Raipur: The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said the aspirations and needs of the common people form the basis of his government’s schemes. He also said that the schemes are reaching out to the people.
“We are satisfied that our ‘anndaata’ (food providers) are happy. People are availing the benefits of the schemes and getting employment opportunities in their villages,” he said.
He was speaking while laying the foundation of development works worth Rs 828 crores in Rajnandgaon and Dhamtari districts. He also interacted with the beneficiaries of various government schemes.In this connection, he named many of the schemes including Suraji Gaon Yojana, Godhan Nyay Yojana and Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana.
While women are getting empowered through economic activities conducted in Gauthans under Suraji Gaon Yojana, Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana has boosted the confidence of farmers towards farming. The number of farmers has increased and the area under cultivation has also noticeably expanded.
Godhan Nyay Yojana has also benefited farmers and livestock owners, and also the ones who own a neither farm nor cattle, by providing extra source of income through dung procurement. He said the government has arranged to provide chemical fertilizers at cheaper rates to the farmers through cooperative societies.
The Chief Minister said that under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, farmers would get double the exchange grant if they used the farms on which paddy was grown last time to cultivate crops other than paddy.
The CM said that the state government increased the number of minor forest produce procured at support price from 7 to 52 and entrusted the women self-help groups with the processing work of minor forest produce, eliminating the role of middlemen.
He said that Naxalite activities were a hindrance in developing Rajnandgaon district for a few years, but people there were joining the mainstream now as a result of government policies based on security, development and trust.
