Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Chhattisgarh is doing a good job through the Godhan Nyay Yojana. Other states are now adopting it, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Monday.
He was interacting with the media on his return to Raipur after a three-day visit to New Delhi.
He said he briefed the Prime Minister about the Godhan Nyay Yojana through which cow dung is procured and converted into vermi-compost.
Chhattisgarh’s scheme is now a successful model as Uttar Pradesh is adopting it, Jharkhand has implemented it as it is. Now, Madhya Pradesh is going to begin the procurement of cow dung, he said.
On Naxalite rallies in the state, he said similar rallies had been held even during the BJP tenure. But now the security forces have pushed the Maoists into a corner.
He said that he raised the demand of Rs 17,000 crore which includes 13,000 crore tax and Rs 4,000 crore coal royalty at the NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi.
The issue of increasing the royalty and commencement of cargo service was also raised.