Chief Minister participated in the Sopan program of Urban Development: Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai handed over compassionate appointment letters to 103 family members
The foundation stone of 813 works worth Rs. 155 crore 38 lakhs was laid and 70 works worth Rs. 15 crore 25 lakhs were inaugurated in various urban bodies.
14 urban bodies of the state were honored for doing excellent work in the Clean Toilet Campaign
Chief Minister announced an increase of Rs 800 in the honorarium of Swachhta Didi: Now Swachhta Didi will get an honorarium of Rs 8 thousand every month
Raipur, 20 January 2025
With the blessings of Lord Shri Ram, the epitome of character, Chhattisgarh is rapidly progressing towards becoming a developed state. Our government has been in power for only 13 months. Meanwhile, we have done many important works of public service with sensitivity for good governance. He said that with the formation of the government, we have made continuous efforts to improve the living standards of people in urban and rural areas along with the development of all sections. This has led to the development of infrastructure, cleanliness, clean drinking water and health facilities in cities and rural areas. Our first year was dedicated to the development of socially and economically backward people. The state has established new dimensions of development. We are continuously working for the welfare of all sections. Our government has fulfilled most of the guarantees of the successful Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi within a year. Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai said this while addressing the ‘Nagariya Vikas Ke Sopan’ program organized at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium.
The Chief Minister said that if the representatives from the head of the country, the Prime Minister to the village sarpanch, have a development mindset, then Chhattisgarh will develop in all aspects with the motto of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. He said that there should be coordinated development of villages and urban areas, for which adequate availability of human resources is necessary. There was a long standing demand for compassionate appointment in urban bodies. We have also approved new posts for this after considering it with sensitivity. In the Sopan program of Urban Development, we have just distributed orders for compassionate appointment on 103 posts today. Our effort is to increase employment opportunities in the state and make more and more youth self-reliant. Our government has approved 353 posts for compassionate appointment in the Urban Administration and Development Department and various urban bodies.
The Chief Minister said that the foundation stone of 813 works worth Rs 155 crore 38 lakh and inauguration of 70 works worth Rs 15 crore 25 lakh has been done here in various urban bodies. We have also laid the foundation stone of water supply schemes to be built at a cost of Rs 270 crore under Amrit Mission-2.0 in 6 urban bodies Takhatpur, Ratanpur, Bhanupratapur, Chhuriya, Malhar and Khongapani. 20 thousand 511 private tap connections will be given in these urban bodies. With this, the resolution of the successful Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to provide clean drinking water to every household is going to take shape.
With everyone’s participation in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, urban areas are getting great success. To encourage cleanliness, we are also honoring those who do excellent work from time to time. Similarly, today we are honoring 14 urban bodies of the state who have done excellent work in the Clean Toilet Campaign under Mission Clean City. Ambikapur, Chhura, Chhuriya, Dongargarh, Korba, Mahasamund, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur, Mandir Hasaud and Chandkhuri etc. urban bodies are being awarded today. We ourselves are also feeling proud by honoring them.
The Chief Minister said that Swachhta Didis have a big contribution in cleanliness and door-to-door garbage collection in cities. Swachhta Mission is being successful only due to their dedication and hard work. Honoring Swachhta Didis encourages their contribution. We are also feeling honored by honoring them. At present, more than 9 thousand Swachhta Didis are working in the urban bodies of the state under Swachh Bharat Mission. They are given an honorarium of Rs 7200. I am very happy to tell you that the honorarium of Swachhta Didis is being increased by Rs 800 today. Now Swachhta Didis will get an honorarium of Rs 8 thousand every month.
The Chief Minister said that it is the dream of our illustrious Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi that no Indian will sleep under the open sky. Every citizen will have a permanent house. As per the guarantee of Modi ji, as soon as our government was formed in Chhattisgarh on 13 December, we took the first decision in the first cabinet meeting on 14 December 2023 to approve 18 lakh Pradhan Mantri Awas. We are getting full support in the double engine government for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Recently, Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave us the gift of a large number of Pradhan Mantri Awas in Durg. He has also approved 3 lakh additional houses for the next financial year. The survey work has started in the Pradhan Mantri Awas 2024 Plus scheme. Its benefits will now also be available to those who have two-wheelers. Those who have irrigated farming up to two and a half acres and non-irrigated farming up to five acres will also get the benefit of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Those whose monthly income is up to Rs 15 thousand will also get the benefit of the scheme. For this, the Government of India has made arrangements for online and smooth survey. Now you can get eligibility related registration done through mobile app while sitting at home.
He said that at this time a grand Maha Kumbh is being organized in Prayagraj. This auspicious coincidence has happened after 144 years. Our government has made special arrangements at the fair site so that the pilgrims of Chhattisgarh can also take advantage of it. All the devotees from our state are going to Maha Kumbh. There is a good arrangement for their stay there. Arrangements for food and breakfast have also been made. We are inviting all of you to take a bath in Maha Kumbh.
One guarantee of Modiji is that our government has made arrangements to give 10 thousand rupees to more than five lakh landless labourers of the state under Deendayal Upadhyay Bhumihin Shramik Yojana. A large number of mothers and sisters are present in today’s program. This is proof of the fact that one thousand rupees is coming in their accounts every month. This has strengthened women empowerment.
Addressing the program, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Arun Saw said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai, Chhattisgarh has a working and good governance government. No one needs to be disappointed in Vishnu’s good governance. The Urban Administration Department is working towards providing clean drinking water to about four lakh population in 23 urban bodies of the state under Mission Amrit 2.0. Under this, water supply projects worth Rs 1154 crore are being implemented in a planned manner in Mana Camp, Kumhari, Mandir Hasaud, Sukma and Kondagaon Municipal Corporations and Samoda, Chandkhuri, Kunra, Nagari, Aamdi, Fingeshwar, Gunderdehi, Arjunda, Bodri, Rahod, Kharod, Shivrinarayan, Sariya, Premnagar, Bhatgaon, Jhagrakhand, Kunkuri and Narharpur Nagar Panchayats. Forest Minister and Minister in charge of Raipur district Shri Kedar Kashyap said in his address that the Ganga of development is continuously flowing in the urban areas of the state.
On this occasion, Revenue Minister Shri Tankaram Verma, MLAs Shri Rajesh Munat, Dharmjit Singh, Sunil Soni, Motilal Sahu, Purandar Mishra, Guru Khuswant Saheb, Anuj Sharma and Indrakumar Sahu, Secretary of Urban Administration and Development Department Dr. Basavaraju S., Director Shri R. Ekka along with many public representatives and senior officers of Urban Administration Department were present in the program.
