Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday said that ‘lok Suraj’ campaign is launched to connect the gaps between the last person in the last village to the administration. He was addressing the farmers’ convention at Tehsil and Development Block headquarters Saja in Bemetara district. Singh said ‘lok Suraj’ campaign is crucial to know the views and rumblings at the ground-level. The policies and programmes will be tailor-made as per the aspirations of the masses.
He later dedicated and laid foundation stones of and performed ‘Bhoomipujan’ of a total of 42 development works worth Rs62 crore. He called upon the people’s representatives to open an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Saja before the next academic session. The Chief Minister announced Gaurav Path project at a cost of Rs20 lakh at village Parasbod, Advocates’ Association building at a cost of RsTwo lakh, expansion of 133 kv electric lines from Berla to Sankara .
He promised funds for the construction of Satnami Community building at Parasbod village. Singh also gave away cheques in lieu of cash and various other items to 660 beneficiaries of many State Government schemes. Five self-help women’s groups were a part of the benefit schemes. The Chief Minister while addressing the mammoth farmers’ gathering said that the authorities have brought about a radical transformation in the lives of farmers, deprived sections and working classes. Farmers are allocated loans at zero per cent interest rate and free power distributed upto 7,500 units per annum.
The State created 11 new districts to reduce the gulf between the masses and the administration. Bemetara is one among the new districts created. The development process has hastened after the creation of new districts. The State’s schemes have reached the doorsteps of the poor and neglected sections of the society, he said. Singh said that a network of roads have linked almost all the villages to the district headquarters and the State capital. The new demands made by the rural populace had also changed. They are now demanding colleges and mobile towers. This is due to the untiring efforts of the State Government.
He stressed upon the youth to take advantage of skills’ development and livelihood Colleges opened in all the 27 districts of the State. Singh said that there is a lot of stress on the education of a girl child. The Chief Minister said that free education is given to girls from Class 1 to college and even in Engineering and Medical colleges. Singh threw light upon the ‘Noni Suraksha Yojana’ for the poor families.