Chief Minister Kamal Nath has said that it will be in the interest of the State that our farmer is prosperous and every young man gets work. Government is worried about both these sections and committed for their all round development. He said that the Government has clarified its policy and intention in 62 days. In the next five years, people of all the sections of the State will witness a change in their lives.
Nath said that our Government does not make announcements, it actually works. He said that loan waiver scheme will increase the purchasing power of farmers and strengthen the economy of rural and urban areas. Kamal Nath said that the people living in rural areas are directly-indirectly financially dependent on the income earned by the farmers. Hence it is necessary that the income of the farmers’ increases to enable them to spend more so the economic activities of others continue.
The Chief Minister said that the second biggest challenge is to make employment opportunities available to the youth. As per the manifesto, the government has started the work of skill development to provide self-employment to youth. A stipend of Rs 4 thousand per month will be given to the youth while giving them training in various trades.
The programme was also addressed by the district in charge Minister Kamleshwar Patel and Public Health Engineering Minister Sukhdev Panse. The minister duo expressed gratitude towards the Chief Minister for creating Tapti Trust for the development of Multai, the river origin place of Tapti river.
The Chief Minister symbolically presented Jai Kisan Crop Loan Waiver Certificates to 10 farmers. He gave loan waiver certificates of Rs 1.23 lakh to Shakuntala Devi of Gouthana village, Rs 1.08 lakh to Shivprasad of Lavanya village, Rs 1.22 lakh to Ashok Singh of Khedi Sanvligarh village and Rs 1.07 lakh to Rama Dhable in Rondha village besides 6 other farmers.
Loan waiver cases of 56,721 farmers have been approved in Betul district. So far, process of loan waiver of Rs 118.50 crore of 50,259 farmers have been completed in Betul district. Chief Minister Kamal Nath also dedicated construction works worth Rs 120 crore in the programme