Campaign has been launched at a fast pace to give revenue village status to forest villages in accordance to the declaration made by the state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Raman Singh in its 2013 manifesto to the people.
As per the information collected at the state capital from different districts, so far, 83 forest villages - 58 in Sukma, 8 in Dantewada and 17 in Balod districts - have been given the revenue village status. Revenue department officers here on Tuesday said that notification has been issued from the collector office of the three districts.
It has been informed in the notification that the forest rights committees have provided the forest rights recognition for transforming these forest villages into revenue villages. As such, under the clause-73 of the Chhattisgarh land-Revenue Act 1959, the notification of making these forest villages to revenue villages has been issued. The process has been started at war-footing at other districts also.
Chief Minister Raman Singh, at a programme held at Balod declared these forest villages as revenue villages and presented certificates to the forest management committees. Officers said that the state government in its manifesto 2013 had declared to give the status of revenue village to the 400 forest villages of the state. The chief minister had instructed to start process for this from January 1, 2014.
On becoming revenue village, about 40,000 families of these forest villages will get the loan facility for agriculture from cooperative societies, along with the proper benefits of different public welfare schemes of the state government. Implementing on the declaration, 58 forest villages of naxal-affected Sukma district, including Karigundam, Regadgatta, Singaram, Danteshpuram, Milasur, Gacchanpalli etc have been made revenue villages.
Similarly, 17 forest villages in Balod district, including Taalgaon, Amaldeeh, Jagtara, Odenadeeh, Kariyatola, Duggabahra etc have been made revenue villages. In Dantewada district 8 forest villages of Chandenar, Netapur, Budpadar, Jodatarai, Korkoti, Nagphani, Purantarai and Madpal were declared revenue villages.