Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that differently-abled persons should not consider themselves weak. They should enter into married life with confidence. The Government will extend all possible assistance to them. The Chief Minister was addressing a mass marriage ceremony of disabled couples at Betul on Thursday.
PWD Minister Sartaj Singh, MP Jyoti Dhurve and MlAs Hemant Khandelwal, Chetram Manekar, Mahendra Singh Chouhan and Chandrashekhar Deshmukh were also present on the occasion.
The Chief Minister said that God has given several gifts to the disabled. They should set up self-employment. The Government will extend all possible assistance to them. He said that the disabled couples will be given residential lease and assistance to construct house under Mukhyamantri Aawas Yojana.
The Chief Minister gave away Rs50,000 and Rsone lakh each and sanction letters of Rs25,000 each under Kanya Vivah Yojana to disabled couples. He also distributed documents of Deendayal Upchar Yojana, marriage certificates, BPl, Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana and construction of houses to disabled couples. He also distributed materials worth Rs11,000 each given by donors. Blind sticks, crutches and wheelchairs were also distributed. The Chief Minister received marriage parties of grooms at the gate of venue. He also announced Rs11,000 incentive amount to girls who sang welcome song on the occasion.
The Chief Minister announced sanction of Rs588.74 crore for development of Betul city. He sanctioned Rs38.74 crore for drinking water, Rs30 crore for houses for the poor, Rs18 crore to Nagar Palika, Rs500 crore for Paras Doh dam irrigation project and Rs2 crore for stop-dam. Chouhan lauded Swachchhata Abhiyan with people’s cooperation in the city.
The Chief Minister inaugurated Shriji industries at Kosmi industrial area of Betul district. The industry will produce particle boards from useless residues of sugarcane, soybean, tuar daal etc. The Chief Minister hoped that establishment of the industry will ensure better production using agriculture waste and forest produce. Besides, local people will also get employment. He said that this will also give a fillip to industrial vibrancy in tribal dominant Betul district.
The Chief Minister unveiled a statue of Rashtra Veer Durgadas Rathore at Kargil Chowk in Betul city. He said that late Rathore's contribution to country will always be remembered.