Raipur: Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel 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 recently, 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.
He 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.
Chief Minister’s Advisor Pradeep Sharma, Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain, Panchayat and Rural Development Additional Chief Secretary Subrat Sahoo, Panchayat and Rural Development Secretary Prasanna R along with other senior officials were also present.
