Raipur, August 15, 2023
Jammo Siyan Man, Dai-Didi Man, Sangwari and Noni-Babu Man L Suraji Tihar’s big congratulations! Hail Johar!
On the auspicious occasion of India’s 77th Independence Day, hearty congratulations and infinite best wishes to all of you Chhattisgarhians!
India’s freedom struggle was not just a fight to free a country from foreign empire but it had many social, economic, moral and political aspects. The nectar of justice and democracy came out of this fight. In fact, it was a big fight to free humanity from various kinds of atrocities and injustice, whose message went to the whole world.
Lakhs of people had laid down their lives in the freedom struggle. In this, remembering the great sons like Amar Shaheed Gand Singh, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh, who registered the name of Chhattisgarh in the front row, I bow down to all the immortal martyrs. The martyrdom of thousands of personalities like Mangal Pandey, Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Ramprasad Bismil, Ashfaqullah Khan, Rani Laxmibai, Rani Avantibai Lodhi will continue to inspire us to make the supreme sacrifice for the country.
We are fortunate that many great leaders who led the freedom struggle also continued to lead the new construction of the independent country. Remembering those forefathers, I want to connect the new generation with the glorious legacy of sacrifice and contribution. Vibhutis like Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Lal-Bal-Pal, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad gave leadership at the national level. Was.
Wherein Veer Gundadhur, Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla, Thakur Pyarelal Singh, Babu Chhote Lal Srivastava, Dr. Khubchand Baghel, Pt. Sundarlal Sharma, Dr. E. Raghavendra Rao, Krantikumar, Barrister Chhedilal, Lochan Prasad Pandey, Yatiyatan Lal, Dr. Radhabai, Contribution of many freedom fighters like Pt. Vamanrao Lakhe, Mahant Lakshminarayan Das, Anantram Barchiha, Maulana Abdul Rauf Khan, Hanuman Singh, Rohinibai Parganiha, Kektibai Baghel, Mrs. Belabai, Indru Kenwat, Uday Ram Verma, Khilavan Baghel, Ghasia Mandal is also written in golden letters. registered in I salute all of them.
Brothers, sisters and dear children, the history of India’s freedom struggle has been written with the ink of the unity of the people of India. Despite the diversities of caste-religion-community-culture etc. in the country, Indians have an amazing ability to live together and face challenges together. The unity and integrity of India remained strong because of our solidarity with all religions. The glorious constitution of independent India states that India is a union of country states, that is why the Government of India has been called the Government of the Union. This means that even if any one state is in trouble, then it is not a personal problem of that state but a matter of concern for the whole country. Today, from this platform, I express the participation of Chhattisgarh in the concerns of all the distressed states.
The freedom of the country and the rights given by the constitution are for everyone and as long as all the Indians are able to use them properly, only then our freedom will be safe. The country can be made strong only by empowering every state and every citizen of the country. This is the reason why we have resolved to provide justice to every person and every class in Chhattisgarh.
Today I am happy to say that our justice schemes are having a visible impact. Our justice schemes are flowing the Ganges of love and connecting hearts. We have taken big decisions to make life easier for farmers, villagers, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, other backward classes, minority groups, women, youth, children, etc. Are.
Not only the farmers, but the whole state and the country knows this thing. As soon as the government was formed, it first waived off short-term agricultural loans of about Rs 9,000 crore. Bought paddy for Rs 2500 per quintal. The quantity of paddy procured on support price has been increased from about 56 lakh metric tonnes to 107 lakh metric tonnes. This happened because of efficient management and increased confidence in our government. The number of farmers selling paddy has increased from 12 lakh 60 thousand to about 25 lakh. The number of paddy purchase centers has been increased from 1 thousand 989 to 2 thousand 617. We are firm on our promise that in the upcoming Kharif season, 20 quintals of paddy per acre will be procured from the farmer brothers and sisters of Chhattisgarh at the support price. To provide interest-free loans to the farmers, the number of Primary Agricultural Credit Committees has been increased from 1 thousand 333 to 2 thousand 58. The amount of agriculture loan has been increased from Rs 3 thousand 546 crore to Rs 7 thousand crore. An amount of Rs 342 crore was waived off the outstanding irrigation tax of the farmers.
