I feel like a family member here in your midst: Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai

Chief Minister’s helicopter landed in village Kanakbira of Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district

Interacted with the common villagers including the first MLA of Sarangarh with great affection

Announced construction of culvert in drain, Mangal Bhawan, girls hostel and Panchayat Bhawan

Raipur = 27 May Under Sushasan Tihaar, today the helicopter of the Chief Minister of the state Vishnu Dev Sai landed in village Kanakbira of Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district. He set up his Chaupal under the Gulmohar tree near the pre-matric boys hostel premises and interacted with the common villagers while taking information about the schemes. He said that it is my good fortune that I got the opportunity to meet you people. You people elected me as MP from this area 3 times. Today, after meeting all of you, I feel like I am among the family.

Chief Minister Shri Sai, while explaining the significance of Sushasan Tihaar, said that after taking applications in the first phase, action was taken on the applications taken in the second phase. Now in the third phase, the Chhattisgarh government has come to your village through Sushasan Tihar. We have worked in the interest of the people of the state in the last one and a half years. Sushasan Tihar is also our report card in a way and it is also an opportunity to assess the work done by our government. Through this, we are also knowing the status of implementation of schemes on the ground. Apart from us, ministers, MPs, MLAs and other senior officers including Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary are also participating in Sushasan Tihar.

Chief Minister Shri Sai, while addressing the villagers, said that during the time of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari and former Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh, free food grains were arranged for all the poor. No one was allowed to sleep hungry. Our government takes complete care of the poor. Chief Minister Shri Sai said that our government has fulfilled all the promises made under Modi’s guarantee. The government approved 18 lakh Pradhan Mantri Awas in the cabinet from the very next day of taking oath. He said that all the needy will be given housing. Those whose names are in Awas Plus will also be given housing. The Chief Minister said that we have fulfilled the promise made to the farmers and decided to purchase paddy at the rate of Rs 3100 per quintal and 21 quintals per acre. We also gave the paddy bonus amount due for two years. He said that by giving the amount of Mahtari Vandan Yojana to more than 70 lakh women in their accounts, we have opened the door to economic prosperity and women empowerment. The names of those beneficiaries who are deprived of this scheme will also be added. The Chief Minister said that taking a decision in the interest of the beneficiaries collecting tendu leaves, the amount per standard sack was increased from Rs 4 thousand to Rs 5500. He said that along with this, the Ramlala Darshan Yojana has been started and the beneficiaries have been given darshan of Ramlala. He said that our government has started the Mukhyamantri Teerth Yojana which was closed with the aim of fulfilling the wishes of the elders. With this scheme, families wishing to go on pilgrimage will be able to avail the benefits of other pilgrimage sites of their choice.

The Chief Minister said that our government has started Atal Digital Seva Kendra in Gram Panchayats from April 24. All the Gram Panchayats will be connected with this scheme and the villagers will get bank-like facilities in the village itself. He said that the beneficiaries of any scheme will be able to withdraw money from Atal Digital Seva Kendra. No one will have to go to the bank. Right now it has been started in 1460 Panchayats.

Chief Minister Shri Sai said that our government is closing all the avenues of corruption. He told that along with the registration of land, the government has also simplified the process of transfer. He said that our government has investigated the irregularities in the PSC recruitment and taken action against the culprits. In the coming days, new recruitment will be done in a fair and transparent manner. The Chief Minister said that we want to take the country forward on the path of development. We want to establish good governance with a transparent government in the state. On this occasion, Chief Secretary Shri Amitabh Jain, Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Shri Subodh Kumar Singh, Secretary to the Chief Minister Shri P. Dayanand, Collector Shri Dr. Sanjay Kannauje, SP Shri Anjaneya Varshney and a large number of villagers were present.