Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that benefits of schemes should reach the last person in the last row. He was addressing an Antyodaya mela at village Ghunwara in Maihar tehsil of Satna district on Saturday.
He said that Garib Kalyan Varsh has been launched on Pt Deendayal Upadhyay’s birth anniversary on September 25. He said that entire society will witness all-round development if interests of the last person in the last row are safeguarded. Chouhan dedicated and laid foundation stones for `28 crore construction works. He distributed `63 crore assistance to 12,000 beneficiaries. Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Rajendra Shukla presided over the function.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government is endeavouring to implement ideals of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay. The government has undertaken works for welfare and development of every section and community. Downtrodden and poor have been made axis of development. Chouhan informed that Antyodaya Melas will be held in all blocks during Garib Kalyan Varsh where government will extend schemes’ benefits to the needy.
The Chief Minister informed that he had announced `500 crore development works during his last Maihar visit. All these works have been accorded sanction. He announced to develop Ghunwara as Smart Village, opening of Krishi Mandi and declaring it sub-tahasil. He said that ITI will also be opened there. He said that Satna and Maihar will be developed as model areas in every respect.
At Antyodaya Mela, the Chief Minister provided job opportunities to 3000 youths. He distributed benefit letters to beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Bank and other schemes as a token.
MP Ganesh Singh, Organising General Secretary Arvind Menon, MlAs Shankarlal Tiwari, Harsh Singh and Sanjay Pathak were also present on the occasion.