Through the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana’, cash was given for paddy as well as other food grains, millets, horticulture, tree plantation etc., due to which an amount of more than 20 thousand crore rupees was added to the farmers’ accounts. Rs 208 crore was given as sugarcane incentive amount. Kodo, Kutki and Ragi are being procured by our government declaring support price. For the first time in the state, we have procured about 94 thousand quintals of millet crops. The promise of purchasing pulses on support price has also been fulfilled, which will boost pulses production in the state.
Our government has taken several steps to increase new types of farming and crops. Lac rearing and pisciculture have been given the status of agriculture. Tea has been planted in 102 acres in Jashpur district and coffee in 80 acres in Bastar district by forming ‘Chhattisgarh Tea-Coffee Board’. Under the Poshanbadi scheme, 4 lakh badis have been developed. ‘Betel Research Centre’ has been established in Chhuikhadan.
Establishment of 587 Krishak Sadan and Kisan Kutir, fruit-vegetable market in Dhamdha, community seed bank in Jagdalpur, Kanker and Dhamtari, establishment of high-level phytosanitary laboratory in Indira Gandhi Agricultural University to promote export of agricultural products to increase the facilities of farmers. Has been done. To plant the crop of knowledge in the fields, 6 new agriculture colleges, 11 horticulture colleges, one forestry college and one food technology college, thus a total of 19 new colleges and Mahatma Gandhi Horticulture and Forestry University have been established.
Keeping the promise, we implemented the Water Resources Development Policy 2022. Due to better irrigation management, in comparison to the year 2018, additional Kharif irrigation facility was made available in 2 lakh 50 thousand hectares in the year 2022-23. In the last 4 years, 1 thousand 36 works of irrigation projects have been approved, for which more than Rs 4 thousand 451 crore has been approved. Expansion of irrigation potential was ensured in 2 lakh 36 thousand 338 hectare area. Fulfilling the promise of conservation and promotion of rivers, ‘Arpa Basin Development Authority’ and ‘Indravati Basin Development Authority’ have been constituted. Work has started on dam rehabilitation and improvement plan.
Our ‘Suraji Gaon Yojana’ has been appreciated in the country and the world for improving villages, farms, environment and livelihood. Thousands of narva have been treated through this, due to which the ground water level of those areas has increased rapidly. More than 1 lakh acres of land was preserved in the state for Gothans. More than 7 thousand pastures were approved. Economic activities started in more than 10 thousand gothans, out of which about 6 thousand gothans have become self-supporting. Through the Ghuruva and Godhan Nyaya Yojana, a new type of economic revolution has been initiated in the villages. Bought cow dung and urine, With the manufacture of organic fertilizers and organic pesticides, Chhattisgarh has started moving in the direction of getting rid of chemical fertilizers. The economic activities of Gothans have also generated income of more than Rs 500 crore to various connected people including women self-help groups. Similarly, about 5 lakh private farms and about 6 thousand community farms have been developed under the Bari programme.
We have also kept the promise of developing food parks for the preservation and processing of agricultural products. For this, action has been taken ahead by marking land in 112 development blocks. 63 cold storages have been set up for horticulture crops. On the other hand, ‘Integrated Pack House with gamma radiation facility’ is being established in Patan development block.
We have promoted animal husbandry through ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’ and have also made comprehensive arrangements for animal health. 45 new veterinary dispensaries have been established and 20 veterinary dispensaries have been upgraded. 163 mobile veterinary units, state level call centers and societies have been formed in 28 districts to protect animals from violence.
