Chief Minister met the beneficiaries before the meeting held at Beltara School Ground
Raipur, 12 May 2023
The Chief Minister distributed materials to the beneficiaries under various schemes and programs of the state government during the meeting organized in Beltara assembly constituency of Bilaspur district. He provided knapsack spare to 5 beneficiaries, agriculture mechanization machine amounting to 59 thousand to 5 beneficiaries, retail fish sale and boat net to 5 beneficiaries, 40 thousand rupees to 2 beneficiaries under Noni Empowerment Assistance Scheme, Chief Minister construction, labor death and disabled to 1 beneficiary. Rs 1 lakh under Sahayata Yojana, Rs 2 lakh under Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Samajik Suraksha Yojana and Rs 52 thousand 880 as remuneration payment for tendupatta collection year 2022. Chief Minister Mr. Baghel also distributed forest rights pattas to 72 beneficiaries here.
Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that the state of Chhattisgarh has emerged as the leading state in the country in the implementation of forest rights. Special initiatives and efforts are being made to bring each and every family of the state living in Vananchal and forests in the mainstream of development. Chhattisgarh has made its mark at the first place in the country in the collection of minor forest produce.
By bringing the families who collect forest produce in the middle of forest and forests, in the mainstream of development, they are also being made self-reliant and self-reliant. After the formation of the new government in the state, many decisions have been taken to make the forest produce collecting families financially strong. Earlier in the state of Chhattisgarh, the Minimum Support Price of only seven minor forest produce was procured by the Minor Forest Produce Association, which has been increased to purchase 65 forest produce through self-help groups. Due to this, the families of lakhs of forest produce collectors in the state are directly benefiting.
On this occasion, Revenue Minister and Minister in-charge of the district Mr. Jaisingh Agarwal, Parliamentary Secretary Mrs. Rashmi Ashish Singh, President of Apex Bank Mr. Baijnath Chandrakar, District Panchayat President Mr. Arun Chauhan, Chairman of Tourism Board Mr. Atal Srivastava, Advisor to the Chief Minister Mr. Pradeep Sharma along with others. Public representatives were present.
