Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh on Saturday said that to issue new ration cards under the Chhattisgarh Food Security Act 2012, camps will be organised in all the 27 districts from April 10 to 30 and collect applications from the beneficiaries. After scrutiny of the applications, again camps will be organised in May next to give away the ration cards to the deserving families.
Addressing a huge public meeting organised at the Durgukondal development block headquarters in the tribal-dominated North Bastar (Kanker) district on Saturday, the Chief Minister said that in reality, Chhattisgarh Government is the Government of village, poor and farmers, which is concerned awakened about the interest of each needy person of the society.
The Chief Minister said that Chhattisgarh is the first State that has made this Act to give guarantee of food to the 42 lakh poor families of the State and has given the guarantee for right to food grain to the poor. Dr Raman Singh, during his Durgukondal visit has dedicated various development and construction works, including cement concrete roads, community hall, health centre building, irrigation projects etc, costing about Rs 52.12 crore.
In the programme the chief minister, under the various schemes of agriculture and labour and other departments, distributed high quality agricultural implements, free sewing machines and equipments to a large number of beneficiaries.
Raman Singh blessed the 301 newly-wed couples at a mass-marriage programme organised under the Mukhyamantri Kanyadan scheme. Addressing the gathering, the chief minister declared that a government college would be established at Durgukondal for the youngsters and a high school at Jadekurse village from next academic session.
Forest minister Vikram Usendi, Woman and Child Development and Social Welfare minister lata Usendi, MP Sohan Potai, Chhattisgarh State Scheduled Tribe Commission chairman Devlal Dugga, MlA from Bhanupratappur Brahmanand Netam, Rajya Sahakari Bank chairman Mahavir Singh Rathore and district panchayat president Shiro Komre and other peoples’ representatives and office-bearers of various institutions were present on the occasion.