Minister for Panchayat, Rural Development and Health, T.S. Singhdeo on Wednesday participated in a meeting of finance ministers convened by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in national capital.
The meeting was called ahead of union budget to sought suggestions from finance ministers of all the states about the annual budget 2019-20.
In the meeting held at NDMC Convention Centre, Singhdeo demanded taking rice from state under central pool and extending period for Goods and Service Tax (GST) compensation for another five year after 2022.
Raising the issue of taking rice under centre pool, Singhdeo said the the Center had till date not given consent for taking the rice for this Kharif season 2019 and requested her to provide the approval at the earliest.
Singhdeo also demanded to include the farmers who possess forest land title in the Centers’ flagship Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana so that tribal farmers of the state could also be benefitted.
He also demanded convergence of Chhattisgarh’s flagship Narva Garva, Ghurva Badi scheme with Centers’ MGNREGS, National Livestock Development Programme, Swachchh Bharat and Rashtriya Bagwani Mission. Expressing concern over Naxal menace, Singhdeo urged the finance minister not to burden the state with expenditure on deploying security forces in Naxal infested areas. Instead, the Center should bear the expenditure, he demanded.