Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday said the state government is working to develop better employment opportunities in rural areas.
He was addressing a ‘Bhent Mulaqat Abhiyan’ (public interaction) in village Kashigarh in the Jaijaipur assembly constituency in the newly formed Sakti district.
He said the government's aim is to put money in the pockets of the people. Involving women and youth through self-help groups are ensuring employment opportunities. More livelihood-oriented activities will be added, he said.
The Rural Industrial Park (RIPA) will open more avenues of livelihood in villages, he said. At present, two parks are being built in each block. A provision of Rs 600 crores has been made in the budget for this purpose, he added.
District officials have also been asked to build Gauthans in villages. Sakti is a new district. There is much work to be done here, he said.
On public demand, he said that till a sub-health centre opens, a Haat Bazar clinic will be operational. He declared the construction of a middle school in village Kashigarh, sub health centre in Kashigarh, Datoud and Malni villages and a Trauma Center at the Community Health Center at Jaijaipur.
He said a Veterinary Hospital will come up in Jaijaipur, veterinary dispensaries in village Pendri and Kachanda, agricultural warehouses in Jaijaipur and a cemented road from village Aklasara to Kekraghat and a community hall community hall in Mankadai temple (village Bhothiya).
Baghel said that by October 17, the third installment of Rajiv Gandhi Landless Agriculture Workers Scheme will be released.
On the complaint of Chorbhatti Panchayat villagers, he asked the Sub Divisional Officers to remove the encroachment at the Gauthan within 10 days.