Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Rs 50,000 crore will be spend in the next three years for the development and welfare of Scheduled Castes in the State. Chouhan was addressing the Sant Ravidas Mahkumbh at Sagar on Saturday.
The Chief Minister said that a provision of Rs 16,381 crore was made in this year’s budget for the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SC). He informed that 5 lakh houses in urban areas and 10 lakh houses in rural areas will be constructed and provided to the poor in the next two years. Around 40,000 houses will be constructed in Sagar district this year and a piece of land for house construction will be provided to each resident of Madhya Pradesh. He further said the State Government has made sufficient arrangement for education of students belonging to Scheduled Castes.
“Scholarships are being given, hostels and ashrams have been constructed for the students. Tuition fee is being borne by the State Government for pursuing studies abroad. No student belonging to SC category will be deprived of education due to paucity of money,” said the Chief Minister.
He said Gyano-
daya schools have been opened in 10 divisions. Accommod-
ation facility will be arranged by the State government for getting admissions in
0UPSC coaching centres in New Delhi.
Speaking about the accomplishments of Sant Ravidas, Chouhan said “ He is a saint of every community. He was a messenger of social change. His life is exemplary for all of us.” Further he said that a lesson based on the life of Sant Ravidas will be included in the school curriculum.
Chouhan announced the opening of Makroniya College and setting up of Kadhan medium irrigation project in Sagar district on the occasion.
Minister of State for General Administration lal Singh Arya said that the State government is working continuously for the welfare of poor.
Minister for Forest Gourishankar Shejwar, Mini-
ster for Panchayat and Rural Development Gopal Bhargava, Minister for Home Bhupendra Singh, MPs laxminarayan Yadav, Satyanarayan Jatiya, Virendra Kumar, MlAs Shailendra Jain, Harvansh Singh Rathore, Parul Sahu and Mahesh Rai were present.