Chief Minister inaugurates Wi-Fi facility at Beltukari Ripa
Rural economy is getting stronger with Ripa, dreams of Mahatma Gandhi are coming true: Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel
The Chief Minister observed the activities of RIPA
Encouraged by discussing with the women of the group
Released catalog of Ripa products
Raipur, 11 May 2023
Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel visited the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Park “RIPA” in village Beltukri during the meeting program in Masturi Vidhansabha today. He said that the rural economy is getting stronger with RIPA. The dream of ‘Gram Swaraj’ of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi is coming true. The Chief Minister encouraged the members of women’s groups by discussing them. Inaugurating the Wi-Fi facility at Beltukeri Rural Industrial Park, he said that this would provide free internet facility to the people working in Ripa.
During the review of the activities of RIPA on 5th of this month, the Chief Minister had announced to equip RIPA with WiFi facility. With the launch of Wi-Fi facility here today, Beltukri Rural Industrial Park has become the first RIPA in the state to be equipped with this facility. It may be noted that the state government is providing all necessary basic facilities like water, electricity, land in Ripa for small scale industries, in this sequence the Chief Minister inaugurated the Wi-Fi facility at Beltukari today.
The Chief Minister also released the catalog of various items produced at Beltukari Ripa. He said that essential commodities are being made available nearby to the people of the village through Ripa, due to which they no longer have to go to distant cities. Due to the good quality of the products of Bakery Unit, Sack Stitching Unit, Cloth Stitching Unit, Dona-Pattal Unit operated in Beltukari Ripa, supply orders have started coming from nearby cities and villages.
During the observation of Ripa, Nirmala Patel of Adarsh Self Help Group told the Chief Minister that a bakery unit has been set up at a cost of Rs. Nirmala told that through this unit bread, cakes and cookies are manufactured and sold in nearby hotels and villages. In the last 15 days, bakery products worth Rs 10,000 have been sold, making a profit of Rs 5,000. . Nirmala said that orders worth Rs 80,000 have also been received from Bilaspur’s C-Mart and nearby hotels.
The Chief Minister also visited the sack stitching unit in Ripa. Mrs. Shanti Kaivart, a member of Jai Maa Vaishnavi Self-Help Group, told that a month ago, with the help of the government, a sack sewing unit has been set up at a cost of 4.5 lakhs. About 1200 sacks have been sold in the nearby Gauthan, due to which there has been a profit of Rs 03 thousand. Mrs. Shanti told that an order of about 6 thousand gunny bags worth Rs 61 thousand 760 has been received from the nearby villages.
During the observation of the Dona-Pattal unit by Chief Minister Mr. Baghel here, Mamta, a member of the Vaishnavi Self-Help Group, told that there are 8 members in the group. Dona Pattal machine unit has been set up by the government at a cost of two and a half lakhs, so far 150 bundles of Dona and 150 bundles of Pattal have been manufactured and sold Dona-Pattal worth Rs 15 thousand, due to which we women have benefited Rs 5 thousand. Is.
Chief Minister Mr. Baghel inspected the cloth sewing unit. Woman Asha of Ripa self-help group told that Ripa S.H.G. We seven women are stitching suits, blouses, bags, petticoats and handkerchiefs. So far we have sold 25 thousand after getting orders from nearby villages, due to which we have got a profit of 15 thousand rupees. Santoshi Kaivart, a woman of Ripa self-help, told that earlier she used to sit empty in the house, there was no work. Now income is also being generated from tailoring work and the economic condition of the family has improved.
The Chief Minister encouraged the women of the group-
Appreciating the work being done by the women of the group, the Chief Minister encouraged them. Motivated the women of the group to continue working in the same way. Chief Minister Mr. Baghel encouraged the people engaged in their construction work by observing the finial unit, chain link fencing unit, furniture manufacturing unit.
