Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday virtually released an amount of Rs 10.70 crore online to cattle owners, women Self Help Groups associated with Gauthans and Gauthan committees under the Godhan Nyay Yojana at Rajpur in Balrampur district.
The amount includes payment of Rs 2.34 crore in lieu of cow dung purchased from cattle owners, farmers and landless from April 16 to 30 and Rs 5.04 crore to Gauthan committees and Rs 3.32 crore to women SHGs as dividend.
The amount of Godhan Nyay Yojana is released to the beneficiaries every fortnight.
The Chief Minister will be on a tour of Surguja division till May 11 as a part of his ‘Meet and Greet’ campaign titled ‘Bhent-Mulaqat Abhiyan’.
Godhan Nyay Yojana is first-of-its-kind scheme in the country under which cow dung is purchased at Rs 2 per kg.
A total of Rs 136.22 crores have already been paid to villagers in lieu of cow dung purchased till April 15 in Gauthans.
Cow dung thus bought is used to make various products including vermicompost and super compost in Gauthans.