Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh said that the Chhattisgarh government is committed to the betterment of the common man and development of farmers. Plan has been made by taking into consideration the interest of village, poor and farmers, he added.
The chief minister said that to bring change in the life of farmers, agriculture loan has been provided to them at 1 per cent interest, by reducing the rate from 14 per cent. The farmers were being given Rs 270 per quintal paddy bonus and under the Food Security Act, rice had been made available to 42 lakh families at Rs 1 and 2 per kilo, he added. At a public meeting organised at Sethganga-Fasterpur village in Mungeli district on Monday, the chief minister approved various construction and development works costing Rs 1.32 crore. He also inaugurated Shashkiya Naveen Mahavidyalaya, dedicated a police chowki and laid stone for community hall in Sethganga and performed bhumi poojan for construction of CC road.
The chief minister distributed sewing machine to 250 women workers of unorganised sector and cycles to 150 workers. He also gave away new ration cards to 865 beneficiaries under the Food Security Scheme and smart cards to 886 beneficiaries under the Chief Minister Health Insurance Scheme. He said that the Chhattisgarh government has made plan for the workers for the first time. Rs 15,000 is being given for the marriage of girls and free of cost cycle also being distributed to school-going girls, he added. Assembly Speaker Dharamlal Kaushik said that due to the developments made during the last nine years over all changes could be seen in the life of people. Food minister Punnulal Mohle, chairman of Gau Seva Ayog Phulchand, District Panchayat president Anjana Mulkulwar chairman of Mungeli municipal corporation Shailesh Pathak and peoples’ representatives in large number and villagers were present on the occasion.