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MP Govt. to hold Investors meet at Sagar on
April 8
Bhopal, March 15 (Pervez Bari): An investors meet would be organized on
April 8 at Sagar in Madhya Pradesh. This would lead to establishment of
industries augmenting employment opportunities in Bundelkhand region.
This was informed to the people of Sagar district by Chief Minister
Shivraj Singh Chouhan while addressing a massive public gathering on the
occasion of Rahas fair at Garhakota in Sagar district on Friday.
The Chief Minister said that the state government has paid special
attention to farmers and the youths. Effective steps have been taken to
turn agriculture into a lucrative proposition. Suitable decisions have
been taken towards reducing the production cost, value addition of crops
and providing electricity to farm sector at subsidized rates. He said
that now farmers no longer require to do rounds of the Patwaris to get
copies of their khasras as latter would provide the same at their
doorsteps. Chouhan said that distribution of subsidized food grain to
the poor would start next month. He stressed the need for activation of
Deen Dayal Antyodaya Samitis for monitoring of this scheme. He said that
all possible efforts would be made for the well being of bidi workers.
The cabinet has accorded sanction for a sugar factory to be set up in
Rehali area, he informed. The Chief Minister said that relief amounting
to Rs. 52 crore has been distributed to people affected by drought and
soybean crop failure in Sagar district.
Addressing the public meeting Bharatiya Janata Party national president
Rajnath Singh, who was chief guest at the function, said that the
farmers cannot prosper unless their purchasing power increases. He
stressed the need for setting up of a Kisan Ayog in the country and
providing farm loans at lower interest rate besides fixing a certain
income from agriculture. He said that agricultural income insurance
scheme would enhance the purchasing power of farmers. He said that a
special session of the Parliament should be convened to finalize a
scheme for betterment of farmers. He said that bank accounts of farmers
should be opened and the money should be deposited in these accounts to
free the farmers from the clutches of money-lenders. He also referred to
suicides by farmers in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
Rajnath praised the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for taking
effective decisions after holding a "Kisan Mahapanchayat".
Gopal Bhargava welcomed the guests and threw light on the works carried
out in Bundelkhad region for improvement of roads, power supply, health
and medical facilities and augmenting irrigation facilities. He hoped
that Bundelkhand would become one of the most developed regions of the
country in near future. (pervezbari@eth.net)
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