Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai recently transferred Rs 500 crore directly into the bank accounts of nearly 5 lakh landless agricultural laborers in the state. This initiative falls under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Landless Agricultural Laborer Welfare Scheme. During a visit to Baloda Bazar district, the Chief Minister distributed Rs 10,000 each to 495,965 beneficiaries as part of the annual financial assistance program.
The scheme aims to provide direct support to landless families, benefiting various communities, including 22,028 families from the Baiga and Gunia communities. In Baloda Bazar district alone, more than Rs 23.56 crore was distributed among 23,568 beneficiaries. Chief Minister Sai also distributed benefits under different government schemes to approximately 50 beneficiaries during the event.
Among the distributed benefits were cheques worth Rs 15 lakh to 13 self-help groups from the Women and Child Development Department, fishing nets, and ice boxes to six beneficiaries from the Fisheries Department, SVAMITVA cards to 10 beneficiaries, and sprayer pumps to four beneficiaries under the Agriculture Department. The Chief Minister further engaged with beneficiaries from various districts through a video conference, inquiring about their well-being and fund utilization.