Keeping our promise to the landless agricultural laborers, we started the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Bhoomihin Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana’. Under this, landless agricultural laborers, shepherds, carpenters, blacksmiths, cobblers, sen, washermen, priests, families associated with the Pauni-pasari system, forest produce collectors, Baiga, Gunia, Manjhi, Priest, Haat of scheduled areas, residing in Gram Panchayat and Nagar Panchayat. Pahariya and Baja Muhariya etc. are being given financial assistance of Rs 7 thousand per year. So far an amount of Rs 590 crore has been given.
Under ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme’, we have been working more than the target and labor budget. This year also, against the labor budget of 1 thousand 200 lakh man days, we have created 110 percent more employment i.e. 1 thousand 335 lakh man days.
More than 32 lakh women are being given employment through measures like Chhattisgarh State Rural Livelihood Mission, BC Sakhi, Community Based Sustainable Agriculture Scheme. At the same time, more than 2 lakh women have been linked to new types of employment opportunities through Gauthan, organic farming and DDU-GKY schemes. We have pioneered the revolution of rural industries through ‘Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Park’ (RIPA). Keeping this promise, 300 RIPAs have been set up in the districts. In which more than 1 thousand 300 industries are operating and about 11 thousand people have got direct employment from them. On the lines of RIPA, ‘Mahatma Gandhi Urban Industrial Park’ is also being constructed in the urban bodies.
To ensure that no family remains homeless in the villages of Chhattisgarh, we have worked with great thinking and great sense of justice. While the construction of 8 lakh 63 thousand 445 houses has been completed in the state under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’ and for the construction of the remaining 2 lakh 12 thousand 701 houses, we have made a provision of Rs 3 thousand 228 crore in the new budget of the state. . On the other hand, we have also taken care of the eligible families after the 2011 census. If our request was not accepted by the Government of India, we had promised to implement our plan for the state by conducting a socio-economic survey at the state level. I am happy that while fulfilling this promise, we have started ‘Awas Nyay Yojana’ and have also made the first budget provision for it. This scheme will also prove to be a very important milestone in the journey of justice of our government.
We have taken many revolutionary measures to provide a better life to the workers. Retirement age was increased from 58 to 60 years under the Factories Act. Under Chhattisgarh Labor Welfare Board, Chhattisgarh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board and Chhattisgarh Unorganized Workers State Social Security Board, 38 lakh 32 thousand workers have been registered. Registered workers are being given benefits of schemes related to insurance, health, medical, education, skill upgradation, family needs etc.
Strengthening the roots of democracy, we have increased the honorarium, facilities and financial rights of elected officials of three-tier Panchayat Raj institutions and urban bodies to speed up development at the lower level.
We have considered it the most important task to create new opportunities for livelihood, to improve the standard of living, to create new dimensions of progress and prosperity in large parts of the state, including tribal areas and forest areas. Till the year 2018, Tendupatta collection and purchase of only 7 minor forest produce was also done in a very inflexible and disorganized manner, due to which the rights of forest dependent people were being killed. Our government has increased the remuneration for collection of tendu leaves from Rs. 2 thousand 500 to Rs. 4 thousand per standard bag. An amount of about Rs 500 crore is being given to the collectors as incentive remuneration this year from the business of tendu leaves in the years 2021 and 2022. At the same time, we made arrangements to buy 67 other minor forest produce at the support price and minor forest produce worth Rs 388 crore has been collected. Chhattisgarh has become the state which earns more than three-fourth of the total minor forest produce of the country. We have started value addition, processing, Several measures have also been taken for marketing. ‘C-Mart’ is being operated, where 1 thousand 512 types of products are sold.
We had promised to review and distribute the claims of canceled forest rights letters on a large scale. Today, I feel satisfaction in saying that 1 crore 4 lakh 21 thousand acres of land has been distributed in the state through 5 lakh 18 thousand 617 individual, community and forest resources category forest rights letters. Not only this, for the first time in the country, we have also provided forest rights letters in urban areas and habitat rights letters to special vulnerable tribal groups.
