Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the State Government is committed to the all-round development of all the sections of the society. Several unique schemes have been started for the farmers, laborers and the weaker sections in the State.
Chouhan was addressing the beneficiary convention at Bhathia gram panchayat in Budhar block of Shahdol district on Friday. He distributed the benefits of various Government schemes to 8,000 beneficiaries in the convention. Minister for Industries Rajendra Shukla and MlA Pramila Singh were present on the occasion.
Chouhan said that scholarship will be provided for quality education to the poor students of general category. Poor Welfare agenda will be implemented in the State, he added. In order to make farmers financially strong, assistance is being provided to them by various initiatives.
Now the farmer will have to pay back Rs 90,000 to the bank against a loan of Rs 1 lakh. Referring to the progress of women, Chouhan said that benefit of ladli laxmi Yojna has been given to 23 lakh girls in the State. A sum of Rs 7,900 cr has been deposited in their bank accounts. ladli laxmi Yojna is the largest scheme of the world.
Moreover, Chouhan during the beneficiary convention said that land lease papers are being given to the people residing on Government land for house construction. Residential pattas were distributed among the 79,000 beneficiaries of Shahdol under the scheme. A sum of Rs 1.2 lakh each will be given to the poor for house construction. Further, 8 lakh houses will be constructed for the poor in the next two years in the State.
In order to pay pension on time, social security pension will be provided on the 10th and 15th of every month in choupals of gram panchayats in the presence of public representatives and villagers. Chouhan reiterated that the benefits of all the welfare schemes must reach beneficiaries on time. Stringent action will be taken against officer or employee who creates hurdles in the way.