Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai reached Kondagaon today during his stay in Bastar. During this, he gifted a total of 168 development works worth Rs 02 billion 88 crore 18 lakh 37 thousand to the district, in which he inaugurated 130 development works worth Rs 02 billion 08 crore 26 lakh 46 thousand and performed bhumi pujan of 38 works worth Rs 79 crore 91 lakh. Are included. While addressing the program organized at Vikas Nagar Stadium, Chief Minister Shri Sai said that 03 lakh 88 thousand new houses have been sanctioned for the state under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana by the Central Government. He said that the new criteria set for housing approval under the scheme have been further simplified, which will benefit most of the beneficiaries of the state.
Congratulating the people of the district present in the program on Chherchhera festival and Shakambhari Jayanti, Chief Minister Shri Sai said that in the last one year, the state government has been working continuously with the aim of fulfilling ‘Modi’s Guarantee’. To provide the benefits of the housing scheme, the survey work has started under Awas Plus-2024, in which the left out people must get their names added in the said list. He said that at present paddy is being purchased from farmers, the difference amount of which will be transferred to their accounts in lump sum. Similarly, under Mahtari Vandan Yojana, Chhattisgarh government made women self-reliant. 12.5 lakh tendu leaf collectors of the state are being paid at the rate of Rs 5500 per standard bag. Chief Minister Shri Sai said that a resolution has been taken to eradicate Maoism from Chhattisgarh, following which the government is moving ahead with determination. New force camps have been established in various sensitive areas of Bastar. Niyya Nellanar Scheme is being run to connect the villagers living in these areas with the ambitious schemes of the government, under which sustainable development works are being carried out in these areas. Referring to the Dharti Aaba Gram Utkarsh Yojana and PM Janman Yojana being run by the Modi government at the Center for the development of tribal areas, he said that this will definitely connect the tribals to the mainstream of development. Work is being done to open closed schools in these areas. The Chief Minister also said that under the Ramlala Darshan Scheme, till now 20 thousand devotees of the state have been made to visit Ayodhya Dham. Earlier, an MoU on ‘Study, Research and Improvement of Bellmetal Artisan Production Process’ was signed between the District Administration Kondagaon and IIT Bhilai in front of the Chief Minister. On this occasion, Vice President of Bastar Development Authority and Kondagaon MLA Ms. Lata Usendi also addressed the program. In the beginning, Collector Shri Kunal Dudawat read out the progress report of the district. Before this, the Chief Minister conducted a road show from the main road of Kondagaon to the District Court.
Chief Minister visited the departmental exhibition, distributed checks, materials and equipment to the beneficiaries.
After this, Chief Minister Shri Sai visited the departmental exhibition organized by various departments of the district administration at the main venue. Apart from this, the Chief Minister distributed materials, equipment and checks under various beneficiary-oriented schemes.
Under which 05 Lakhpati Didis were rewarded under the National Livelihood Mission and bank linkage checks were provided to the beneficiaries. Bamboo craft tools were distributed to 04 artisans under the National Bamboo Mission Scheme in the stall of the Handicrafts Department. In the stall of Agriculture Department, tractor worth Rs. 45 lakh was distributed to Mr. Aganuram, Mr. Ramdhar Netam and Mrs. Nathalie Bai, power winder to 05 beneficiaries, electric pump to 07 farmers, blowing fan to 05 and mini rice mill to 02 beneficiaries. . Similarly, in the Fisheries Department, distribution of ice boxes to 10 fishermen and distribution of new cooperative society registration certificates to 03 fishermen cooperative societies, distribution of housing approval certificates to 25 beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, seven under the Chief Minister Bal Uday Yojana. A check worth Rs 7,000 was distributed. Besides, Forest Rights Certificates were distributed to 10 villagers and Community Forest Rights Certificates were given to Gram Panchayat Bade Rajpur. Apart from this, the Fisheries Department distributed ice boxes to Kondagaon fishermen, remuneration amounting to Rs 19.75 crore to 08 tendu leaf collectors, incentive amount check of Rs 1.16 crore distributed to 17 beneficiaries under Kisan Vriksha Mitra Yojana, check of the winning amount to Forest Management Committee, Chipavand. The distribution amount was Rs 4.13 crore and Rs 28.65 lakh to 03 Forest Management Committees of Forest Division Keshkal. Check was distributed.
On this occasion, district in-charge minister Lakhanlal Dewangan, Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap, Bastar MP Mahesh Kashyap, Kanker MP Bhojraj Nag, MLA Jagdalpur Kiran Dev, Keshkal MLA Neelkanth Tekam, senior public representatives of the district, district administration officials and a large number of villagers were present. Were.