News18 Network is hosting the next edition of Rising Series in Bhopal on November 14. ‘Rising Madhya Pradesh 2017’ will have Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan as the Chief Guest. The main objective of "Rising Madhya Pradesh" is to provide a platform to the state’s top political leadership and bureaucrats to debate, discuss and define a framework for the state’s future.
The programme will be shown live on ETV Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh, 5.30 pm onwards on November 14.
The programme will feature a series of interactions with senior leaders and bureaucrats from the state, including Basant Pratap Singh (Chief Secretary); Rishi Kumar Shukla (D.G.P.); Bhupendra Singh (Home & Transport Minister); Rajendra Shukla (Mineral Resources, Commerce, Industry & Employment and Overseas Indian Minister); Mukesh Nayak (Congress Spokesperson); Ajay Singh (Leader of Opposition); Narottam Mishra (Water Resources, Public Relations and Parliamentary Affairs Minister); Maya Singh (Urban Development & Housing Minister); Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya (Higher Education, Public Service Management and Public Grievances Redressal Minister) and Archana Chitnis (Women & Child Development Minister).
Rising Madhya Pradesh aims at outlining the vision and plans of both the ruling and opposition parties against the backdrop of assembly elections due next year. The event will witness discussions on benefits that have accrued to the state given the political stability of the last 15 years as well as steps that will need to be taken now to herald a future that is even brighter.
Rajesh Raina, ETV News Network’s Group Editor, said, “Rising Madhya Pradesh aims to provide an empowering, interactive and open platform to the state’s political leadership, the policy makers and the people at large to have an open and free-flowing discussion on what the future holds for the state.”
Avinash Kaul, President, Network18 and MD, A+E Networks/TV18, said, “As the country’s leading news network, we are extremely pleased with how The Rising Series has become established as the most credible and impactful state specific platform for addressing key issues and setting an agenda for growth.”