Raipur, February 24, 2010
Chief Minister Raman Singh is misleading people of the state using fake figures in budget 2010-11. The CM’s claim of rapid development in the state is also an empty boasting as debts have increased at faster rate in the recent past which is government’s gift to the people. Congress MLA Rajkamal Singhania levelled these allegations against the CM and his government during the discussion on budget in Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday.
Singhania was surprised that the government did not included the provisions of Rs 270 bonus and free power connection up to 5 HP to the farmers in the budget in spite of making promises in the past.
He said the state government should stop blaming Centre for inflation as the former itself was responsible for the prevailing condition because of duplicate fertiliser, insecticide, etc.
He pointed out that paddy procurement process was not managed properly owing to which the farmers had to wait for even a month for their turn at procurement centres.
He ridiculed government for claiming to have taken reformatory steps in education sector and said, “Chhattisgarh stands at the bottom of the list of the states providing quality education in the 19th place. Besides, the schools lack sufficient teaching staff and basic infrastructure while in some schools, the students are taught by the substitute teachers who get Rs 500 or 1000 from the teachers who are actually appointed for the purpose.”
'Farmers want Rs 270 bonus, not chocolate'
Raipur, February 24, 2010
During discussion on budget in the Vidhan Sabha, when Congress MLA’s continued to remind the government about its promise of giving Rs 270 bonus to the farmers, Agriculture Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu said, “The promise was not for every year, however, we have disbursed specific bonus amounts to the farmers.” Taking exception on Sahu’s comment, Congress MLA Dharmjeet Singh quipped that the small bonus amounts were merely like chocolate worth Rs 10 for the farmers and the government should pay full bonus of Rs 270.
Bharti: Corruption prevails in JK Trust Gram Vikas Yojana
Raipur, February 24, 2010
BJP MLA from Dongargarh Ramji Bharti has alleged that the corruption prevailed in JK Trust Gram Vikas Yojana (JKTGVY) owing to which the benefits of 145 Integrated Livestock Development Centres (ILDC) being operated in Durg, Kawardha and Rajnandgaon districts were not reaching to the actual beneficiaries. He further alleged that the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Durg that had been appointed as observer for the scheme had maintained silence on the entire issue because its officials and employees too were involved in the irregularities. Bharti’s allegations came during call attention in Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday.
Bharti demanded from the Agriculture Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu to conduct inspection of all the 145 ILDCs and to take stern action against the guilty people. He also alleged that no centre had been opened in any of the three districts and neither any work has been carried out under the scheme. “Strangely, the implementing agency JK Trust is submitting the list issued by the Agriculture department to claim payment and the officials are not even interested in examining the list,” he said.
Denying Bharti’s charges, Sahu said, “The scheme which has been launched under Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna (SJGSY) is fully functional in the three districts and not even the centres have been opened, but also works have been done.”
However, Sahu accepted that irregularities surfaced when the department conducted inspection of the scheme through state-level officers. “In this regard, the department served show cause notice to JK Trust on November 16, 2009 and held the agency’s payment which was to be done in the form of second instalment,” he informed.
Sahu informed that Rs 1409.40 lakh was approved for the scheme of which Rs 1057.05 lakh would be provided by the union government had Rs 352.35 lakh would be incurred by the state government. “The first instalment of the payment has been given to the implementing agency which is Rs 354.34 lakh of which the Centre’s contribution is Rs 264.26 lakh and state government’s share is Rs 88.08 lakh,” he added.
Santwani gets Rs 10,000 from RMC
Raipur, February 24, 2010
The RMC on Wednesday gave Rs 10,000 to one Roshan Lal Santwani under National Family Welfare Programme. The municipal’s Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare department’s president Prem Birnani gave the cheque of Rs 10,000 to Santwani today at RM office in presence of Brigadier Usman ward’s corporator Kallu Satnam Singh Panag.
Permission fee for ATMs
Raipur, February 24, 2010
The RMC’s Town Planning and Building Permission department has served notices to 25 different banks operating in the city to provide information about their existing ATMs and to submit permission fee Rs 12,000 for each ATM before March 15. The municipal Commissioner Om Prakash Choudhary has made it evident that if the banks would not pay the permission fee by the given timeframe then the RMC would impose fine on them that will be five times the fee amount. In addition, the banks would also have to pay Rs 6000 as renewal fee every year, he said. Choudhary also informed the banks that the new ATMS would only be allowed to set up when the permission fee would be deposited in the municipal office.
Garbage collection vehicle
Raipur, February 24, 2010
RMC Speaker Sanjay Shrivastava on Wednesday dedicated a new hydraulic auto trolley to the residents of Shankar Nagar sector-2 to collect garbage from the locality. He informed that the garbage collection vehicle will collect garbage from all the houses and shops everyday. For this, everyone should make a habit of keeping garbage in dustbin, he added.
Mayor for joint effort in city’s development
Raipur, February 24, 2010
Mayor Kiranmayi Nayak has appealed from all the corporators of the RMC to join hands to turnaround the city into a model capital. She hoped that that the corporators would put aside the party politics in making the city clean, green and beautiful. Nayak was discussing about the capital’s developmental plans while interacting with the BJP, Congress and independent corporators during separate meeting with them that held here at RMC office on Wednesday. On the occasion, RMC Speaker Sanjay Shrivastava was also present.
The corporators assured Nayak that they would cooperate with her in dealing a host of civic problems prevalent of the city.
Nayak invited suggestions in written from the corporators for proper implementation of works in their respective wards as well for the betterment of city. She categorically said that whether it would be an advice or complaint, every corporator’s voice would be heard in the RMC.
She indicated that the corporators could prepare the list of their suggestions including some common civic problems like drinking water problem, requirement of water tankers in their respective wards during summer, sanitation, requirement of sulabh toilets, launching of anti-larva campaign, conservation of ponds, etc.
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