Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav maintained that the condition of people in the country was not good and stressed that more efforts were required from the government to uplift them.
“The media report of the socio-economic census which was published on Saturday gives a bad scenario of the economic condition of the people particularly in rural areas,” he said at a function held to provide benefits to women Self Help Group (SHGs) in the rural sector. He flagged off 24 Kisan Seva Rath.
The Chief Minister in an innovative move to strengthen the e-governance also launched a new facility to provide Government Orders (GOs) issued by the government on e-mail. The request can be made by anyone on government website sashandeshup.nic.in which has all the GOs have been uploaded. Presently, the state government has uploaded 22,217 GOs on the website while more than 7.5 lakh people have downloaded the GOs so far.
The CM stated that the Samajwadi Party government was doing much for the betterment of rural people and even the year was announced as ‘ Kisan Year’. “There is no scarcity of seeds, fertilisers or other inputs required for the agriculture sector in the state. Besides, the government is extending financial aid to women SHGs for their uplift,” Akhilesh added. He lauded that the Samajwadi Pension had given a boost to the well-being of rural women. “Moreover, decisions to open ‘mandis’ along expressways and promote dairies have created more job opportunities.
On the occasion, the CM handed over keys of tractors to 11 women SHGs under the scheme. “The state government will also provide agriculture equipment worth Rs 8 lakh. These equipment can be used by the SHGs or they can rent it out. Minister for Agriculture Rajiv Kumar Singh also addressed the gathering. Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC) Anand Mishra said that in the current financial year 300 women SHGs would be formed in 78 blocks of 31 districts to benefit over 1600 families.