Raipur
Minister for Cooperation and Transport Kedar Kashyap addressed the media, detailing the state government’s achievements and future targets in agricultural credit, rural connectivity, and road safety.
Over ₹7,600 crore disbursed as interest-free agri loans
The Minister said the government fixed a ₹9,000 crore agricultural credit target at 0% interest for 2025-26.
So far, ₹7,667 crore has been disbursed to 15.55 lakh farmers.
During the Kharif season 2025-26, the government procured 141.04 lakh metric tonnes paddy from 25.24 lakh farmers via cooperative societies, with ₹31,275 crore payment cleared.
Under ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ initiative, 1,341 new cooperative societies formed:
- 515 PACS
- 351 dairy societies
- 322 fisheries societies
- 153 forest produce societies
Digitalisation push:
- 2,028 of 2,058 PACS computerised
- Micro-ATM transactions worth ₹230 crore
Sugar sector
- 4 cooperative factories operational
- Supporting 55,000+ sugarcane farmers
- 67,000 MT sugar production (2024-25)
- Recovery rate 11.20% (higher than national 9.28%)
Expansion of Mukhya Mantri Gramin Bus Yojana
First phase aims to operate 100 buses in Bastar division and Surguja division.
Currently:
- 69 buses running
- 450 villages connected first time
Operator incentives
- Year-1: ₹26/km
- Year-2: ₹24/km
- Year-3: ₹22/km
- Full tax exemption up to 3 years
2026-27 plan: 200 new buses
Road safety & Electric Vehicles (EVs)
The Minister noted approximately 15,000 road accidents in 2025, causing 6,700 deaths.
Zero-death programme cities:
- Raipur (first)
- Durg
- Bilaspur
- Rajnandgaon
- Jagdalpur (later phase)
EV policy benefits
- 10% subsidy (up to ₹1 lakh)
- 50% lifetime tax discount
- 1.73 lakh EVs registered
- ₹110 crore proposed subsidy budget
Key transport initiatives
Automated Testing
- 8 Automated Fitness Centres operational
- State ranks 2nd after Gujarat
Digital services
- ‘Bus Sangwari’ app — routes & timings of 4,512 buses
Home delivery
- 53.26 lakh DL & RC delivered by post (June 2022 – 9 Feb 2026)
Rahveer Yojana
- ₹25,000 reward for helping accident victims during golden hour
Safety manpower
- 2,400 Sadak Suraksha Mitras deployed
Focus areas: farm credit, cooperatives, rural transport, EV adoption, and road safety awareness.
