Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday stated that woman labourers of Chhattisgarh will be provided sewing training to make them financially self reliant.
He was addressing a programme organised under the aegis of State labour Department at Basantpur Aadarsh Krishi Upaj Mandi in the district. The Chief Minister said that the State Government would provide more funds for the welfare of the labourers.
At present over 7 lakh labourers have been registered to benefit from various State government schemes, he said. Singh said that the State Government has decided to provide cash amount to enable the labourers purchase sewing machines and bicycles of their choice.
Speaking on the occasion, Health Minister Amar Agrawal said that it is being ensured that none of the persons in Chhattisgarh irrespective of caste are deprived of the State government’s welfare schemes, he said.
Rajnandgaon MP Abhishek Singh, on the occasion expressed gratitude and thanked the Chief Minister for coming out with a large number of schemes for the welfare of the labourers. Present on the occasion were PWD Minister Rajesh Munat; District Panchayat President Dinesh Gandhi, former MP Pradeep Gandhi and others.