Work has been started by forming ‘Chief Minister’s Silk Mission’ to make the production of Kosafruits a strength in Bastar division. The silk dreams of Bastar will be fulfilled by the threading of Rally Kosafal. About 51 thousand beneficiaries engaged in the work of making silk in the state will also get the benefit of such efforts. By empowering the Chhattisgarh State Handloom Development and Marketing Cooperative Union Limited, Chhattisgarh Handicrafts Development Board, Chhattisgarh Khadi and Village Industries Board, Chhattisgarh Matikala Board and forming mandals for traditional works, the means of livelihood of lakhs of people in tribal and other rural areas have been strengthened. went.
All basic infrastructure like roads, bridges, culverts, schools, colleges, hospitals, electricity, water, means of employment were developed in scheduled areas. Because of which the trust in the administration has increased there. There has been a rapid improvement in the law and order and security conditions. Along with this, we have also made very sensitive efforts to preserve the original culture of the tribal society with respect. An amount of Rs 5 lakh has been approved for the conservation, renovation and construction of each Devguri and Gotul. The ‘Chief Minister Adivasi Parab Samman Nidhi Yojana’ has also been started, in which an amount of Rs 10,000 is being given to each gram panchayat.
Universal PDS was our big promise. I am happy to say that we have achieved 100 per cent coverage as per the 2011 census by taking PDS to 2 crore 66 lakh people. Along with food security, nutritional security has also been given impetus. Fortified rice containing iron folic acid is being distributed to the beneficiaries of Antyodaya, priority, single destitute, disabled ration card holders, mid-day meal scheme and supplementary nutritional food scheme in all the districts. Monthly entitlement rice is being given free of cost to 64 lakh needy ration card holders for the entire period of the year 2023. The ‘One Nation-One Ration Card Scheme’ is also being implemented in all ration shops.
We had assessed 4 years ago that 4 lakh 33 thousand children are malnourished in the state. Taking this matter very seriously, we had started the ‘Chief Minister’s Nutrition Campaign’. Today, I am happy to say that due to our campaign, about 3.5 lakh children have been freed from severe malnutrition and 2.5 lakh women from anaemia. In this way, our resolve to make the new generation of Nava Chhattisgarh healthy and well-nourished is being fulfilled. I found that the honorarium given to field workers engaged in the care of daughters and newborns is very less, so we have doubled the honorarium of Anganwadi assistants, Anganwadi workers, mini Anganwadi worker sisters. Development of 10,000 Anganwadi centers as ‘Model Centres’, Development of more than 1,000 Anganwadi centers as ‘Child Accessible Centres’, ‘Balwadis’ started in more than 5,000 Anganwadi centres,
Budget of Chhattisgarh Mahila Kosh and increase in loan limit to women self-help groups, only 3 percent interest rate, Saksham Yojana, Kaushalya Samriddhi Yojana, Noni Suraksha Yojana, Kaushalya Matritva Yojana, Mukhyamantri Bal Uday Yojana, Shuchita Yojana, Chhattisgarh Mahtari Dular Yojana, Mini Mata Mahtari Jatan Yojana, Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah Yojana etc. have promoted the care and self-respect of women and children in the state.
‘Healthy Chhattisgarh’ has been at the top of our priority. For this, we took forward the work of improving the quality of hospitals, establishment of new medical colleges in the state at a very fast pace. In order to provide immediate health facilities, mobile health facilities were provided from remote tribal areas to haat-bazaars, remote settlements to tight settlements of cities. ‘Dr. Gave extensive relief from the ‘Khubchand Baghel Health Assistance Scheme’. Free treatment facility up to Rs 25 lakh was provided through the ‘Chief Minister’s Special Health Assistance Scheme’. Relief has been provided to more than 2 crore people through Haat-Bazar Clinics, Urban Slum Health Assistance, Dai-Didi Clinic Scheme, Humar Lab, Free Dialysis Program etc. Under the Shree Dhanvantari Generic Medical Store scheme, 71 lakh people have got 70 percent cheaper medicines, saving more than Rs 124 crore. Institutional delivery rate by different efforts 73. 8 to 86.7 percent. The maternal mortality rate has come down from 173 to 137 per lakh. Leprosy incidence rate has come down from 7.72 to 1.7 per thousand. Malaria parasite index has come down from 4.6 to 0.46 per cent. In this way, we are fast realizing the dream of building a healthy Chhattisgarh.
