Chief Minister Raman Singh has extended hearty wishes and congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and citizens for successful completion of Central Government's four years under the leadership of the Prime Minister.
Singh said that under the leadership of the Prime Minister, India has got a new identity as a powerful and dignified nation in the entire country.
Public Welfare Schemes launched the Prime Minister have created an environment of prosperity and progress in the country, he said.
Singh said in his congratulatory message that in last four years, PM Narendra Modi has launched many schemes concerning welfare of each and every section of the society, which have benefitted each and every State, every village and every city of the country.
The Prime Minister has made Pt Deendayal Upadhyay's concept of 'Antyoday' the central idea of all his schemes.
The CM said that a new era of prosperity has begun in the lives of poor people, rural areas and farmers. A proper network of roads is being developed in every state of the country, he said.
The PM started Ayushman Bharat Yojana, which is one of the biggest health insurance schemes of the country and the world as a whole. This scheme provided health insurance cover to poor people for critical diseases such as heart diseases, kidney diseases, cancer etc, Singh said.
I am glad that on April 14, Prime Minister during his visit to village Jangla in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh had commenced the establishing of health and wellness centers in the entire country under the first phase of Ayushman Bharat Scheme, he said.
He inaugurated the first health and wellness centre of the country in village Jangla. The Prime Minister not only created social awareness towards cleanliness in the entire country but also made it a creative public movement, Singh said.
The Prime Minister started schemes such as Prime Minister Agriculture Irrigation Scheme and Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme for farmer welfare and also launched Prime Minister Housing Scheme to realise the dream of crores of poor families to have their own house. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana, he got bank accounts of crores of poor people opened, giving boost to their confidence, he said.
Under Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Beema Yojana, each and every citizen of the country is being provided insurance security at annual premium of only Rs 12. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana has been started to promote self-employment and commercial activities in the country. Under this scheme, youth and small businessmen are provided bank loans of up to Rs 10 lakh without guarantee, Singh said.
The CM said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi started Ujjwala Yojana to provide smoke-free kitchen to mothers and sisters of nearly five crore poor families of the country. Under this scheme, nearly 20 lakh families of Chhattisgarh have been provided lPG connection, double burner stove and first filled cylinder for free at nominal registration cost of Rs 200, against the goal of 35 lakh families in the State, he said.