Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel opened a box of gifts at Muria Darbar of Bastar Dussehra. He won the hearts by announcing honorarium of various officials including Manjhi-Chalaki who played their important role in organizing Bastar Dussehra here.
Chief Minister Mr. Baghel made 20 announcements on the demands raised by Mr. Deepak Badge, MP and Chairman of Bastar Dussehra Committee. He announced an application for lease of forest rights from all the Manjhi drivers and announced a lease within 6 months. Similarly, the honorarium of Manjis will be increased from 1350 rupees to 2000 rupees, the honorarium of drivers will be increased from 675 rupees to one thousand rupees, the executive member’s honorarium will be increased from one thousand rupees to 11 hundred rupees, and the ordinary members will get honorarium of 15 hundred rupees, 21 priests honorarium 3 Rs. 3500 more than a thousand rupees, 1500 annual honorarium to Gurumaya and Bhandardevi priest, Munda Baja player, Mohari Baja player and seven members who worship; Rs. 11 thousand to Jogi seers, Rs. 21 thousand to chariot maker Announced to give a total amount of 42 thousand rupees.
Similarly, he announced to recruit Manjhi-Chalaki vacancies within 6 months and to upgrade Manjhi Bhawan of Jagdalpur and complete within 6 months on Chalki’s demands.
On the occasion, Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that the record of celebrating the world’s longest festival is near Bastar. This festival, which is celebrated for two and a half months every year, was celebrated for three and a half months this year. Bastar Dussehra, not only Hindustan, is the longest running festival in the world. This event is popular not only in India but also in foreign countries, which also attracts a large number of foreign tourists.
Describing Bastar as the freedom choice, he said that King Gandsingh was hanged here in 1824, long before the freedom struggle in 1857. The flame of rebellion in the year 1857 came out of Bastar ‘.
Saluting all the sons of Chhattisgarh including the first martyr Veeranarayan Singh, the Chief Minister said that Bastar played a special role in the independence of the country. Mr. Baghel said that he is very happy to come to Muria court. People from tribal society from Dantewada, Kanker, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Kondagaon and Kanker come to participate in this event. In addition to celebrations in the Muria Durbar, discussions on social progress are also appreciated. This society is a society living independently with nature. The Chief Minister praised the resolve to plant trees to compensate for the cutting of trees for the construction of chariots for Bastar Dussehra.
Talking about the poor, tribal and farmer friendly policies, the Chief Minister said that after the formation of new government in the state, loan waiver of farmers and paddy was purchased for Rs. Through the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, farmers are giving an amount of Rs. 10,000 per acre to paddy, maize and sugarcane farmers. Has given two installments of this. The third installment will be released on November 1.
The Chief Minister said that in Lohandiguda we have returned 42 hundred acres of land of 1700 tribal farmers. The maximum amount of Rs 4000 per bag is being given for tendupatta collection in Chhattisgarh. To ensure sustainable income to the forest dwellers, 31 minor forest produce are now being purchased instead of 7 at the support price. He said that in such a difficult time when everything was closed in the lockdown, the state government arranged for the purchase of microfiber produce through self-help groups. At the time when people were fascinated for every penny, our government created a record of employing 26 lakh people a day in MNREGA, which did not hurt the people.
The Chief Minister praised Mr. Deepak Badge, MP and Chairman of Bastar Dussehra Committee. He said that he well performed the responsibility of the chairman of Bastar Dussehra Committee. He took information and solved every small and big problems of different communities involved in organizing this festival. The Chief Minister praised the Bastar Dussehra Committee and the district administration for the successful organization of this Mahaparava during the Corona period and said that along with organizing all the rituals of this festival, security was also taken care of. On this occasion, Tribal Welfare Minister and Minister in charge of Bastar district, Dr. Premasai Singh Tekam and Industries Minister Mr. Kavasi Lakhma also addressed the public.
Flag Photographer’s release
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated the photograph of Jhanda Manjhi on the occasion. Manjhi, Chalki and members of the Bastar Dussehra Committee members and employees were honored by the Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel by giving them a citation for their cooperation in the excellent event of Bastar Dussehra.
On this occasion, members of the Bastar royal family and Mati priest Mr. Kamalchand Bhanjadev, Parliamentary Secretary and Jagdalpur MLA Mr. Rekhachand Jain, Chairman of Handicraft Development Board and Narayanpur MLA Mr. Chandan Kashyap, CREDA President Mr. Mithilesh Swarnakar, President of Fisheries Board Mr. M.R. Nishad, Mayor Smt. Saphira Sahu, Municipal Corporation President Smt. Kavita Sahu and many public representatives were present.
