Chief Minister Kamal Nath said that India is united today because of Ravidas’s thoughts and his messages given to the community. Kamal Nath further said that our Government is an accountable Government. We have given the account of our eleven months of work.
In every year to come, the Government will tell you that justice has been done to the farmers, youth have got employment, landless have got pattas and all round development of every section of the State has taken place. He said that we will not disappoint people of the State.
The Chief Minister, on the occasion of the 643 birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas Ji, was addressing the grand convention held in Sagar today.
On this occasion, the Chief Minister gave a gift in the form of Sant Ravidas Bhavan, to be built in memory of Sant Ravidas Ji at a cost of Rs one crore in Sagar.
The Chief Minister said that twelve and a half months ago, people of the state had handed over the power to us with confidence and hope. The condition of the State was not good then.
Madhya Pradesh was number one in farmers' suicides, youth unemployment and physical atrocities against women.
The Government's coffer was empty. In this adverse situation, we accepted the challenge of improving the poor system of the State and has also started yielding better results in just a few months. The main reason for this is that we are working with good intention and policy.
Chief Minister Kamal Nath said that it is important to ensure right price to farmers for their excess production.
The farmers’ loan waiver is a relief for them but it is not an option to strengthen them financially.
The Government along with ensuring right price to the farmers, will encourage them to grow crops to bring revolutionary change in their economic condition.
Nath said that the Government is committed to waive farmers’ loan upto Rs 2 lakh. Loan upto Rs 2 lakh of farmers will be waived at any cost.
The Chief Minister said that the loan of 21 lakh farmers have been waived under the first phase. The second phase has been started and under this loan of Rs 4,500 crore of 7 lakh farmers will be waived.
The Chief Minister said that better future of youth will also lead to the better future of the state and country. The youth of today is educated, associated with modern technology and possesses knowledge.
There is a need for better use of the energy of youth power in building our state. For this, we have created a new investment environment and gained investors’ confidence. We are creating a new profile of the state to attract industry. The establishment of an industry increases economic activity and a large number of employment opportunities.
In the coming time, we will connect every youth of the state with employment.
Kamal Nath said that due to lack of favourable environment in the last fifteen years, the industries in big numbers have closed than the new industries established in the State.