Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Ajay Chandrakar on Wednesday said that the concept of model village can be realised only when each household has its own toilet.
He was addressing the cooperatives conference organised at Charra village in the district. Notably, Charra village in Kurud block has received the prestigious State-level cooperatives award for year 2014.Chandrakar said that the State Government has awarded the prestigious ‘Thakur Pyarelal Singh Cooperatives Award’ to the cooperative society of Charra village for its significant achievement in the cooperatives sector.
Farmers of village Charra have shown excellent dedication in the field of cooperatives and have set an example for farmers of other sectors, the Minister said.He said that farmers of this village have set an example by paying off more than 90 per cent bank loan. Chandrakar said that farmers of Dhamtari district has attained this level of prosperity through their dedication and hard work.
He advised farmers to take advantage of the immense possibilities of entrepreneurship in the State. The Dhamtari district has 340 cooperatives societies, 140 fishermen cooperatives societies, 53 agriculture cooperative societies and 38 dairy cooperative societies, which are efficiently executing the production and marketing-related works on an extensive level.
During the programme, Chandrakar inaugurated 11 construction works worth Rs66.24 lakh in Birjher village. This includes ‘Gaurav Path’ constructed at the cost of Rs25.80 lakh. In Gram Panchayat Kanharpuri village Bhalujhulan, Chandrakar inaugurated and laid foundation of construction works worth Rs1.47 crore. This includes construction work of Bhalujhulan-Dandsera Road under ‘Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojana’ at the cost of Rs1 crore and also the construction work of Gaurav Path worth Rs25 lakh.
Chandrakar inaugurated and laid foundation of construction works worth Rs12.60 lakh in Katalbod village.He motivated people to maintain personal hygiene and clean surroundings.
On the occasion, Jila Panchayat member Parmeshwari Chandrakar, Meena Sahu, Janpad Panchayat Kurud President Rameshwari Sahu, Vice President Vinay Chandrakar and a large number of local public representatives were also present.