This year the industrious farmers of Chhattisgarh will be distributed Rs 2,400 crore paddy bonus by the State Government on Minimum Support Price, said Chief Minister Raman Singh.
He was addressing a public meeting at Government Higher Secondary School ground at village Kotmi of Pendra block in Bilaspur district on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had hiked the MSP by Rs 200 while State government is providing Rs 300 per quintal as bonus; so a farmer would get Rs 2050 to Rs 2070 on the paddy per quintal. The paddy procurement would commence from November 1 across the State, he said.
The Chief Minister later carried out dedication and bhoomi pujan of 49 works worth Rs 132 crore out of which Rs 113.44 crore bhoomi pujan was for 26 works and 23 works worth Rs 18.24 crore were dedicated.
He also provided assistance under different welfare schemes to the beneficiaries.
Singh said that farmers are being provided flat rate power connection for irrigation which is being provided to farmers having upto 5 HP pumps and above.
The single point power connection holders numbering around 12 lakh poor families whose per month consumption of power is more than 40 units, then they can avail the facility of flat rate bill payment, he said.
Farmers are being provided zero interest loans from Cooperative banks. Within a month, Rs 750 crore bonus would be disbursed to tendupatta pluckers, Singh said.
“I had come before you all to seek your blessings. The Atal Vikas Yatra had started with blessings of Goddess Danteshwari and Goddess Bambleshwari. It is the faith of people. It is also like a pilgrimage and carries the same purity,” the Chief Minister said.
Singh also mentioned about food security scheme, Chief Minister Health Security Scheme, Prime Minister Ujjwala Scheme, PM Housing Scheme and other schemes.
He said that Prime Minister had recently launched Ayushman Bharat Scheme in which 37 lakh families would get Rs 5 lakh per year for treatment of critical diseases.
Singh said that for Chhattisgarh, the Prime Minister had provided all assistance. In coming days, in Marwahi area the development works would be expedited.
The Chief Minister also carried out bhoomi pujan of Rs 54.26 crore Pendra bypass route measuring 13 kilometres, 13 km Sivni to Marwahi route widening and strengthening work at cost of Rs 36 crore, 5 km Basantpur to Bhandi upgrading and widening work at cost of Rs 11.56 crore among others.
