Chief Minister Raman Singh said that the 13-year-old Chhattisgarh is not a taker State now, but has become a giver. The Statewide Vikas Yatra has continuously been getting huge cooperation and support from the people of the State. In this season of rain and cultivation, also the yatra was getting historic welcome, he added.
While expressing his gratitude toward people, the Chief Minister said that only because of the cooperation of people the State Government has been strength to work for the progress and prosperity of Chhattisgarh, through its various schemes. Dr Singh, on the fifth day of the fifth phase of his Vikas Yatra was addressing public meetings at Masturi development block of Bilaspur district and Baloda and Pamgarh in Janjgir-Champa district on Monday.
Explaining the development of the State during the last 10 years, the Chief Minister said that with the increase in agriculture produce Chhattisgarh got great success. “Now our Chhattisgarh, by supplying foodgrain to seven other States, serves food to them. Chhattisgarh supplies power to Delhi and other states, whenever they were facing shortage of power,” he said.
The Chief Minister claimed that the State Government has fulfilled all the promises that had made during the last five years. The main objective of taking out the Vikas Yatra was to inform people of the account of the work done by the State Government during the last five years, he added. He said, “Every person of the State wants that the Chief Minister shall visit his village and I have received invitation from each village of the State, but it is not possible for a Chief Minister to reach the 20,000 village of the State in a short span of time,” he added.
In the public meetings, the Chief Minister announced that the farmers of the State would get paddy bonus during the next five years also. In these public meetings, the Chief Minister dedicated to and performed bhumi poojan of about 175 construction works costing around Rs 148 crore, out of which 22 construction works costing Rs 116 crore has been dedicated and performed bhumi poojan for 157 works costing Rs 32 crore at Baloda. At the public meeting head at Pachpedi, the Chief Minister, while announcing to give the status of Nagar Panchayat to Devri Khurd and Dathaura village panchayats, said that the process would be started soon.
Assembly speaker Dharamlal Kaushik, health and urban administration Minister Amar Agrawal, revenue Minister Dayaldas Baghel, deputy speaker of assembly Narayan Chandel, MP Kamla Patle, senior people’s representatives and office-bearers of various institutions were present at these public meetings in both these districts.