Chief Minister Raman Singh said that the agenda of development for the country and States is democracy’s ‘biggest agenda’ for the betterment of the people.
“Our (Chhattisgarh Government’s) development agenda is inclusive of all needy sections of the society and one could perceive a new light of trust among the people from the schemes launched by the State Government,” he said while addressing public meetings on the third day of the fifth phase of his State-wide Vikas Yatra at Beltara in Bilaspur district and later Pali in Korba district on Saturday.
“The coming days would be of Chhattisgarh’s and its people’s. The State is making a mark across the nation. Those days are not far when Chhattisgarh would be counted among developed States in the country,” he said. At Beltara, the Chief Minister carried out inauguration and bhoomi pujan for a total of 43 construction works worth Rs 63 crore while at Pali after addressing public meeting, carried out inauguration and bhoomi pujan of 135 works worth Rs 84 crore.
later, at Pali, Singh gave away Forest Rights recognition letters to 1,000 families besides distributing new ration cards to an estimated 6,000 people. In all, the Chief Minister distributed various items and monetary assistance under State government’s various welfare schemes to 18,234 people. The Chief Minister in his address at the public meetings at Beltara and Pali also stated that the Government schemes had been designed with a human touch which reaches villages, poor, farmers, labourers, studnets, teachers as well as the Government employees.
“Be it the Food Security law, Health Security Card Scheme or agricultural loan available at one per cent interest rate, the Government schemes had been designed with every section of the society in mind, he stated. During his tour of Pali, Singh also distributed caste certificates to 1,000 students and distributed free saris to 10,000 women tendu patta collectors. This apart, the Chief Minister distributed sprayer pumps to a total of 30 farmers, diesel besides electricity pumps to 20 and 70 farmers respectively.