Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday said that 6,000 kilometres of fiber cable network is being laid to uplink 10,000 gram panchayats via BharatNet project in the State.
Fifty lakh Smart phones will be distributed to women, farmers and college students under the Sky Project, he said.
Citizens can take advantage of various social welfare schemes of the State Government through Smart phones. The farmers can avail of the information regarding market rates and weather reports, Singh said.
He was addressing a massive public meeting at Masturi as a part of his ongoing State-wide Vikas Yatra.
The Chief Minister on the occasion announced the construction of a stadium .
Singh dedicated, laid foundation stones and performed ‘bhumi pujan’ of 64 developmental works worth Rs 217.6 crore.
He dedicated 38 developmental works worth Rs 152.56 crore and laid the foundation stones of 26 developmental works worth Rs 65 crore.
Singh said the focus of development is on villages, farmers and poor.
He dwelt upon the various welfare schemes for women and senior citizens. The workers are being supplied with Rs 5 a plate meal. Cycles, sewing machines, tool kits, scholarships to students and financial assistance to girls’ weddings. Electricity connections will be provided to all the hamlets soon to dispel darkness.
The Chief Minister said that paddy bonus worth Rs 1700 crore, drought-relief, tendupatta bonus, abaadi pattas are being distributed during ‘Vikas Yatra’. An amount of Rs 1 lakh subsidy will be provided to farmers’ irrigation pumps.
On the occasion, Singh inaugurated and did bhumi-pujan of 64 works worth nearly Rs 217.64 crore . This includes inauguration of 38 works worth Rs 152.56 crore and bhumi-pujan of 26 new works worth nearly Rs 65 crore. The Chief Minister distributed goods and cheques of financial to more than 21,000 beneficiaries under various schemes, ‘aabaadi patta’ to 16, 829 families, paddy bonus worth Rs 17.92 crore to 13, 340 farmers and drought-relief funds worth Rs 12 .12 crore to 13 193 farmers.
Works inaugurated by Chief Minister include Jairamnagar-Masturi-Malhar-Jondhra-lavan Road built at the cost of nearly Rs 137 crore, Kohrauda-Daldali road worth Rs 2 crore, power substation of 33/11 KV capacity worth Rs 2 crore in Kevantadih, road from Atal Capitol Complex to Sukhripali built at the cost of Rs 1 crore 73 lakh, eight additional rooms and electrification works in Government Madanlal Shukla College Seepat worth Rs 1.40 crore. Singh did bhumi pujan and foundation laying of over-bridge near Jairamnagar on Hawda-Mumbai railway route worth Rs 41.75 crore, lilagar anicut under solar micro irrigation scheme worth Rs 6.61 crore, Rahtator anicut being built under solar micro irrigation scheme worth Rs 3.31 crore , mini-stadium worth Rs three crore in Pachpedi, and new building of Government higher secondary school Masturi worth Rs 2.67 crore.