Good education opens the mind of the students and prepares them to serve the country as ideal citizens. Our government has launched a campaign for the recruitment of regular teachers for the first time after the formation of the state, in which 10 thousand 834 teachers have been recruited, while now the recruitment process of 12 thousand 489 teachers is in vogue for Bastar and Surguja divisions. is in
The dream of providing education to the children of economically middle and weaker sections in expensive schools used to break lakhs of families, so we have taken the initiative to make the government schools so advanced in terms of infrastructure, education and co-curricular facilities that these schools Along with education, become centers of respect and self-respect. Now 377 English medium and 349 Hindi medium schools are being run under the Government Swami Atmanand Excellent School Scheme, where 4 lakh 21 thousand children are studying. Government Swami Atmanand English Medium Colleges have also been started in 10 districts to provide excellent facilities of higher education in English medium to the youths who have passed out from here. The demand for such schools and colleges is continuously increasing.
Not only this, in order to make the buildings and other facilities of all the schools of the state high-level, we have started ‘Chief Minister’s School Jatan Yojana’ this year, in which proper work will be done in more than 29 thousand schools at a cost of Rs 2 thousand 133 crore. . Out of these, works have been completed in about 2,000 schools and work is in progress in 14,000 schools.
Due to the closure of schools during the Corona period, we got education done in alternative ways, due to which the level of the children of our state was better than the loss caused in other states. Despite this, chalk project is being started in the state with the help of Rs.
With our scheme of giving certificate of ITI training along with the certificate of Higher Secondary Examination, the youth are getting vocational training along with studies and this has also increased their confidence rapidly. Government of India has also given instructions to other state governments to follow our scheme, while jobs are being ensured in private sectors through employment fairs with various measures of skill upgradation, which benefited about 19 thousand youths. Is.
In order to fulfill the dream of an international level residential school in the state, building construction work has been started in Nava Raipur at a cost of Rs 100 crore, while a national level teacher training institute is also being established in Nava Raipur.
Expressing confidence in the youth, we have taken several steps for their happy future. I am happy that I have received a lot of love and respect from the youth as well. I am overwhelmed by the meaningful dialogue and their enthusiasm in the ‘meet-meet’ programs. We started 71 new colleges including 4 new music colleges. 1 thousand 553 appointments were made on the posts of assistant professor, librarian, sports officer. We have decided to waive the examination fees for competitive examinations, due to which fees of about Rs 33 crore have been waived off for 22 lakh 28 thousand youth. About 42 thousand youths have got jobs due to recruitment in Vyapam, Public Service Commission, Chhattisgarh State Electricity Companies and Swami Atmanand Schools. The number of recruitments done in various corporations, boards, committees, departments funded by the government is in thousands. We have also kept the promise of giving unemployment allowance,
We are soon going to make arrangements for free online coaching from renowned coaching institutes of the country to make the youth prepare well for competitive examinations. For this, video conferencing will be arranged at one place in each development block headquarters.
We have worked together on many fronts for the all round development of the youth as well as their career building. Sports academies were started in different places of the state on the basis of their specialties. Along with this, the operation of ‘Khelo India Centers’ has been started in 24 districts. I am sure that with all-round efforts, the journey to a bright future of our young colleagues will be easier. 13 thousand 242 ‘Rajiv Yuva Mitan Clubs’ have been formed in the state to connect the youth with social works, to make them the facilitator of cultural upliftment, whose more than 4 lakh members are mixing colors of love, solidarity and progress in the state’s atmosphere. Are.
We have decided to implement the earlier system of 58 per cent reservation in educational institutions after lifting the ban on reservation in recruitment and selection processes for SC, ST and OBC youth.
