Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said that prime architect of Indian Constitution Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar associated people of even the last row of society to mainstream development by inciting self-respect and confidence in them.
He did the historic work of building country’s constitution, and also gave a new direction to society with his inspirational message of ‘Buddham Sharanam Gachchhami’, the Chief Minister said. Singh was addressing a public gathering organised on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti near the District Collectorate after garlanding picture of Baba Saheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar.
The State Government at the same time also kick started its mega month-long ‘lok Suraaj Campaign on Tuesday. On the occasion, the Chief Minister inaugurated replica of parliament building, constructed by Municipal Corporation Raipur in association with the State Government.
As Chief Guest of the function, Singh said that on birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, financial aid of Rs50 lakh will be given to various organisations of the State every year for organising functions on the occasion. A permanent Budget would be arranged for the same.
He said that simplification of caste certificate is on the verge of completion. In near future, people will get their caste certificates issued conveniently. The Chief Minister said that Dr Ambedkar was born in a poor family. He studied under the light of oil-lamp in a small hut. His struggle, will-power and determination drove him towards success.
He overcame the adversities to prove his competence, and later design the constitution of India. Dr Ambedkar was adorned with the highest award of India — Bharat Ratna and had also held the post of law Minister of the country. Singh said that we all should take pledge to follow the footsteps of Baba Sahab.
On the occasion, Urban Development Minister Amar Agrawal, Mayor of Raipur Municipal Corporation Pramod Dubey and President of Organizing Committee Sunil Bandre also expressed their views. later, the Chief Minister left for the first day of journey under lok Suraaj Campaign from helipad at Police line in Raipur.
The helicopter at first landed at village Chhotedonger of insurgency infested Narayanpur district. The villagers were overjoyed to see Chief Minister’s arrival in the village. Singh interacted with the villagers and enquired about ration distribution system, school, Aanganbadi, health centre, road, irrigation, electricity and other basic facilities.
The Chief Minister assured them of meeting requirements of the villagers soon. During this visit, Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Energy Department, Aman Kumar Singh, Secretary, Commerce and Industry Subodh Kumar Singh were also present.
It is noteworthy that State-wide lok Suraaj Abhiyaan has begun on birth anniversary of Baba Sahab Dr Bheemrao Ambedkar, chief architect of on April 14. This campaign will be conducted in villages and cities across the State till May 13.
lok Suraaj Abhiyaan is the prime campaign of the State Government, during which Government and administration will interact with people of different parts of the State to motivate them for availing public welfare schemes It may be recalled that Chief Minister Raman Singh on Monday had stated that an audit of the welfare schemes in the new districts will be carried out during the state-wide ‘lok Suraaj Campaign’.
‘lok Suraaj’ campaign is a mixture of ‘Gram Suraaj , Nagar Suraaj and Vikas Yatra launched earlier in Chhattisgarh, he said. Assessment of the functioning of the Government and various development programmes will be made soon. If there are any deficiencies in the implementation of schemes then they will be rectified, he said. The officers concerned will be answerable for not implementing the various programmes, Singh said.
The Chief Minister said that in the month-long campaign of lok Suraaj, a cluster of 15 to 20 villages will be made and the people’s concerns will be addressed immediately. The authorities would gather feedback from the general public; health camps will also be organised. Registration camps will be held for the unorganised labour in the villages.
The Chief Minister had stated that he will be visiting villages and towns to make a first-hand assessment of the situation on the ground. Singh had stated that MPs, MlAs, Zila panchayats, Janpad panchayats presidents, panchs-sarpanchs, all top officers including Chief Secretary will tour the villages.
The campaign will help in understanding the flaws in the administration at the village-level and see to it that the last village also gets the benefits of State Government schemes. In the earlier campaigns, many rural folks gave useful suggestions which helped the authorities in fine-tuning the policies which suit the last person , he said.
Singh will talk to farmers about the availability of fertilizers and seeds as farming activity will start soon. The campaign will try to create awareness among the farmers regarding better farming activity and increased production. The problems pertaining to electricity and irrigation pump connections to fields will be resolved on the spot.