Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that a roadmap would be drawn up to integrate development of scheduled castes to ensure their socio-economic empowerment. Besides, community halls will also be constructed at their major centres of devotion. Chouhan said that he would himself send greeting letters to SC students and beneficiaries benefited under various schemes and apprise himself of their problems.
The Chief Minister was reviewing activities of Scheduled Castes Welfare Department at Mantralaya here on Tuesday. Departmental Minister Gyan Singh, Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa, Principal Secretary Ashok Shah, Secretary to CM Vivek Agrawal, Secretary Finance Amit Rathore and other departmental officers attended the meeting.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government would chalk out an ambitious programme for all-round development of scheduled castes. This will cover their education, health, employment, training and infrastructure development works in their habitations.
He said that instead of cycles, amount will be given to students from next session. Places where large number of scheduled caste devotees assemble will be identified and community halls developed there. Grand programmes will be held on Sant Ravidas Jayanti at 2 places in the State.