Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that no stone will be left unturned for the honour and welfare of the poor in the state. The government is continuously working in the interest of the poor. In this sequence, on Saturday 'Sahariya Special Project' has been launched under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in Karahal, a tribal development block of Sheopur district.
In this project, houses worth Rs 260 crore have been sanctioned to 19,166 beneficiaries of Sahariya community.
Chouhan was addressing the gathering at the inauguration of Sahariya special project, dedication of development works worth Rs 150 crore and Bhoomi-Poojan programme at Karahal. Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar presided over the programme. Chouhan and Union Agriculture Minister Tomar also launched Gir Cow Breed Improvement Project.
The Chief Minister said that the 'Sahariya Special Project' is a wonderful scheme in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. It is a day of joy for the poor families of Sahariya community today. He said that construction of 19,166 houses would change the life of Sahariya families. The Chief Minister said that the state government is a government of the poor, farmers and women, until all of them are uplifted, I will not sit still. Chouhan said that the government has taken a pledge to provide every poor with a pucca house for which provision has also been made in the budget. He said that arrangements for cement and other materials should be made together for the houses to be built in such a large number, so that the beneficiary can get the material at low rates and they do not have to wander to arrange it. He also directed the District Collector to make arrangements in this regard. The Chief Minister said that bricks should be procured from self-help groups which are manufacturing bricks, so that the groups also get benefits. Those who engage in irregularities in this work will not be spared.
Chouhan congratulated the women of self-help groups of Aajeevika Mission. He said that the women of the group are making good profit by producing soap, detergent, guava, herbs and spices. He also spoke about their economic and social upliftment by connecting needy women with the groups. Chouhan said that financial assistance is being given to those running shops on
footpaths under the street vendor scheme. Along with this, provision of special marks in police constable recruitment is being considered for such tribal youth, who are physically strong and agile. Along with this, arrangements have been made to connect more and more youth with employment through employment fairs in every district.
The Chief Minister said that youth are being linked with employment by arranging vehicles to be used in 'Ration Aapke Gram' Yojana. The responsibility of distribution of ration in each village under the scheme has also been entrusted to the tribal youth. He said that action would be taken to add the deprived families in the eligibility list from getting ration.
Chouhan said that 5 kg ration is being given to poor families under 'Pradhan Mantri Khaddyan Yojna' and 5 kg ration under 'Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojna' at Re 1 per kg. The state government will not sleep hungry to any poor. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said that the Chief Minister has given gifts worth Rs 400 crore to Sheopur district on Saturday. He said that today is a fortunate day for Sheopur district, where tribals have been gifted with the construction of 19,166 houses under a special project at a cost of Rs 260 crores. This amount will be sent directly to the account of the housing beneficiaries. He said that development work is going on at a rapid pace in the entire Madhya Pradesh under the leadership of Chief Minister Chouhan. In this, all-round development is being done with infrastructure like electricity, roads, ponds, drinking water, education, health.