Raipur, 3 February 2022. Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi gave many historical gifts to Chhattisgarh at the Science College ground in Raipur today. MP Shri Rahul Gandhi launched the state government’s ambitious ‘Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiless Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana’ and ‘Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club Scheme’. In the presence of thousands of people including MP Shri Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel and other dignitaries, landless laborers Shri Ramkumar Nishad Durg, Smt. To cherish the memories of ‘Sevagram’ in Nava Raipur and laid the foundation stone of ‘Chhattisgarh Amar Jawan Jyoti’ in memory of the martyrs who laid down their lives for the country.
Referring to the challenges faced by the country in the present times, MP Shri Rahul Gandhi said that this country is like a bouquet. There are different ideologies in the country. The language, culture and lifestyle of Chhattisgarh cannot be of other states. The people of other areas cannot tell how the people of Chhattisgarh should live, what should be the relation of the tribals with the forest and the field. Similarly, other states also have their culture, language, history and lifestyle. India is such a bouquet of people of different ideologies, cultures, languages and lifestyles, where there is love, there is a feeling of brotherhood. This is our country, this is called Hindustan. He said that patriotism means strengthening the country and helping the poor.
MP Shri Rahul Gandhi further said that we have fulfilled the promise we made to the people of Chhattisgarh. Our dear labor brothers also work with the farmers. We had said that we have to help the poor laborers of Chhattisgarh. Today we are going to complete this work through Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiless Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana. He said that this is the first step, through this scheme we are giving your money back to you. MP Shri Rahul Gandhi said that the amount of input subsidy given to the farmers under Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana by the Chhattisgarh government. Due to this our farmer-brothers have increased the crop productivity. Every farmer brother of Chhattisgarh has been respected for his hard work.
MP Shri Rahul Gandhi said that the progress the country has made today. This is not the gift of any party, but it is the result of the hard work of the farmers, laborers, artisans, small entrepreneurs and businessmen of the country. Crores of people have made the country by giving their blood and sweat. Today these working people are being pushed out. People wander for employment, get worried for their livelihood, we will not allow this to happen. He appreciated the schemes run in the interest of farmers and working people in the state of Chhattisgarh and said that 3 lakh 55 thousand laborers will be directly benefited by Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiless Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana. They will get relief. The burden on their shoulders will be lighter.
As soon as MP Shri Rahul Gandhi reached the stage, thousands of people at the venue gave him a warm welcome amidst applause. Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel and Speaker of the Assembly, Dr. Charan Das Mahant welcomed MP Shri Rahul Gandhi by wearing a state gamchha. Member of Parliament Shri Rahul Gandhi also released a coffee-table book “Jo Kaha-So Kiya” published on the achievements of Chhattisgarh Government for three years on the occasion. He congratulated and congratulated the beneficiaries of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiless Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojna and Rajiv Yuva Mitan Club officials by presenting a check of the grant amount. On this occasion, Shri Rahul Gandhi transferred the amount of both the above schemes to the accounts of the beneficiaries online.
Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel in his address on the occasion said that today is a big day for Chhattisgarh. We have taken a step further towards making Chhattisgarh state a welfare state. He said that the concern expressed by Rahul Gandhi about the condition of landless laborers a year ago has gone away today. By launching the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiless Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana, he has transferred the amount to the bank accounts of more than 3.5 lakh landless families of the state. The Chief Minister said that this is the first example in the country of helping landless laborers. Through the scheme landless laborers, shepherds, barbers, washermen, priests, The families doing the work of priests and pauni-pasari will get an amount of six thousand rupees every year. The Chief Minister said that MP Shri Rahul Gandhi always says that today money should go in the pocket of the public. People of every section should feel that the government of Chhattisgarh is their own government. I am happy to inform that in the last three years, we have transferred 91 thousand crore rupees to the pockets of the farmers, laborers, collectors and other sections of the people of Chhattisgarh.
Referring to the Godhan Nyay Yojana, he said that through this, money is continuously going into the pockets of the people of Chhattisgarh. This is the reason that during the Corona transition period, when there was recession in the whole country, Chhattisgarh remained untouched by it. The Chief Minister mentioned in detail the success of Godhan Nyay Yojana. He said that 74 percent of the minor forest produce of the country is stored in Chhattisgarh. By adding value to it, we are working to increase the revenue of the collectors. He mentioned Chhattisgarh’s efforts to promote tea and coffee production and to connect people with employment. He said that Denex brand garments made by the women of Dantewada are now being sold in every nook and corner of India. The shake of Tikhur of Bastar is going to Taiwan. He said that in the last three years, work has been done to connect lakhs of people in the state with government jobs and employment.
The Chief Minister said that the ‘Sevagram’ to be built in Nava Raipur would be developed as a pilgrimage of modern India to understand, feel, learn and remember Gandhiji and Gandhism. As Wardha’s Sevagram Ashram has been an important milestone in Gandhi’s thought, thought, philosophy and center of Gandhism, so Nava Raipur Sevagram will become a Gandhian center of excellence.
The Chief Minister said that a decision has been taken to establish ‘Chhattisgarh Amar Jawan Jyoti’ on the lines of New Delhi India Gate in Chhattisgarh. We will honor the martyrdom of the sons of Chhattisgarh who sacrificed their lives for the country by going to the uniformed services, as well as the heroes of the country who sacrificed their lives in Chhattisgarh, through ‘Chhattisgarh Amar Jawan Jyoti’, which We are going to build the fourth corps of Raipur in the premises of Chhattisgarh Armed Forces. It is a matter of great pride for all of us that the Amar Jawan Jyoti of New Delhi was lit by Smt. Indira Gandhi ji and today Shri Rahul Gandhi ji has done Bhumi Pujan of Chhattisgarh Amar Jawan Jyoti. He said that Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiless Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana, Sewagram to be established in Nava Raipur and establishment of Chhattisgarh Amar Jawan Jyoti would give a new impetus to the country.
At the beginning of the program, Revenue Minister Shri Jaisingh Agrawal gave welcome address. On this occasion Speaker of the Assembly Dr. Charandas Mahant, Minister Shri T.S. Singhdeo, Tamradhwaj Sahu, Ravindra Choubey, Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam, Mohammad Akbar, Dr. Shivkumar Dahria, Kawasi Lakhma, Smt. Anila Bheiya, Guru Rudrakumar, Umesh Patel, Amarjit Bhagat, Rajya Sabha MP Smt. Phoolo Devi Netam, Deputy Speaker Manoj Mandavi , MLA Mr. Mohan Markam and other public representatives were on stage
Raipur: In the presence of MP Rahul Gandhi, landless laborers laid the foundation stone of Gandhi ‘Sevagram’ and Chhattisgarh ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’.
