSC is the state constitutional commission responsible for recruiting candidates to Madhya Pradesh government jobs through competitive examinations.

Madhya Pradesh opens police SI and subedar recruitment to transgender candidates

2 January 2026

Madhya Pradesh issued a notification allowing transgender candidates to take part in recruitment examinations for police sub-inspector and subedar posts. Candidates must submit a transgender certificate issued by the relevant district Collector’s office, which specifies whether their original sex is male or female.

Candidates will take the written examination and, for the physical efficiency test, be assessed under the male or female category based on medical certification. The same category-based physical standards are to apply during training.

Key Facts

• The Supreme Court’s NALSA judgment affirmed transgender people’s equal fundamental rights and right to identify as male, female or third gender.

Madhya Pradesh invites applications for 4,767 Anganwadi vacancies

2 January 2026

Madhya Pradesh’s Women and Child Development Department invited applications for 4,767 Anganwadi vacancies across districts: 1,573 worker posts and 3,194 assistant posts. The source describes the vacancies as temporary and honorarium-based, and says they are open to eligible women.

The report gives 10 January 2026 as the application deadline and says applications are to be submitted through MP Online. It also states a Class 12 qualification and an age range of 18 to 35 years as of 1 January 2025 in its section on Shahdol district vacancies.

Key Facts

• Anganwadi centres began as part of Integrated Child Development Services, addressing child hunger and malnutrition through community-based care.

Solar manufacturers invest in Ratlam’s industrial area

2 January 2026

Solar companies have taken land and begun setting up plants in Ratlam’s 1,450-hectare investment area near the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway. Reported investment commitments include ₹1,700 crore by Hexatron, ₹650 crore by ...