Housing, Jail and Cooperatives Minister Nankiram Kanwar on Sunday gave away paddy bonus to the farmers of Padaniya, Bhilaibazar and other villages under Katghora development block, bonus and footwear to tendupatta collectors, ration cards to the beneficiaries under the Chhattisgarh Food Security Guarantee Act and agriculture implements, and supplied paddy and maize seeds to the farmers.
Addressing the villagers on the occasion, the Minister said that all round development of the rural areas has been the most important priority of the State Government and it has been seriously trying to uplift the poor and backward class. He encouraged the ruralites to take more and more benefits from the Government schemes.
Kanwar said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Raman Singh all round development has been done. He informed the villagers in details about the various schemes being run by the state government including Saraswati cycle scheme, free laptop and tablet distribution, paddy bonus at the rate Rs 270 per quintal, agriculture seed distribution at 1 per cent and 3 per cent interest, chief minister health insurance scheme, Mukhyamantri Kanyadaan, Mukhyamantri Teerathyatra etc.
Chairman of District Cooperative Bank Devendra Pandey, former assembly deputy speaker Banwarilal Agrawal, Municipal president Manoj Sharma and other peoples’ representative have also addressed the gathering.
The home minister distributed ration cards to 72 beneficiaries, paddy bonus Rs 3,37,092 to 261 farmers, cycle to 14 health workers, sewing machines to 5 beneficiaries of Padaniya village; seed mini kits to 20 farmers of Bhilaibazar.