Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh on Friday said, “If I have been elected CM with the blessings of you all, people in the last village and the last house of the State should feel that the Chief Minister is concerned about their family, farm land, roads, food, children’s education and medical treatment of every needy family.”
“By providing every single need and solving every big and small problem and with the cooperation of all, Chhattisgarh could be made a model, leading and a prosperous State,” the Chief Minister said while addressing a public meeting organised at Dongargaon in Rajnandgaon district, as a part of the second phase of the State-wide Vikas Yatra.
At the Dongargarh function the Chief Minister dedicated and performed bhumi poojan of dozen construction work worth Rs16.57 crore in the area. He started distribution of Rs27 crore bonus against the paddy purchased by the cooperative societies in the year 2012 to the 17,220 farmers of the region by giving away cheques to them.
Singh, under various schemes of the State Government, has distributed Rs46.02 crore worth equipment and grant amount, including paddy bonus, to a total of 42,738 beneficiaries of the region.
In the programme, the Chief Minister distributed free sewing machine to 3,226 women workers, free cycles to 606 women workers and implements to 561 workers under the schemes of labour department. Besides, the Chief Minister has given away Rs13.19 crore bonus cheques to 3,191 tendupatta collectors also.
Raman Singh said, after giving much thought, the State Government has made schemes, including health insurance scheme for the 56 lakh families of the State and distribution of food grain at Re 1 and 2 per kg and free iodised salt to the 42 lakh poor families. These schemes could not be changed by any government in future, he added.
He said, to bring change in the life of farmers, the State Government had made excellent arrangement for purchase of paddy through cooperative societies.