Gothans to be developed as centres of economic prosperity in Chhattisgarh: Giriraj Singh

 

 

 

 

Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh said that Gothans would be developed as centres of economic prosperity in the villages of Chhattisgarh. Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh held a meeting with the officials of Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Government of Chhattisgarh at New Circuit House, Nava Raipur in Atal Nagar on Saturday. Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, who holds the portfolio of Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Government of Chhattisgarh was also present in the meeting. Addressing the meeting, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said that for the economic prosperity of the women of Chhattisgarh, action plans will be prepared to make ‘Didis’ millionaires under the National Rural Livelihood Mission.

 

Union Minister Giriraj Singh further said that the participation of women in the economic progress of the country is 56 percent, whereas in Chhattisgarh it is 50 percent. Now, there is a need to increase the participation of women from Chhattisgarh in the economic progress of the country as well as in the state. For this, along with increasing participation of women in agriculture, the women of the state should be encouraged to set up small enterprises under the National Rural Livelihood Mission It needs to set up new enterprises of women through banks, the Union Minister added. Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Singh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resolved to make ‘Didis’ millionaires under the Bihan scheme.

 

“It is our pledge to make 56 lakh didis millionaires under Bihan Yojana. Officials of Panchayat and Rural Development Department should work accordingly,” said he in the meeting. Union Minister Giriraj Singh said that an action plan is being prepared by National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to develop model Gothan in the state. Under this plan, one Gothan each in 4 districts of the state will be developed as a model. For this, an amount of Rs 25 lakh will be given by the NABARD to the National Rural Livelihood Mission. In these model Gothans, along with poultry farming, goat farming, pig farming, advanced breed cattle will be reared. Hybrid breeds of native chicken breeds like Kadaknath will be created, said the Union Minister.

 

On the occasion of completion of 75 years of independence, instructions were given to systematically develop the Amrit Sarovars being built in rural areas. The Union Minister said that beautification works including tree plantation and pathways should be carried out around Amrit Sarovars. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREG) funds should be used to complete these works, he added. Saja MLA Ishwar Sahu, Beltara MLA Sushant Shukla, Principal Secretary of Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Government of Chhattisgarh Niharika Barik, Chief Executive Officer of Chhattisgarh State Rural Development Agency Bhim Singh, Director of the NRLM Padmini Bhoi, Director of Panchayat Roktima Yadav, officials of NABARD, SBI and Panchayat and Rural Development Department were present in the meeting.