State Government’s priority is to ensure development in every sector of Chhattisgarh
Chief Minister addresses people of the state on “The New Era of Development” in his monthly radio programme ‘Lokvaani’
Chain of Swami Atmanand English Medium Schools being development in the state
Bijli Bill Half Yojana: benefits worth more than Rs 1822 crore provided to more than 39 lakh consumers
By year 2023, all the 39 lakh rural houses will have tap connection for clean drinking water supply
Roads worth Rs 16 thousand crore under construction in the state
Work of establishing food parks in every development block commenced
Unemployment rate in the state has reduced from 22% to 3%
Raipur, July 11, 2021
In
the 19th episode of his monthly radio programme ‘Lokvaani’ that was
aired by All India Radio today, Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel said
that all-round development in every sector of Chhattisgarh is the
priority of our government. And the last two and a half years have made
this new form of development more evident and visible in the state.
State Government is working diligently to fulfill the dreams and
aspirations of every Chhattisgarhia. In this way, we are building a “New
Chhattisgarh” with the resolution of “Yeh baat hai Abhimaan ki,
Chhattisgarhiya Swabhimaan ki”.
Chief Minister was addressing people of the state on the topic “New Era
of Development”, in the today’s episode of Lokvaani. He said that right
from senior citizens to the new generation, everyone is excited for the
development of Chhattisgarh. And we are glad to have the opportunity to
meet their expectations and fulfill their dreams. Mr. Baghel said in his
address to the Lokvaani that "I would like to start this talk from
where our ancestors Dr. Khubchand Baghel, Pandit Sundar Lal Sharma,
Barrister Chhedilal, Minimata, Chandulal Chandrakar, Pawan Diwan, Dr.
Tuman Lal, Bisahu Das Mahant, Dr. Radha Bai, B.R. Yadav, Thakur Pyare
Lal Singh, and many such great leaders, social reformers, politicians,
litterateurs and artists had dreamed of a separate Chhattisgarh state
and fought for it. In fact, it was not just a demand for a geographical
area as a separate state in the map of India, but centuries of agony
behind it. It was a demand to fulfill the dreams and aspirations of
every Chhattisgarhia. And State Government is committed to realize the
dreams and aspirations of people in Chhattisgarh.
Dedicated efforts being made to bring joy and ensure well-being of each and every Chhattisgarhiya
Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel said that when people in the tribal areas of Bastar and Sarguja were not getting the right price for their forest produce, we were heartbroken. When a farmer hangs himself due to debt, our soul cries. When we talk about Chhattisgarhia's aspirations, we talk about the kind of a development that is beyond the differences of caste, religion, society, class, but respects our traditions and culture as well; the kind of development with a sense of respect for the labor and produce of Chhattisgarhi brothers and sisters. The kind of development that is not confined to shiny construction works, but rather ensures happiness, joy, prosperity and well-being for every Chhattisgarhiya brother and sister.
The path of all-round development and multidimensional progress has been chosen for Chhattisgarh
Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that our top
priority is to link Narva-Garva-Ghurua-Bari with the all-round
development, rural economy and identity of Chhattisgarh. Talking about
the basic development of Chhattisgarh and all the efforts made in that
direction which kept the economy of Chhattisgarh on track even in times
of economic slowdown and catastrophe like Corona, Mr. Baghel said that
when there was a silence in the markets of the country and the world,
Chhattisgarh was performing well right from the auto-mobile to the
bullion market. Our factories and industries continued to operate and
Gauthan too contributed in keeping the rural economy on track. There is a
long way to go, but we have chosen the path of sustainable development,
which cannot be hindered by the whims of time. Our decisions not only
provided immediate relief to Chhattisgarh but also opened the way for
all-round development with far-reaching significance.
New innovative measures being taken for the development of tribal areas
Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that no issue concerning tribals is small for us, and we have given clear instructions to the administration to take new measures for the convenience of common people in tribal areas. In the last two and a half years, various innovations have taken place that are benefitting are largely benefitting people. From Denex textile factory to the role of women self-help in forest produce collection, development of Devgudi to the value addition to local produce, various such significant steps have been taken in tribal areas. Mr. Baghel said that he had made a new guideline for the use of DMF. And as a result, Bastar is setting new milestones on the path of eradicating malnutrition and malaria. Chief Minister Haat-Bazaar Clinics scheme reaches 11 lakh patients, while 5 lakh people get the benefit of initiatives such as Chief Minister Slum Health Scheme and Dai-Didi Mobile Clinic.
Roads worth Rs 16 thousand crores
Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that our aim is to make life easier for the people living in rural areas, forest zones, settlements, towns and cities of the state. You will be surprised to know that in the next two years, we are building thousands of roads and culverts at a cost of 16 thousand crores. We have also set various records for efficiently building roads under various schemes, said Chief Minister. About the year 2020-21, Mr Baghel said that in this year, nearly 4 thousand 228 km of roads were built in the state under the 'Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana'. Similarly, the completion percentage of PMGSY roads stood at 121. Under the 'Mukhyamantri Gram Gauravpath Yojna', 261 roads of 94 km were built and likewise, 97 roads of 387 km were built under the 'Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Vikas Yojana'.
