Citing reports of National Sample Survey (NSS) of July
2009 and June 2010 which reveals that Chhattisgarh is the least spending state
in the country, former chief minister Ajit Jogi on Saturday said that the
development in the state decelerated as its spending nosedived.
“In last eight years, the ruling BJP has brought down
the purchasing power of the people and hence its claims of credible
Chhattisgarh and 11.6 percent GDP is completely false,” Jogi said.
“Over 40 percent of the total population of the state
is poor. Similarly, Chhattisgarh stands fourth in terms of most malnourished
states in the country,” he said.
“Corruption dominates MNREGA works. Labourers are not
getting timely payment in MNREGA works. Agricultural works have also been
affected due to the government’s anti-farmer policies. This has led to
migration of labourers. Several cases of state labourers been taken hostage in
other states appear but the Chhattisgarh government pose indifference towards
them,” he said.
“The dip in the state spending has also resulted in
power cuts and unavailability of potable water. The condition in remote rural
pockets is worse. The tribal areas like Aboojhmaad do not get supply of potable
drinking water and hence the locals are compelled to drink nullah water,” he added.
He further pointed that the rural as well as urban
areas also lack basic facilities. “The Centre has provided huge fund for
housing and drinking water schemes in the urban areas but state government
could not use it fully as it lacked foresightedness and effective policies,” he
said.
He advised the BJP government to seriously and
sincerely implement the public welfare schemes launched by the Centre by
properly utilising funds allocated for them to expedite the development in the
state.
He said the government could also increase the
purchasing power of the people by checking black marketing and illegal stocking
of daily-use items including food grains.
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