New Delhi, August 20: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday announced 33 per cent reservation for women in all departments, except forest. Chouhan, who has been declared as the chief ministerial candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the 2018 polls, announced the reservation information while speaking at an event, which was also attended by national president of the BJP, Amit Shah. Also Read - High-Voltage Political Drama in Rajya Sabha as Derek O'Brien, 7 Other Opposition MPs Suspended For a Week Over Unruly Behaviour

CM Chouhan said, “I announce 33% reservation for our daughters in all departments, except forest department.” Speaking at the event, CM Chouhan also said that all students who secured 75 per cent in 12th or 85 per cent in CBSE last year or the year before and want to pursue medical and engineering will be provided with financial help by the BJP. Also Read - Monsoon Session LIVE: Opposition Meets President Kovind Over Farm Bills, Ask Him to Reject Legislation

Boasting about his role in increasing enrollment into schools he said that when he became the chief minister of the state, 43 lakh children were out of schools. He talked of how his party began a campaign to encourage enrollment into school. “We started ‘School chale hum’ (Let’s go to school) campaign, wanted to send every child to school.”

In the same event, BJP chief Amit Shah said that the responsibility of the future of the nation and creating a ‘new India’ lies on the youth of the nation. “The onus of creating a New India lies on the shoulders of the youth of India,” he said.