Government continuously working for the betterment of village, the poor and farmers, said Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Hemchand Yadav. Now the farmer has come out of the vicious circle of loan and better change has come in his living standard, he added.
During his Vikas Yatra, while addressing the panch-sarpanch sammelan at Boda higher secondary school at Bathauli block in Surguja district on Monday, Minister said that now the name of the loan book has been changed to Kisan Pusthika. On the occasion, he performed bhumi poojan for 7 development works costing Rs 4.11 crore and dedicated 4 works worth Rs 18 lakh. He said that the poor has food security with the supply of food grain at Rs 1 and 2 per kg and now they can spent their additional income for better education of their children, upkeep and health problems of their family.
On the demand of the residents of the area, the Minister assured them to take initiative at his level for making Bathauli Nagar Panchayat. At the programme, district panchayat president Pushpa Netam said that under the leadership of CM the State witnessed all-round development. Construction of roads, bridges and culverts and other infrastructure development has been going on in every village, she added. District panchayat vice-president Omprakash Jaiswal, Akhilesh Soni, Janpad Panchayat Bathauli president Rajjuram, Sitapur Janpad Panchayat president Prabhat Khalkho, other peoples’ representatives, panchs, sarpanchs, prominent citizens and common people in large number were present at the function.