Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decisions have created a beaming image for India.
His decisions are in larger interest of public. The decision of election reforms and transparancy in funding of political parties will definitely lead the country towards better political system, he said.
The Prime Minister has provided economic equanimity to the country with his decisions, Singh said.
He expressed these thoughts while addressing his monthly radio programme 'Raman Ke Goth' aired from Raipur Centre of All India Radio.
Singh said that the cleanliness model of Ambikapur is the role model and other cities should adopt this model too.
In his Radio programme, the Chief Minister said in reference to the completion for first three years of Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 26 this year, that earlier our country was stuck in the trap of socio-economic and development related problems.
In general election of year 2014, the Prime Minister got the people's verdict of rescuing the country from trap of problems and restoring the pride and honour of Mother India, he said.
Hard work and far-sighted vision of the Prime Minister has created an impactful image of the nation on the world. As per the sentiments of Constitution, states have been made members of Team India, and many decisions have been taken to strengthen cooperative federalism, Singh said.
He said that the Prime Minister has increased the States' revenue from 32% to 42% and has given them the right to spend it as per their requirement.
Mentioning about GST Act, the Chief Minister said that- it is in compliance to the Constitution, resonating with the sentiment of cooperative federalism.
To implement the 'One Nation, One Tax and One Market' system in the country, on initiative of Prime, both the houses of parliament have passed GST law and with that a new era of tax-reformations has begun in the country, he said.
States were members of the GST council formed for taking decision regarding GST. In addition, states' share in tax-revenue were also increased, Singh said.
The Chief Minister talked in detail about the Prime Minister's decision of demonetization, surgical strike, zero-tolerance for terrorism, Prime Minister Jan-Dhan Scheme for poor people, Agriculture Irrigation Scheme for farmers, Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme, Prime Minister Housing Scheme, Bheem App for cashless transactions, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana for self-employement, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana for distribution of lPG gas connection to poor families, and also about campaigns such as Make-In-India, Digital India, Start-up India, Stand-up India.
Singh said : “Prime Minister has implemented such schemes that none of the sections of society are untouched by its benefits. This is the reason why 'Sabke Sath Sabka Vikas' is our motto. On the occasion of centinary year of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay, it was decided that 'lakshya Antyoday, Pran Antyoday-Path Antyoday' would be the guideline for government's policies and strategies.”
With strong will power of the Prime Minister, India has become the world's first country to demonetize 86% currency of the country. Demonetization has created an honest and patriotic environment, wherein hard working people are feeling secured and assured that government is valuing their honesty, he said.
The Chief Minister said as a result of demonetization, banks decreased the interest rate on house loans. It has also accelerated the progress in formation of cashless society.
Chief Minister, in his Radio programme congratulated the students who have successfully passed the 10th-12th board examinations and also encouraged the students, who failed to do so saying that instead of feeling disheartened about failing in examination or not getting the expected marks, one should rather work harder and prepare for the next exam.
He said : “I believe that no exam is the last exam of life. life gives you many opportunities to prove your mettle.”
The Chief Minister was happy to see girls performing better in exam results of 23 out of 27 districts of the State and said that this shows the promising results of government's efforts to promote girl education.
Talking about the 'Clean India Mission' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Singh said that Prime Minister's Clean India Mission is transforming the face of villages and cities.
In the cleanliness survey conducted by Central Government on national-level, Ambikapur city of Chhattisgarh was found to be the number one city of the country, he said.
Chief Minister said : “People in Chhattisgarh had enthusiastically welcomed the Clean India Mission' but the results of implementation were not satisfactory when compared to other states.”
Chief Minister asked the listeners about their opinion in the context. In this episode, Singh congratulated the people of Surguja district headquarters Ambikapur and also the administration there while thanking them for glorifying the name of the State.
He added that it is a huge achievement for Ambikapur to secure first place in the category of city with population of 2 lakh. I insist that other cities should consider Ambikapur as role model and learn from it.
Singh praised the teamwork of people in Ambikapur, door-to-door garbage collection by women member of Clean Ambikapur Cooperative Society, use of battery-operated and manual rickshaws, collection of 17 solid waste in different areas, collection of solid and liquid waste separately, payment to women member involved in this work as 'user charge', and the strategy of creating public awareness towards hygiene habits.
The Chief Minister said : “Cleanliness Survey is a mirror that from time-to-time reflects the ground reality of progress made by different states and the country as a whole towards the goal of creating Clean India.”
These surveys and rankings motivate us to work in a better manner by rectifying out shortcomings. Chief Minister said- "There can be multiple reasons behind other cities not securing the top rankings. I believe that we are going through a process".
We have aimed to make Chhattisgarh clean as per the standards of Cleanliness Mission by October 2018, against the national target of creating Clean India by 2019, and we are moving ahead in that direction, Singh said.
In today's episode of 'Raman Ke Goth', Singh read a letter from listener Bhuvandas Jangade, resident of Sirsabandha of Bemetara district.
The letter said- "Summer season is also a wedding season. I request you to talk about the unneccessary expenditure done on weddings these days, and appeal the parents, bride-groom, to spend minimum possible on such functions instead of making it too flashy. Water and food should not be wasted. Dowry should neither be given nor be taken. Mass Marriage should be encouraged."
The Chief Minister said after reading the letter that I agree with all the points mentioned by Jangade, which is why I chose to read the letter during the programme. I request the listeners to keep these points in mind, he said.