Creating employment, self-reliant Gram Panchayats is our goal; the pace of development will accelerate with the implementation of the Developed India Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

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The pace of housing construction in Chhattisgarh is a role model for other states; the “More Village, More Water” mega-campaign is making a significant contribution to water conservation.

More than 800,000 houses built in the state in just two years; 1.76 million houses completed; a special strategy will be formulated to complete pending development projects in the Bastar division.

Union Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, reviewed the functioning of the Panchayat and Rural Development Department.

Raipur: Creating employment and self-reliant Gram Panchayats is a key objective of our government. The implementation of the Developed India Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (VBGRAM) will significantly accelerate the pace of development in villages. For this, we have sanctioned almost 1.5 times more funds in the budget. These remarks were made by Union Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Chouhan praised the rapid pace of housing construction in Chhattisgarh, calling it a role model for other states. He also commended the “More Village, More Water” mega-campaign launched in villages, highlighting its significant contribution to water conservation.

He instructed state officials to connect more women with self-help groups through the “Lakhpati Didi” scheme to make them self-reliant and to ensure that wage payments are not delayed under any circumstances.

He also directed senior officials to formulate a special strategy to complete pending projects in the Bastar division. He said that Bastar has been deprived of development for a long time. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we will work proactively for the overall development of Bastar.

During this time, Chouhan conducted a detailed review of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Chhattisgarh State Rural Livelihood Mission Bihan, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, PM-JANMAN, and RCPLWEA schemes. He instructed state officials to fill vacant posts in the NRLM (National Rural Livelihood Mission) expeditiously.

Union Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, held a comprehensive review meeting of the Panchayat and Rural Development Department at the Mahanadi Bhavan Ministry today. During this time, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, and Agriculture Ministeri Ramvichar Netam were present.

In the meeting, departmental officials informed that currently, 24.58 lakh houses have been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Prime Minister’s Housing Scheme) in the state. Of these, 17.60 lakh houses have been completed. Additionally, under PM-JANMAN, 18,373 houses have been completed out of 33,246 sanctioned, and 3,416 houses have been sanctioned under the special project for surrendered Naxalites.

In just two years since the formation of the current government, 8.41 lakh houses have been completed, which is the highest in the entire country. Through the Lakhpati Didi scheme, more than 8,000 women in the state have become Lakhpati Didis (women who have earned over one lakh rupees). Furthermore, more than 5,000 masons have been trained in the state, and rainwater harvesting systems have been installed in more than 1.5 lakh houses. Information was also provided on the innovations taking place in the state, including QR codes, Didi Ke Goth (a women’s empowerment initiative), and Chhattisgarh’s art and culture.

The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Vikas Sheel, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Subodh Kumar Singh, Secretary of the Panchayat and Rural Development Department Niharika Barik Singh, Secretary of the Public Works Department Dr. Kamalpreet Singh, and other departmental officials from Delhi.