Empowering the Neglected: Government's inclusive approach is showing a positive impact

 Chief Minister attended a program held in Ambikapur, interacted with Special Backward Tribes, and distributed the Forest Rights pattas to beneficiaries

 Unemployment Allowance beneficiaries received appointment letters from the Chief Minister

 Youth from special backward tribes received government service appointment letters from the Chief Minister

Ambikapur TNINS

Chief Minister Mr.Bhupesh Baghel emphasised the state government's commitment to empowering farmers, tribals, labourers, women and people belonging to rural areas. He highlighted the state government's efforts to ensure the social and economic development of all marginalised sections. The state government's priorities were set from the beginning, and they continue to work towards achieving them in Chhattisgarh. Mr.Baghel made these remarks while addressing a program in the presence of special backward tribes, forest dwellers and beneficiaries of various schemes at the PG College Hockey Stadium in Ambikapur.

In the program, Chief Minister Mr.Bhupesh Baghel has provided benefits from various schemes to approximately 650 individuals. He distributed appointment letters to 103 teachers, forest rights pattas to 193 beneficiaries, Ayushman cards to 100 beneficiaries, appointment letters to 39 teachers to join Swami Atmanand schools, 100 ATM cards to farmers, millet seeds to 50 farmers, and sprayers to 10 farmers. The Chief Minister congratulated the benefiaries and appreciated them, particularly the youth from special backward tribes who received government service appointment letters and people who have obtained the forest right pattas.

During the event, Chief Minister Mr.Baghel revealed that in the past two months, approximately Rs.48 crore has been distributed through direct benefit transfer (DBT) into the accounts of unemployed individuals. He emphasised the success of the training and placement program, highlighting that numerous young individuals have received training and secured employment through the initiative of the state government. The Chief Minister distributed the appointment letters to 50 individuals from the first batch who were placed through the program. Among the 103 eligible applicants from the special backward tribes category, 58 males and 45 females were appointed as assistant teachers. Additionally, forest rights pattas were distributed to a total of 193 forest dwellers, including 106 individuals from Scheduled Tribes and the remaining from others.

In a series of commendable initiatives, Chief Minister Mr. Baghel distributed certificates to trained unemployed youth, ATM cards to 100 farmers, and Ayushman cards to 100 beneficiaries. To address the issue related to the shortage of teachers in Swami Atmanand schools, appointment letters were distributed to 39 individuals. As part of the Millet Mission, Ragi (Madiya) seed kits were also distributed to 50 farmers and 10 manual sprayer pumps to farmers belonging to the special backward tribes.

Surguja district has achieved a remarkable feat in addressing unemployment, as 3,076 applicants were deemed eligible for Unemployment Allowance, with a total distribution of Rs 1.42 crore. The district leads the state with an impressive 92.4% success rate in resolving Unemployment Allowance applications. Additionally, the Surguja district has made significant progress in providing healthcare access through the Ayushman Card scheme, with 689,034 families receiving Ayushman cards. The distribution of ATM cards to farmers selling paddy through cooperative banks is also underway, with 7,770 cards already distributed through special camps.

Former Union Minister Ms.Kumari Selja, Legislative Assembly Speaker Mr. Charandas Mahant, Health Minister Mr. T S Singh Deo, Food Minister Mr. Amarjeet Bhagat, School Education Minister Mr. Premsai Singh Tekam, Korba MP Mrs. Jyotsna Mahant, Parliamentary Secretary Mr. Chintamani Singh Maharaj, Parliamentary Secretary Mr. Parasnath Rajwade, Chhattisgarh Scheduled Tribes Commission Chairman Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Chairman of CGMSC and MLA Dr. Pritam Ram Tirkey, Director of CGMSC and MLA Mr. Vinay Jaiswal, Chhattisgarh State Food Commission Chairman Mr. Gurpreet Singh Babra, State Twenty Point Program Vice Chairman Mr. Ajay Agarwal, Director of Apex Bank Mr.Ajay Bansal, Member of State Telghani Board Mr.Lakshmi Gupta and various public representative were present. At the beginning of the program, Surguja Collector Mr. Kundan Kumar presented a report regarding the achievements of government programs in the district.