Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the state government will not leave any stone unturned for the welfare of primitive tribe Baiga. All possible support will be provided for the welfare of Baiga community. If Baiga families wish to adopt family planning on their own, no sterilization operations will be carried out without the permission of the collector.
In order to protect Baiga culture and traditions, the Baiga Olympic will be organized at grand level next year. Chouhan was inaugurating the three-day long Baiga Olympic at Baihar of Balaghat district on the occasion of Sant Ravidas Jayanti.
Also three day agriculture seminar and health camp beside Baiga Olympic was inaugurated by the Chief Minister. Minister for Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Gourishankar Bisen, President Jila Panchayat Rekha Bisen, MP Bodhsingh Bhagat, MlAs KD Deshmukh, Yogendra Nirmal, Citizens and members of Baiga community in large number were present on the occasion. Teams of Balaghat, Mandla, Dindori, Umaria, Seoni, Shahdol, Rajnandgaon and six members’ Nagaland team
participated in Baiga Olympics.
Traditional games of Baiga community will be organised during the three day Baiga Olympic. Chouhan by lighting the Olympic torch, performing Badadev pooja and hoisting flag inaugurated the Baiga Olympics. He administered pledge to the Baiga players that they will display their talent in a disciplined way with sportsmanship spirit.
Chouhan also inaugurated Baiga youths Tritangi (Three legs) race and Matka (Pitcher) race of Baiga women.
Praising district administration for organizing Olympic, Chouhan said that this is an amazing conjunction of Baiga culture.
A museum will be established on the basis of Baiga culture at Baihar to conserve Baiga’s traditions and to ensure continuous enrichment of Baiga culture. He further mentioned that better education facilities for all the sections of the society have been provided by the state government.
Chouhan stated that a direct recruitment of the educated youths of the Baiga community on class 4 posts is being carried out to enable them to lead a happy life. Beside this a loan from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 2 crore will be provided under the Mukhyamantri Yuva Udhyami Yojna to make them self dependent.
Chouhan said that every person living on the soil of Madhya Pradesh will be made owner of land. Every person
of the state must have land
to reside. Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country which is enacting law to provide patta (land deed) to the landless people or by creating plots on government land.
A grant of Rs 1.50 lakh is
being provided to the poor to construct house in the rural areas.