Chief Minister Raman Singh said on Friday that that actual development counts in any State when the poor get sufficient food, healthcare facility with self-respect and their children get education.
Chhattisgarh Government has successfully made proper arrangements of all these basic needs to poor people,’’ Singh remarked at Kartala block in Korba district while addressing people during his ongoing Vikas Yatra.
State Government's schemes have brought positive changes in lives of people,’’ Singh stated at the public meeting.
He further stated, “I am carrying out Vikas Yatra to distribute paddy bonus worth Rs 1700 crore to farmers and also to distribute amount from drought-relief funds,’’. Singh distributed paddy bonus worth Rs 28 crore to farmers of Korba district on Friday including the farmers of Kartala area.
Chief Minister inaugurated key infrastructure projects, performed bhumi-pujan and laid foundation of various development works worth Rs 184 crore which includes inauguration of 17 development works worth Rs 16.76 crore.
Chief Minister said, Rs Rs each and every village of Kartala areas have been connected through big network of roads, while each and every households of majra-tola are being provided electricity supply,’’. He announced that under Government of India's Bharat Mala Yojana, a 70-km six-lane super expressway worth nearly Rs 1700 crore from Bilaspur-Dharamjaigarh-Ranchi is being constructed, which will pass through Kartala area.
He further added that under Bharat Net Project, 3400-km long optical fibres are being laid for providing Internet connectivity in rural areas of the state. In upcoming three months, free smart phones will be distributed to 55 lakh people including all the students of colleges.
He informed that under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, 40,000 women of poor families have been provided domestic lPG connections.
He said that State Government has made arrangements for paddy procurement at support price, zero-interest agriculture loans to farmers, and has also hiked the wage rates for tendu patta collection to Rs 2500 per standard sack.