Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said that Chhattisgarh was self-sufficient in food grain production because of the persistent hard work of farmers.
The Chief Minister was addressing a gathering of farmers after inaugurating the State-level 'Bonus Tihar' (Bonus Festival) at district headquarters Baloda Bazar in the State.
Singh said that farmers are allotted bonus of Rs 2,100 crore in the current fiscal for the paddy purchased by the Primary Agriculture Co-Operative Societies' procurement centres in 2016.
The Chief Minister by clicking the Online button had transferred Rs 281.41 crore as Bonus to 1.83 lakh farmers.
The entire amount had been transferred into accounts of farmers, officials informed.
The Chief Minister also dedicated, performed 'bhoomi pujan' of development works worth Rs 442 crore at both the districts.
Singh addressed huge gatherings at both the venues and said that State Government is fulfilling the promise made to farmers.
He expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for sanctioning bonus amount.
The Chief Minister later addressed a large gathering of farmers at the new stadium at Balodabazar and transferred an amount of Rs 166.68 crore to nearly one lakh 09 thousand farmers by the click of button.
He also dedicated and laid foundation stones of development works worth Rs 195 crore.
The dedicated works include Balaoda bazar Nagar Palika Bhawan, State Government District hospital building, District Panchayat Bhawan and integrated Office building.
The Chief Minister said that this is the first time after the creation of Chhattisgarh State that a special session of Assembly was called to pass the supplementary budget with bonus amount for the farmers.
The State Government is sensitive towards the aspirations of farmers. Baloda bazar is the pious land of the State where Amar Shaheed Veernarayan Singh was born, Singh said.
The Chief Minister dedicated, performed 'bhoomi pujan' of development works worth Rs 247 crore.