Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that every poor family will be given residential plot for which legislation will be brought in the Assembly in the winter session beginning on Monday. In order to ensure subsidized meals for the poor, an initiative - Deendayal Rasoi - will be taken up in select cities. The daughters getting married under Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivak Yojana will be given smart phone. The trading community will not be charged any tax on purchasing PoS machines in order to encourage cashless transactions.
Chouhan informed this to the prospective beneficiaries of welfare schemes at a massive training programme organised for them at a convention in Jamboori Maidan here on Sunday.
The Chief Minister said the people are the supreme for the State Government. A number of welfare schemes have been launched for the poor by the Central and State Governments. They must be given training and orientation for drawing optimum benefits.
He said that India is fastidiously marching ahead under the ablest leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The State Government believes in the philosophy of 'Integral Humanism'. He said that the poor have equal right over the resources. He termed black money and corruption as the major cause of chasm between the rich and the poor. Supporting Modi's decision, Chouhan said that this hard decision will end black money, terrorism and corruption. The entire nation stands by his decision.
The Chief Minister said that Madhya Pradesh is heading towards cashless economy. This is the best way to end black money. He said that the trading community and other people will be given requisite training. This will check tax evasion and save money for development. He said that the farmers will be given `4,400 crore under the crop insurance scheme. Poor families will be surveyed for giving residential plots. They will also be provided financial assistance for building their own houses.
The Chief Minister said that the poor will be given medical assistance of upto `2 lakh. Every year seven lakh youth will be given employment training and financial assistance. He said that the concerned construction agencies will have to build housing units for the workers. More shrines will be added to the list of Chief Minister Tirthdarshan Yojana namely Ganga Sagar, Kamakhya, Girnar ji, Patna Sahib shrine. He said that 63 mandis will be linked to the National Agricultural Produce Mandi. In case of death of farmers while performing agriculture activities, they will be given `4 lakh as economic assistance.
The potential beneficiaries were given training for getting benefits of all major schemes. Detailed presentations were given on each scheme. Five beneficiaries each were given benefits by the Chief Minister.
He launched a video — 11 years of service to people. He also released a guidebook on Prime Minister's Rural Housing Scheme and launched lalima Abhiyan to address anemia among children and mothers.