Emphasis on strengthening the health facilities
Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that since we came into power two and a
half years back, we made improvement in the health facilities of the
state, which really helped in dealing with the COVID crisis. Towards the
end of year 2018, 1378 doctors were working in government hospitals and
at present, total 3538 doctors are working in government health
facilities. Likewise, we have increased the number of medical staff from
18 thousand to nearly 22 thousand. When we needed special facilities to
fight against corona, we increased the availability of ventilators, ICU
beds, HDU beds, oxygen equipped beds, oxygen concentrators, oxygen
cylinders of all kinds, PSA oxygen plants, liquid oxygen tank,
multi-monitors by manifolds. We are also opening new medical colleges in
Kanker, Korba and Mahasamund, which will increase the number of doctors
in the state and people will also be benefitted by their services. In
the last two budgets, we have made the significantly increased the
allocation for health sector. Besides, Rs 50 crore has been released
from the state disaster relief head, Rs 80 crore from Chief Minister's
Relief Fund, which has increased the total financial aid the health
sector to more than 1 thousand crores.
More than 39 lakh domestic consumers given the benefit worth Rs 1822 crore
Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that if
electricity is generated from coal of Chhattisgarh, then the general
public should share its profit directly. This is the reason why we have
implemented Bijli Bill Half Scheme for domestic electricity consumers.
Under this scheme, more than 39 lakh consumers of the state have been
given the benefits of Rs. 1 thousand 822 crore in the last 27 months.
Under this scheme, 400 units of electricity per month is being provided
free of cost to every domestic consumer without any discrimination.
Besides, free electricity of up to 5 horse power is being provided to
about 6 lakh farmers for their irrigation pumps, 30 units of electricity
per month is being provided free of cost to 18 lakh families of BPL
category. Similarly, for the improvement in the distribution system of
electricity, works worth Rs. 1281 crore have been done and Rs. 211 crore
has been sanctioned. Many works such as installation of 33 KV
substations, transformer and line extension have been done in the state
at a cost of Rs. 1400 crore.
With the new industrial policy, investment of Rs 47 thousand crore is expected in the state
Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that as a result of the new industrial policy of State Government, investment of Rs.47 thousand crore is expected in the state, which will provide direct employment to more than 67 thousand people and benefit a large number of people indirectly. We have started establishing food parks in every development block. Infrastructure development for food park has already been started in Sukma. In Durg district, we are setting up a large unit for processing forest produce at a cost of 78 crore. We have collaborated with private companies to establish a dozen other such units at different places. To provide direct benefits to tribals and forest dependent families, we have increased the number of forest produce procured on support price from 7 to 52. We have increased the wages and support price of 17 forest produce, due to which more than 13 lakh tribals and forest dependent families are receiving Rs 502 crore every year. Under 'Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana', nearly Rs 5700 crore is being paid to the farmers as input aid every year.
By the year 2023, every house in rural areas of the state will have tap connection for clean drinking water supply
Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that before
December 17, 2018, 43 irrigation projects worth nearly Rs 18 thousand
crore were left incomplete. But in just two years, we have completed 138
of these projects, while the work on 405 such projects is in progress.
We have also sanctioned 429 new projects worth Rs 1657 crores, after
17th December 2018. In this way, in just two and a half years, we have
completed 150 irrigation projects including new and old and have started
the work on 822 schemes, which is targeted to be completed in
stipulated time. As far as drinking water supply is concerned, we have
started a major campaign through 'Jal Jeevan Mission', under which pure
water will be supplied through tap connection to all the 39 lakh rural
households of the state, by the year 2023. Earlier, the target was to
supply 40 liters of pure drinking water per person per day, which has
now been increased to 55 liters per person per day. In the current
financial year, budget of Rs 850 crore has been allocated for this
scheme. Mr. Baghel said that Government of India has set a deadline to
provide pure water through taps to all rural households under the
Jal-Jeevan Mission by year 2024. But we in Chhattisgarh want to complete
this work one year before so that it saves the time and labor of people
in rural homes early, so that they can pay more attention in work like
education, health, employment, said Chief Minister Mr. Baghel in
Lokvaani.
Enhancing the quality of education with Swami Atmanand English Medium School Scheme
Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that as soon
as our Government took the charge, we kept our promise and merged 26
thousand shikshakarmis, providing them all the facilities like regular
pay scale, promotion, transfer. Till now, recruitment of 2 thousand 800
lecturers has been completed in the state. The process of selection for
teachers and assistant teachers has been completed for more than 10
thousand posts. Scholarship and food assistance to children belonging to
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been increased. For the first
time in the country, under the Right to Education Act, children are
being provided free education up to class 12th. Arrangements have been
made for free education for girls up to graduation and post-graduation.
Swami Atmanand English Medium School Scheme has been started to enhance
the quality of education in the state. Under this scheme, children are
being provided admission in 171 schools. For children who have lost
parents to COVID-19, State Government has started 'Mahatari Dular
Yojana' to provide them free education, scholarship and free coaching
along with the admission in government and private schools. As a result
of the elaborate arrangements made by State Government for providing
employment to people of different classes and educational levels, the
unemployment rate in the state has come down from 22 percent to 3
percent in two and a half years. In the programme Lokvaani, Chief
Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel answered the questions of Chandni Rajwade
from Barkhapali in Surajpur district, Mr. Aman Lahare from Mongrapal in
Bastar district, Mr. Krishna Kumar Sahu from Madanpur-Kawardha, Mr.
Devram from Raigarh district, Mr. Brijmohan Agrawal from Raipur,
Sarpanch Sarora Shri Bihari Ram Verma from Raipur, Shimla Meravi from
village Katgo, Raipur, Apurva Sharma from Raipur and thanked them for
their suggestions.
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