Chhattisgarh shows green flag to its ‘Vikas Yatra’: Aims to increase bondage with state’s people

Raipur, May 12: Chhattisgarh showed a green flag to Vikas Yatra from Dantewada which will culminate on June 11 with an aim of CM Dr. Raman Singh to interact with 2.5 crore people.

The Chief Minister said during this Vikas Yatra, the first phase will commence from May 12 and. During the Yatra, he will be visiting 62 Assembly segment, there will be welcome functions at 38 places, welcome meetings at 39 places, public meetings at 53 places, mega road shows at 16 places and he will have stay for the night in 21 places.

 

The Chief Minister said during the Vikas Yatra, dedication and foundation stone laying of development works worth Rs 29,500 crore will be carried. The development works include dedication and laying of the foundation for roads and buildings worth Rs 23,000 crore. Laying of foundation or dedication of development works worth Rs 2000 crore under Energy department, Rs 2500 crore works under Bharat Net Project, Rs 1461.92 crore works under Chhattisgarh State Water Resources Department, Rs 427.34 crore worth works for PHE department, Rs 73.28 crore worth works for SC/ST Welfare, Rs 40.64 crore worth works from Social Welfare department and Rs 4.19 crore worth works from Ware Housing Corporation Rs 4.19 crore will be carried out during the Yatra.

 

The Chief Minister further informed that during the Yatra, distribution of beneficiary oriented materials will also be carried out. Accordingly, smartphones will be distributed among 50 lakh families under SKY scheme worth Rs 1200 crore. Bonus worth Rs 1700 crore against paddy procurement will be distributed among 12 lakh farmers. Tendu-Patta bonus worth Rs 700 crore will be distributed among 12.5 lakh tendu-patta collectors. The residential land lease will be distributed among 12.6 lakh families.

The state government will be distributing Rs 1500 per acre as support amount to chana growing farmers, which would benefit chana growing farmers. Under the Ujjawala scheme, LPG connections will be distributed among 12 lakh farmers. Also materials worth Rs 250 crore would be distributed among 5.6 lakh workers under various schemes.