‘Krishna Kunj Yojana’ has been started to promote plantation of cultural importance along with environmental protection in cities, under which more than 60 thousand saplings have been planted in about 250 acres.
Registration of small plots is the basic need of middle class families, which was violated in the past. We kept our promise of providing justice to such plot holder buyers and sellers, due to which about 5 lakh plots were registered. Similarly, stamp duty concession was given in favor of women in the registration of residential buildings. These decisions have made life easier for lakhs of people, they have got the benefit of financial liquidity.
We simplified the rules and procedures for the resolution of revenue related matters. Also reorganized major administrative units, due to which 6 new districts, 32 revenue subdivisions and 100 new tehsils were formed. In this way, by bringing the administration closer to the general public, we gave this message that service to the public is our duty.
Before coming to our government, only 7 percent of the houses in the state had domestic tap connections, which has now increased to 55 percent. So far, 27 lakh 25 thousand 761 rural families have been given the benefit of household tap connections in the state. Now drinking water is being made available to the villagers through 2 lakh 72 thousand 114 hand pumps, 4 thousand 540 tap water schemes, 2 thousand 182 spot water supply schemes and 12 thousand 737 solar based water supply schemes. Under the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’, by March 2024, there is a target to provide pure drinking water to all 50 lakh 13 thousand rural houses of Chhattisgarh through tap connections on the basis of 55 liters per person per day. Water supply has been started in 124 urban bodies after completing water supply schemes and 13 group water supply schemes.
The farmers and general public of our state could not get the benefit of the electricity produced in Chhattisgarh. By changing this policy, we have decided to make the state a state of high consumption along with high production so that more and more people can consume electricity. To make electricity consumption within their reach, ‘Half Bijli Yojana’ was implemented. About 43 lakh domestic electricity consumers have been given a rebate of about Rs 3 thousand 900 crore under this scheme. Connections of more than 1 lakh 7 thousand new irrigation pumps have been given. Free electricity worth Rs 12 thousand crore has been given to farmers, free electricity worth Rs 2 thousand 200 crore has been given to BPL consumers.
Taking a historic step in the direction of power generation, we have performed Bhumi Pujan for setting up ‘Rajiv Gandhi Super Critical Thermal Power Plant’ of 1 thousand 360 MW capacity. Along with this, big steps have been taken to increase the capacity of transmission and distribution of electricity, due to which Chhattisgarh will remain a state with quality uninterrupted power supply.
The mineral resources of the state are a matter of our strength and pride. Due to this, along with the continuous increase in the revenue of the state, a big role has also been decided in many public welfare works. Contribution to DMF comes through them. We have made strict rules for the proper use of DMF amount and an amount of about Rs 12 thousand 600 crore has been approved for schemes of broad public interest. ‘DMF Portal’ has been created for effective monitoring and transparent payment of DMF.
Along with judicious use of precious mineral resources of the state in the interest of the state, we have discovered new mineral deposits, while we have taken a step forward in the direction of diamond mining. The process of starting prospecting in about 157 square kilometers of Baloda-Belmundi diamond block in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district is in progress. This work will prove to be a milestone towards the prosperity of the state.
To simplify the lives of the people of the state, to encourage work in government offices through transparent process and to promote home delivery services, ‘Tunhar Sarkar, Tunhar Duar Yojana’ is an example of our efforts, under which more than 22 lakh smart card based registrations have been done. Certificates, driving license etc. have been delivered to the applicants at their homes. On the other hand, under the ‘Chief Minister Mitan Yojana’, documents related to urban bodies are being delivered at home, the benefits of which have been received by more than 1 lakh 15 thousand people.
