India, Aug. 14 -- The Madhya Pradesh government will construct Geeta Bhawan, a community hall dedicated to promoting religious study and cultural activities, in each of the 413 urban bodies across the state.

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will lay the foundation stone for the Bhawan on August 16, coinciding with Krishna Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna.

Yadav first announced the plan to build a Geeta Bhawan in every urban and rural local body area at a Janmashtami festival in Indore last year. In December, the state urban development department drew up a Rs.2,875 crore plan for a Geeta Bhawan in each urban local body within three years.

"These community halls will serve as hubs for cultural, traditional, and religious pra...