Union Minister of State for labour and Employment Vishnu Deo Sai conveyed his best wishes to the villagers of Gahira for making their village free from open defecation and thereby contributing towards the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ of the Central Government in the district. Addressing the villagers during ‘Swachhata Utsav’ organised here recently, the Minister also termed it as the extended cooperation of the district administration in achieving the target.
Sai was accompanied by Collector Alarmelmangai D, District Panchayat CEO Neelesh Kshirsagar, SDM Abhijit Singh, Janpad Panchayat President Shanta Sai, Vice-president Manoj Agarwal and other peoples’ representatives. The Minister expressed pleasure for the initiative taken by the villagers in constructing lavatories with their own resources as a part of the campaign.
He stressed for maximum use of lavatories for the success of the drive. This is the first village under Gram Panchayat Bhakurra that has been declared as open defecation free (ODF), Sai said. The Minister has appealed to the people to motivate nearby villagers to maintain cleanliness as it is for their benefit only. He termed it as a matter of pride that the message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached the people and they have adopted that in their life.
Besides, the Minister has also appealed to the people to take benefits of Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Suraksha Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana. It was also mentioned that crop insurance scheme has been launched for compensating the farmers for the loss they suffered and now there is a provision of giving compensation even against 30 per cent loss suffered by the farmers, Sai said.