Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Sunday that changes for the better in the lives of labourers, the poor and farmers in the state were now visible.
He was addressing the ‘Jheria Yadav Samaj’ convention in village Birkoni of Mahasamund district.
The Chief Minister announced an amount of Rs 20 lakh each for five community buildings for Yadav community at Khalair, Shivrinarayan, Sirpur, Dabra and Madhuban Dham, Dhamtari and Rs. 6 lakh t build buildings in Birkoni.
The community welcomed Baghel with their traditional costume.
The Chief Minister said the state has rich minerals under its land. Earlier, the people here used to live happily even within limited resources. But now the times have changed. People have dreams and the government is working to fulfill them.
Highlighting Godhan Nyay Yojana, he said even the landless and those who do not have cattle are also making an earning by collecting cow-dung. The scheme will be soon launched in other states of the country.
The Yadav community in large numbers are dependent on cattle rearing and farming. They are also deriving benefits from the schemes.
Through the making of 10,000 Gauthans, around 1.30 lakh acres of land has been protected in the state. He further said all the instalments of different schemes will be paid by this month.
Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey said Mahasamund is one of the leading districts of paddy production.
Through Gauthans, 16 lakh quintals of vermi-compost have been produced, which is being supplied to farmers. It would help overcome the shortage of chemical fertilizers.