Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said that in last 14 years, every sector of the State has undergone development and there has been a positive change in every person's life.
In next five years, Chhattisgarh will witness four times the development made so far, he said.
The Chief Minister said : “If someone wants to witness development, they should visit Dantewada, Bijapur, Surguja and Bastar districts of the state. If someone takes a tour of entire Chhattisgarh, they will not need any effort to notice the tremendous progress the state has undergone.”
No poor person goes to sleep without food, no patient is deprived of the treatment and every child gets opportunity of education, this is what you call development, he said.
The Chief Minister was addressing a massive public gathering in Gram Panchayat Headquarters Jaibel (Bakawand block) of Bastar district on Tuesday, during his state-wide Vikas Yatra. He said- “ Not just during Vikas Yatra, but on other occasions as well, I will visit Bastar region often and meet the people here. Singh announced sanction of road repair and widening work from Bhanpur to Kapavand via Jaibel and said that Rs 10 lakh will be sanctioned for construction of women community hall.
Besides, Rs six crore will be sanctioned for extension of drinking water pipeline in village Jaibel, Kongara, Pakhna, Khorkhosa and Chhote Amabal, Singh said. The Chief Minister later distributed goods, cheques and aabaadi patta to more than 6,000 beneficiaries under various government schemes. This includes distribution of 'aabaadi patta' to 3300 families, lPG connection to 1110 women of poor families under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.
Singh informed people about various schemes of central and state government and said that these schemes have brought prosperity in every sector in every household of the state He said that it was our government who first started distribution of rice at Rs 1 per kg, free salt and chickpeas at Rs 5/kg. During Vikas Yatra, more than 12 lakh families of state are being provided ‘aabaadi patta’. Under Chief Minister Health Insurance Scheme, each and every family, irrespective of their financial status, are entitled to free medical treatment of upto Rs 50,000, he said.
Wages of tendupatta labourers has been increased from Rs 450 in year 2003-04 to Rs 2500 this year. Prayas Residential Schools have been started for tribal children of Naxal-affected areas. Education facilities in tribal areas are expanding, and children of these areas are now aiming high, while certain youngsters have cleared UPSC and become IAS-IPS officers, Singh said. The Chief Minister said that under Saubhagya Yojana, alla the villages and households of Bastar Division will be electrified in next the four months. Network of good all-weather roads is being established in every district of Bastar Division. He mentioned about and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ayushman Bharat Yojana'.