Speaking at the 11th edition of his radio talk show, he said that the loan limit of Rs 20,000 per hectare for unirrigated and Rs 25,000 for irrigated land has been removed. He expressed the hope that both the decisions would help improve the financial condition of state's farmers.
Expressing concern over the recent incident of unscrupulous finance and chit fund companies collecting money from gullible people, the chief minister assured the people that the state government was alert and set to tackle such fake banking and chit fund companies.
He said the state has already enacted laws with provisions for strict action against fake finance companies and chit fund operators.
Under this law, no company can do business without informing Collector, he said and appealed people not to invest their money in any company without verifying its authenticity. He also asked to cross-check claims of doubling money and verify identity from Collector's office.
Exhorting youth to live up to the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief minister said that the state was giving special emphasis on skill development in Chhattisgarh.
State government has given legal right to youngsters to avail skill development training in trade of their choice. Under this scheme, around three lakh youngsters of Chhattisgarh have been trained in various kinds of employment-oriented activities.
Referring to the start of new academic session, Singh extended best wishes to all students, including those who will be attending school for the first time.
Children should understand that education is the biggest medium of carving out a bright future.
Students should be offered healthy environment in schools, he added.
Emphasising the need to pay attention towards quality of education, he said that this will improve system of school and build strong foundation of children.
He added that it is necessary for children to attend school regularly and parents are as responsible for attendance of their ward as their teacher.
Singh said that he had received a letter from a Class 7 student Apurva Dixit, a resident of village Khairbar village in Sarguja district. CM said that the girl has complained of shoulder pain due to excessive weight of schools bags.
He added that he has directed the education department to take necessary action in this direction and relieve students from the burden of heavy bags.
Emphasizing on the importance of education of girl child, chief minister said that education is the base of women empowerment. He said that there should be no discrimination between sons and daughters because education has empowered our daughters to walk shoulder to shoulder and do well in various competitions.
Source : TOI
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