Brothers and sisters, the biggest identity of Chhattisgarhia is its love, reverence, self-respect and pride for its soil. This identity of ours creates a harmonious and harmonious society. To save our shared culture, we declared holidays on occasions like Hareli, Teeja-Pora, Mata Karma Jayanti, Chherchera Punni, World Tribal Day and Chhath Puja. We have made ‘Arpa Pairi Ke Dhar’ the official song, released the picture of Chhattisgarh Mahtari, the statue of Chhattisgarh Mahtari is also being installed in the districts. Declared a state hat. Every aspect of our culture like food, folk art, Madai-Mela was honored and encouraged. Started organizing ‘Chhattisgarhia Olympics’ every year to promote rural sports. Every year Akti festival was declared as ‘Mati Pujan Day’. Work is being done to preserve the footprints of Maryada Purushottam Ram and the symbols of public faith in an area of 2 thousand 260 kilometers in the form of Ram Vanagaman tourism circuit. Construction works have also been inaugurated at many such places. We have renovated and beautified the ancient temple complex of Mata Kaushalya at Chandkhuri. Along with this, the organization of ‘Mata Kaushalya Mahotsav’ has also been started. Under the ‘National Ramayana Festival’, ‘State Level Ramayana Mandali Incentive Scheme’, the organization of Manas Mandali’s competition has also been started.
Our ‘Tribal Folk Dance Festival’ has received international recognition, recognition and appreciation. The announcement to include Devdas Banjare Smriti Panthi Nritya Puraskar, Lala Jagdalpuri Literary Award, Habib Tanveer Samman, Khuman Sav Samman, Laxman Masturia Samman in the list of state decoration awards will make the contribution of the sons of our soil permanent. Apart from this, many works like ‘Chhinhari Portal’, ‘Chief Minister Folk Artist Promotion Scheme’, ‘Guru Shishya Parampara Scholarship’, financial assistance scheme, financial grant to non-governmental organizations, formation of Chhattisgarh Culture Council were also done for our folk artists and litterateurs. Are. With the implementation of the Chhattisgarh Film Policy, the shooting of 19 Bollywood films has been ensured, while many facilities have also been provided for Chhattisgarhi film production.
Due to our resolutions and efforts to get justice, on the one hand, about 600 villages of Bastar have become Naxal-free. On the other hand, reconstruction and operation of more than 300 schools affected by Naxal violence has also started. We had promised to free the tribals from unnecessary criminal cases. We have also fulfilled this promise by giving relief to about 1 thousand 400 people. At the same time, an amount of Rs 34 crore has been returned to about 46 thousand investors who were victims of chit fund companies. About Rs 142 crore has been attached from such companies, so action is being taken to return this amount to the affected investors. More than 700 accused officials of chit fund companies have been arrested. Efforts to effectively curb cyber crime have prevented more than Rs 8 crore from falling into the hands of criminals.
Along with recruitment and promotion on various posts in police, formation of Bastar Fighters force, recruitment of third gender constables, welfare schemes for policemen, etc. have boosted the morale of the police.
We are working whole heartedly to fulfill the resolution we had taken to build a new Chhattisgarh. This is the reason why there has been prosperity everywhere from the forest areas of the state to the towns, villages and cities. In order to increase the self-respect and self-reliance of various sections, we provided an amount of more than Rs 1 lakh 60 thousand crore in their accounts under various schemes. Due to which the speed of progress in every field of trade, business, industry has been maintained in the state. The effect of reforms in every field is visible in the form of simplicity in work and speed in development. It is a matter of pride for the entire state that from our innovative schemes to central schemes, the state’s achievements have been at the top position in the country. Many schemes have been appreciated by the Government of India itself and have also recommended to implement them in other states. Our ‘Chhattisgarh model’ of development has brought a new ray of hope for the people of the state.
Brothers and sisters, there is a very short period between this Independence Day to Republic Day 2024, but I want to say once again that on January 26, 2024, we have to celebrate 75th Republic Day very gloriously. Remember the sacrifices made by our forefathers for the freedom, the hardships faced by the army personnel and all the security forces to preserve the unity and integrity of the country, the way our great leaders fought to keep the country united. have to keep. We have to serve Chhattisgarh Mahtari with new zeal and dedication. We still have a lot to do to take the development of Chhattisgarh to new heights. I am sure that we will continue to get your love and blessings.
