The Chhattisgarh Cabinet on Monday endorsed the proposal that in the inhabitant land (Present/Secured) occupied by families eligible under Prime Minister Housing Scheme as beneficiaries, they would be given beneficiaries certificate and assistance amount for construction of houses.
The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Raman Singh at his official residence here.
Under House for All Mission 2022, the Prime Minister Housing Scheme was started in year 2015 and in all 168 urban bodies of the State, the Mission work is being implemented.
There are many beneficiaries who are eligible for the scheme but are living on encroached government/civic body land and they do not have ownership validity certificate.
The Chief Minister on July 18, 2018 during review of scheme had considered the problem and directed to provide alternative certificate for the beneficiaries. Based on the certificate, the scheme benefits can be extended. Thus, after necessary modification it has been cleared by the Cabinet.
In another decision, for farmers involved in growing vegetables, fruits and flowers, a Chhattisgarh Shaakambhari Board would be constituted. A large category of farmers are involved in farming in river beds and river banks. Out of total 37.46 lakh farmer families, around 80 percent are small and minor category farmers.
The Board would try to resolve the problems faced by them along with overall development, commencement of new schemes, improvement in existing scheme, processing and value addition, logistic support among these can be provided.
Through forming groups, direct market access along their active participation can be ensured.
The Board would have Chairman and five non-government members. The State Government would nominate them.
Ex-officio Member would be Agriculture Production Commissioner, Water Resources and Energy Department Secretary nominated representative, Commercial Tax and Industries, Agriculture and Horticulture Department Director, State Mandi Board Managing Director would be members. Agriculture/Horticulture Department Deputy Director will be Board's Member Secretary.
In the meeting, it was decided that for Kharif Marketing Year 2018-19, Cooperative committee for paddy procurement data-entry operators would be deputed by committees instead of outsourcing through agencies. The process has been kept suspended for a year. The expenses would be borne but Chhattisgarh State Cooperative Marketing Federation, the Government would compensate it. It would benefit around 2000 data entry operators.