Addressing Shabri Mahakumbh at Anuppur on Wednsday, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the tribals living in shanties by occupying land in rural and urban areas will be given housing pattas.
Following issuance of housing pattas, tribals will be given Rsone lakh in villages and Rs2.50 lakh in cities to construct house with toilet. He announced that Rs50,000 incentive money will be given to tribal students securing high marks in science faculty. He said that Shabri Mata was devotion, meditation and patience personified. The Chief Minister said that all tribal families in Madhya Pradesh have been covered under Food Security Act. For them, condition of BPl has been abolished to provide tribal families food grains at Rsone per kg. He said that the state government will bear fee of all tribal students from class one to college. Students are also being given facility for study in foreign countries.
The Chief Minister said that Chhatra-grih Yojana has been implemented for SC, ST students. Under the scheme, students can rent a house in cities if they are unable to get a place in hostels. He said that forest right letters have been distributed to 2.14 lakh forest dwellers in the state.
Today (February 24) a special campaign is being undertaken throughout the state to dispose of complaints in this regard. The Chief Minister said that for tribal youths, the state government is giving loan guarantee under Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarozgar and Yuva Udyami Yojana. Interest on loans for 7 years will be given by the government, which will also extend assistance in marketing and branding of their products. The Chief Minister said that he would undertake surprise visits to villages under Jan-Kalyan Yatra and inspect implementation of schemes on the spot. He said that strict action would be taken against concerning persons if irregularities are detected.
The major announcements were- Rs 50,000 incentive amount will be given to tribal students securing good marks in science faculty, a statue of Shabri Mata will be installed at Amarkantak. Shabri Mata Ashram will be built at Maihar, District hospital building will be constructed, PG classes will be started in Tulsi College, Anuppur, High school will be upgraded to higher secondary school, Rs 4 crore will be sanctioned for infrastructure development works at Anuppur district headquarters, Rs one crore for city's development and Rs 30 lakh for 2 community sanitation complexes.
Sanction of Rs 64 crore for construction of houses for 1190 poor persons in Anuppur, Skill Development Training Programme named after Shabri Mata to be introduced, Rs 5 lakh Tantya Bheel Award to be given to successful tribal young entrepreneurs, Tribals' reputed worship places will be renovated, To make livestock breeding profitable, the government will give units of 5, 10 and 15 milch animals to tribal beneficiaries.