Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, will review the implementation of central government schemes in Chhattisgarh during his visit to Raipur on Tuesday.
According to an official release by the Ministry of Rural Development, the Union Minister will conduct the review meeting at the Naya Raipur Secretariat. Prior to the meeting, he will participate in a plantation drive on the Secretariat premises.
Following the review, Chouhan is scheduled to visit Ambikapur, where he will take part in the “Mor Awas Mor Adhikar” program at the PG College ground.
As the Chief Guest of the event, the Union Minister will distribute house keys to beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) and PM Janman schemes. He will also lay the foundation stone (bhoomi pujan) for housing units to be constructed under these schemes and distribute sanction letters to new beneficiaries.
A key highlight of the program will be the Grih Pravesh ceremony for 51,000 new homeowners under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. In addition, self-help group members and Lakhpati Didis who have demonstrated exemplary contributions in rural development will be felicitated.
The event will be presided over by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai. Other dignitaries attending as special guests include Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu, Deputy Chief Ministers Vijay Sharma and Arun Sao, and Assembly Speaker Dr. Raman Singh. Finance Minister O.P. Choudhary, Agriculture Minister Ram Vichar Netam, Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, and Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Rajwade will also be present.