Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday said that the true meaning of development can be seen in Chhattisgarh. The entire country is seeing the amazing transformation of the State during the past 15 years.
Several projects worth Rs 250 crore are being implemented for the welfare of 12.50 lakh workers in the State. loans are given to the farmers on 'zero' per cent interest rate. The pace of development has been accelerated during the past couple of years, he said.
Bicycles, sewing machines, tiffin boxes and other social welfare schemes are being distributed to stone breakers, brick-kiln workers and other labourers, he said during his ongoing State-wide “Vikas Yatra” here.
He was addressing a massive public gathering at tehsil headquarters Simga of Balodabazar-Batapara district.
A large number of women also participated in the public meeting.
Singh said that in the next four months about 50 lakh Smart phones will be distributed as a part of Information Technology Revolution.
He said that there are certain schemes which change our lives and some revolutionize the coming generations also.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ayushman Bharat' Yojana is one such scheme that will benefit the heart, liver and kidney patients by treating them free of cost. Thirty-seven families will benefit in Chhattisgarh, Singh said.
The Chief Minister said that State Government social-welfare schemes cover the entire spectrum of life from birth to death. Under 'Noni Suraksha Yojana' the State deposits Rs 5,000 every year and the daughter gets Rs 1 lakh on attaining the age of 18.
He dedicated and performed 'bhoomi pujan' of 31 development works worth Rs 154 crore.
The poorer sections of the society had been freed of hunger and starvation. The medical treatment is free of cost, the Chief Minister said.
He added that deprived sections of the society are getting Rs 1 per kilogram of rice and salt free of cost. Farmers are getting 'Paddy bonus'.
The Chief Minister said that the poor need not worry regarding the weddings of their daughters. Network of roads had been laid in Simga and all over the State. All the dwellings in the villages will be lit in another four months' time under the Prime Minister 'Sahaj Bijli Yojana'.
Singh said that developmental works are reaching all the remote towns and villages. Developmental works worth Rs 600 crores had been implemented in Batapara alone in the last four years. The region had established many a milestones in development.
While appreciating the extra-ordinary work done by local MlA Shivratan Sharma, Chief Minister said that he had bagged the 'Best MlA' award in the Chhattisgarh Assembly.
Singh said that development works worth Rs 600 crore implemented in one Assembly area in four years is truly noteworthy.
When Chhattisgarh was not carved out, the region never received Rs 600 crore in one installment. Shivnath river is the 'lifeline' of Batapara Assembly constituency.
He said that farmers of Simga can avail water from the irrigation pumps located on the banks of Shivnath river.
Singh said that State had re-launched Rs 1lakh subsidy for electrification of irrigation pumps to farmers.
The Chief Minister said that the rejuvenation work of Simga-based Udvahan Irrigation Project at a cost of Rs 3 crore is very crucial. The project is lying in disuse for the past 53 years since 1965-66.