The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) in its poll manifesto suggestions made to the political parties has pointed out that crime rate in Chhattisgarh had been rising which required efforts to address the issue of police reforms and make it more ‘people-friendly’.
listing out the suggestions made by the national trade and industry body here on Wednesday, D S Rawat, Secretary General, ASSOCHAM said in a news conference here that the State government would also require to formulate stringent rules to prevent exploitation of the tribals by mining bodies.
He said that large scams in coal and banking sector have recently surfaced and the State government would need to form stringent rules and regulations to curb corruption.
Rawat said that the rising inflation is also a matter of concern for Chhattisgarh which is above 10 per cent.
He said that most people in the State are poor so the Government needs to take measures for addressing the issue of inflation. Unemployment is quite prevalent in the State and the government needs to come up with affirmative action to tackle the problem, Rawat said.
The inequality levels remain high in Chhattisagrh and therefeofre the issue need to be addressed by the government, he said
He said that political stability is utmost important for the growth and development of the State. ‘Commitment towards harmonious approach is required on a number of issues such as Naxalism, Integrity, Equality between religions, caste, human rights and genders’.
Regarding development of Health Sector, the Secretary General said that the government must encourage Public Private Partnership (PPP) model to meet the rising demand for health services in the State.
He said that Chhattisgarh has a poor record in terms of implementation of projects after investments had been committed by the investors. “The project owners are still wandering in want of proper implementation status from the Government,” he said.
To a query on ASSOCHAM’s stand on the issue of poll funding by corporates,Rawat said, “If you have Rs 1,000 crore in a fund created by the Central Government, the contributions received from the corporates could be evenly distributed to conduct polls. The spending made from the fund could be open to assessment by the general public.”