l Using DMF funds for promoting
education and fighting malnutrition
l 3 years relaxation in age-limit of local
tribes for class-3, class-4 recruitments in
Surguja and Bastar Division & Korba
District
l Paddy procurement at Rs 2500 per
quintal
l Decisions about demands and needs of
locals will be taken by local
representatives
l Forming Kanishth Karmchari Chayan
Board at Bastar and Surguja (locals will
be preferred in recruitments)
l Local MLAs will represent
Bastar/Surguja Development Authority
l Various initiatives like establishing Food
Park etc have been taken for providing job
opportunities to locals
l Waiving of short term Agriculture loan
l Re-analysis of previously dismissed
Forest Rights cases
l 15 forest Produces to be purchased at
support price
l 35 kg rice for every ration card
l Electricity bill up to 400 units will be
halved
l Waiving of Irrigation tax
l Tendupatta collection rates increased
from Rs 2500 per Standard Bag to Rs
4000 per Standard Bag
l On the basis of father's caste certificate,
child will receive caste certificate
immediately with their birth certificate
l 16,000 crores rupees provisioned for
Schedule Tribes Sub Plans
l A committee presided by retired judge
will review criminal cases against tribals
and provide relief through withdrawal of
prosecution
l Initiatives to be taken for providing
nutritious food in Bastar, Medical camps
are being organised at Haat-bazaars for
health checkups
l Paper factory to be constructed
in Bhopalpattnam'
l Inter-state Bus Stand will be
constructed at Bhopalpattnam
l Lands acquired for TATA Steel
Plant is being given back to
farmers
l Formation of Indrawati River
Development Authority
l Bilinguals to be recruited in
police stations of Bastar
l Aadiwasi Sangrahalay' (Tribal
Museum) will be constructed
in Bastar
l Regional office of NMDC will be
opened in Bastar
l NMDC recruitment exam will
also have examination centres
at Jagdalpur and Dantewada to
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NEW RAYS
of Hope in Tribal Areas
Decisions taken in favour of Tribals
Bastar- encourage participation of
locals
l Tongapal, Gadidas and
Jagargunda are recognized as
Sub-Tehsil
l Construction of Mini-stadium
at Polampalli and Nal-Jal Yojna
at Intaguda
l Strict action to be taken
against the culprit if they are
found cheating Bastar farmers
l Initiative like Super Specialty
Hospital, essential
equipments, hospital building
and infrastructure, doctors
and staff will be taken by
NMDC to provide better
service
l Land of defunct mines of SECL
will be handed over to State
Government
l Jawaphool' rice of Surguja will
be transported to Chhattisgarh
Bhawan, Delhi so that the
farmers can get a better price
for their produce
l Initiatives taken to start
'Adventure Sports' in Jashpur
l New ITIs will be opened at
Batauli, Duldula and Manora
Surguja- l 135 vacancies created for a
new 100 bed district hospital
in Surguja
l Formation of 'Special Cell' at
Jashpur to stop human
trafficking
l Directions given to
i m m e d i a t e ly s t a r t
construction of Astroturf at
Jashpur
l E s t a b l i s h m e n t o f
'Entrepreneurship Develop-
ment Institute' in Surguja
Bhupesh Bhagel
Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh