Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan on Wednesday outlined the policies adapted by the Chhattisgarh government and its achievements in the past four years.
The Governor, citing Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's government’s motto “Gadhbo Nava Chhattisgarh” and “Seva-Jatan-Sarokar”, highlighted that inclusive’ development ensured benefits to the people of every walk of life.
This was the fifth budget session for the five-year tenure of the government. The budget for this election year is to be presented on March 6.
Farmers, agriculture, rural development and allied fields were the top priorities for the government and were the key points of the “Chhattisgarh Model”, the Governor said in his address to the opening day of the state assembly's budget session.
“Deviating from the set trends, the government introduced innovative steps so that the farmers in the state could become happy and prosperous."
The government took the challenge of freeing the soil in the state from poisonous chemicals in fertilizer and promoted bio-fertilizer for soil fertility and improvement in quality and productivity of the crops.
The Suraji-Gaon scheme and protection of “Narva-Garva-Ghurva-Bari had ensured multidimensional development and generated employment to rural folk, he said amid disruptions by BJP members.
Gauthans have been made the centre of economic activities and to promote organic farming they were made the production hub of vermicompost.
Under the Godhan Nyay Yojana, more than 100 lakh quintals of cow dung worth Rs 200 crore were procured and 28 lakh quintals of vermicompost were produced, he said.
A total of 84 persons from 75 gauthans have been sent to neighbouring Rajasthan to study the process of manufacturing natural paint from cow dung. In 13 districts across the state, 23 natural paint manufacturing units have been set up.
The government has achieved national record in procuring paddy on support price.
The registered farmers in the state and the production of main paddy crop had doubled due to farmer-friendly policies, he added.
This year, 23.50 lakh registered farmers sold 1.07 crore tonnes of paddy.
The government had opened many minor forest produce processing plants to economically benefit the tribals of Bastar region, the Governor said.
Maoism was losing ground in state, he pointed out. The state had recorded the lowest unemployment across the country. Mukhyamantri Haat Bazar Yojana, Dai-Didi Clinics, Urban Slum Health Scheme and Dhanwantri Generic Medical Stores were a few steps which had proved the state's commitment to healthcare.
Swami Atmanand Government English Schools denote the priority given to education and they had helped the poor children to get high class education.