Providing justice to all deprived sections of the society and creating equal opportunities for everyone is the top priority of the Chhattisgarh government, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Wednesday.
The government has accordingly taken several steps for the betterment of farmers, forest dwellers, labourers and landless people, he said while addressing the launch of mobile application and web portal www.cgqdc.in of Chhattisgarh Quantifiable Data Commission. The survey seeks to total the Other Backward Class and economically weaker sections in the population of the state. Baghel said his government had increased reservation of Other Backward Class from 14 to 27 percent. A 10 percent quota was there for the economically weaker sections. This was challenged in the High Court. Staying the implementation of the government decision, the court had directed the state to submit quantifiable data.
He said a Quantifiable Data Commission has been set up as part of implementing the court order.
The Chief Minister urged people in the Other Backward Class and economically weaker sections to cooperate in collection of data.
A total of 5,549 supervisors have been appointed for the survey.