Digital Governance Model to Empower Citizens in Chhattisgarh: CM Sai

Raipur, January 8

“We have adopted a digital governance model to make citizen services in Chhattisgarh easier and more accessible. Information technology-based systems are being used in all departments so that schemes can reach the last person in society easily,” said Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai today at the inauguration and ground-breaking ceremony of development works in Dhamtari district.

During the program, he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development works worth Rs 268 crore. On this occasion, beneficiary materials were also distributed to the beneficiaries of various schemes.

Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai said that through the Swamitva card, a big problem of rural people residing on the inhabited land in rural areas is being solved today. These people are getting firm documents of ownership on the inhabited land. Due to the lack of documents, cases often used to remain pending in the courts for years in case of disputes. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi understood this problem and motivated to use technology to solve it.

Chief Minister Shri Sai said that if India has to become a superpower, then India will have to be technologically capable. Our government in Chhattisgarh has adopted digital governance at every level. For the ease of people in registration and for a transparent process, we have developed a Sugama app. We are also working on digitization of documents. The drone survey that we conducted for the Swamitva scheme has prepared an updated map of the inhabited land for us, which will give us many benefits.

Chief Minister Shri Sai said that it will be of great help in making the Gram Panchayat Development Plan or GPDP. It will be of great help in taking care of government and public property and will eliminate the possibility of encroachment.

Chief Minister Shri Sai said that our successful Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji thought for the first time that roads should reach even the Kamar settlements, they should also have clean water, electricity, and schools for children. When there is such sensitivity in the mind, then a scheme like PM Janman comes into existence. Within a year, the light of development has spread in the settlements of the Kamar tribe through the Pradhan Mantri Janman Yojana. We have built 36 roads at a cost of around Rs 47 crore. He said that PM Awas, Saubhagya Yojana, Jal Jeevan Mission, PM Janman Yojana, all schemes make the lives of citizens easier and open the way for development for future generations.

Chief Minister Shri Sai said that Dhamtari district has received the special gift of the Chitrautpala Mahanadi. Dhamtari district has always been a leader in the field of agriculture. Farmer brothers are taking a good crop by working hard. Apart from paddy, they are also taking pulses and oilseeds crops. For all this, plenty of water is needed, for which water conservation is very important. Extensive work has been done on water conservation in Dhamtari district. An initiative has been taken to save every drop of water.

Chief Minister Shri Sai said that farmers are getting full benefit from the farmer-friendly policies of the state government. Chhattisgarh is getting the best price for farmers through the purchase of paddy at Rs 3100 per quintal and 21 quintals per acre. So far, we have purchased about 106 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from more than 20 lakh farmers in the state. So far, we have paid more than Rs 23 thousand crore to the farmer brothers.

He said that 1 lakh 7 thousand farmers of Dhamtari district have sold 4 lakh 82 thousand metric tonnes of paddy. So far, Rs 1 thousand 111 crore has been given in their accounts.

Addressing the program, Deputy Chief Minister Shri Arun Sao said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai, development has taken place in the state. He said that under Modi ji’s guarantee and Vishnu’s good governance, all sections are equally benefiting from various schemes.

Shri Sao said that development is taking place from cities to remote villages. He said that people are taking advantage of the government’s Mahatari Vandana Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Janman Yojana, Ayushman Bharat Yojana, Swamitva Yojana, etc. Minister in charge Shri Tankaram Verma congratulated the concerned beneficiaries on the distribution of rights records in the district under the Swamitva scheme.

He said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai, the specially backward tribal Kamar beneficiaries are being benefited from the government’s welfare schemes. Apart from this, the schemes are being implemented in one year of good governance of the state government.

Addressing the program, MLA Kurud Shri Ajay Chandrakar said that Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai is implementing the schemes as per the guarantee of Modi ji. He said that there are immense possibilities of industries in Dhamtari district. He talked about these industries becoming operational in the coming days and creating employment opportunities. He said that under the double engine government, many schemes have been implemented in one year of good governance.
MP Smt. Rupkumari Chaudhary, Shri Bhojraj Nag also addressed the program and congratulated the state government on completing one year. On this occasion, President of Chhattisgarh State Backward Classes Commission Shri Nehru Nishad, other public representatives, dignitaries, officers, and employees were present.