Rural Industrial Parks will be equipped with Wi-Fi facility: Chief Minister Mr Bhupesh Baghel

 Chief Minister reviews the progress of Socio-Economic Survey-2023 and the development of Rural Industrial Parks

 Instructions to set up a minimum of one dung paint manufacturing unit in each of the development block

Shade and fruit-bearing trees will be planted in all the Gauthans during the rainy season

Chhattisgarh Socio-Economic Survey: Special Gram Sabhas will be organized in villages from May 5 to May 15 to address Claims and Objections

 Raipur, TNINS 

 Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel has said that the rural industrial parks of the state will be equipped with Wi-Fi connection. This facility would further help in developing these parks  as active centers of economic activities. In an important meeting held at his residence office today, Chief Minister Mr. Baghel reviewed the development of Rural Industrial Parks in gauthans and the progress of Chhattisgarh Socio-Economic Survey-2023. He has directed the officers to work expeditiously towards setting up a minimum of one dung paint manufacturing unit in each of the development blocks.  He has also instructed the officials concerned to establish market linkage of institutional sales centers of goods produced in RIPA with major business organisations.

 Mr. Baghel said that the gauthans connected with RIPA should be developed as multi-activity centers, and the families with traditional businesses should be encouraged to participate in the economic activities. Mr Baghel has directed the officials to create maximum employment opportunities through the livelihood activities conducted in gauthans. Instructions have been given to complete the skill development training of self-help groups associated with RIPA at the earliest. At the meeting, Chief Minister also gave instructions to plant shade and fruit-bearing trees in all the gauthans during the rainy season.

During the review of Chhattisgarh Socio-Economic Survey-2023 in the meeting, the officials informed that the survey was started from April 1 and completed on 30 April. Thereafter, the updation work was done from May 1 to 5. Now, special gram sabhas will be organised in villages from May 5 to May 15 to take claims and objections. The cases of claims and objections so registered will be resolved from May 15 to May 18.  From May 18 to May 25, the redressals done in the claims-objection cases will be approved again in the Gram Sabha.

 In the meeting, Advisor to Chief Minister Mr. Pradeep Sharma, Chief Secretary Mr. Amitabh Jain, Chief Minister and Additional Chief Secretary of Panchayat and Rural Development Department Mr. Subrat Sahu, Secretary of Panchayat and Rural Development Department Mr. Prasanna R, Director Panchayat Mr. Kartikeya Goyal, RIPA  Nodal Officer Dr. Gaurav Kumar Singh and Director of National Rural Livelihood Mission Mrs. Divya Mishra were also present.