Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan dedicated 15 development works costing Rs 4147.95 lakh and laid foundation stone of 15 development works worth Rs 2523.81 lakh in Agar Malwa.
Chouhan said that he had not left any stone unturned in the past and will not leave any stone unturned in future as well in the development of the district. The State Government is of the people and farmers. The State Government is committed for the development of people. On this occasion, the Chief Minister also distributed the benefits of various public welfare schemes among the beneficiaries.
The Chief Minister was addressing the programme organized in Agar Malwa district on Tuesday. He said that the State Government is with the people of the State in this hour of Covid-19 crisis. Free ration was distributed among the poor and labourers during the lockdown. If required, ration will be given to poor families in future too.
Arrangement has been made to repatriate labourers stranded in other states during the lockdown and an amount of Rs 1,000 was deposited in accounts of each migrant labourer. Now, employment is being provided to the migrant labourers in the State itself. The Chief Minister further added that our Government has done many things in the last 100 days, which the previous Government could not do in the last 15 months. He said that the amount of interest of those farmers, who have been declared defaulters because of non waiver of loans under the crop loan waiver scheme, will be borne by the State Government.
Chouhan further mentioned that despite adverse situation, the State Government has procured 1.29 crore MT wheat at support price from the farmers and the State has achieved the first position in the country in procurement. The Sambal Yojana has been restarted by the Government to help poor. He said that immediately after the formation of the Government, about Rs 2200 crore towards crop insurance has been distributed to 15 lakh farmers. An amount of Rs 4 thousand crore against Kharif crop insurance will be distributed soon among the farmers. Shri Chouhan mentioned that laptops will be distributed among the students of the merit list of board examinations. He stated that Urban and Rural Street Vendors scheme has also been launched by the Government for people conducting business on thela and through shops. Under the scheme, an interest free amount of Rs 10 thousand will be provided to them, he added.
The Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the day Agar Malwa has been made district, several gifts of development have been given to the district. A large irrigation project has been constructed in the district and wherever required dams will be constructed, he added.
Addressing the programme, Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the present State Government is a Government for public service.
During the Covid-19 lockdown, Chief Minister Chouhan took prompt decisions in public interest to save people from the pandemic. He said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paved a new way for the world by taking the important decision of lockdown on time to save the lives of 130 crore people during corona crisis.