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Bhopal:
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that
suitable spaces will be earmarked for commercial activities of
leather crafts-persons in urban bodies. Better training will be
imparted to them. Apart from training expenses, allowance will
also be provided to trainee leather crafts-persons. Social
security scheme will be chalked out under which they will be
registered and provided identity cards, scholarships will be given
to their children and assistance for maternity, treatment and
marriage. Assistance will also be provided in case of death of
family head.
Chouhan was addressing Charm Shipli Panchayat at his residence
here today. About 3 thousand leather crafts-persons from all over
the state were present on the occasion.
Chouhan said that a grand Sant
Ravidas Memorial will be constructed at Ujjain. The State
Government will help market products manufactured by leather
crafts-persons. Depots will be set up at Indore and Gwalior to
provide raw material to them. Places will be earmarked for leather
crafts-persons in small shopping centres to be established in
rural areas. Places in such complexes will be allotted to leather
crafts-persons where such complexes are available. Crafts-persons
will be imparted training as per current demand in eminent skill
development institutions including Footwear Development Institute, Chhindwara, CEDMAP, Central Leather Research Centre, Chennai and
MAPCOST.
The Chief Minister said that laptops will be given scheduled
castes students of medical and engineering courses. Besides, upto
Rs. 15 lakh annual scholarship will be provided for pursuing
education abroad. The State Government will give guarantee on up
to Rs. 25 lakh bank loan and also provide 5 per cent interest
subsidy for 5 years under Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarozgar Yojana.
Youths of leather crafts-persons’ families having engineering
degree will be registered as A category contractors. Mangal
Bhawans will be constructed in every development block. Loan up to
Rs.10,000 on zero per cent interest rate will be provided to
leather crafts-persons for self-employment on which the State
Government will provide 50 percent subsidy. Besides, a separate
scheme will also be chalked out to provide up to Rs.5 lakh
capital.
As many as 20 clusters of leather
products will be established in the state. Under social security
scheme, registration of all leather crafts-persons will be made
and identity cards will be issued to them. For education of their
children, labour scholarship will also be given to them side by
side with scheduled caste scholarship. On delivery in family of
craftsperson, wife will be given one and a half months’ wages and
husband 15 days’ wages apart form Rs.000 for nutritious diet.
Family of a craftsperson will be given assistance for treatment.
Assistance of Rs.75,000 will be given if head of family dies in
accident and Rs.20,000 for natural death. Assistance of Rs.15,000
will be given for daughter’s marriage. Rent will be reimbursed if
five students rent an accommodation on Chhatragrih Yojana.
The Chief Minister said that leather
crafts-persons should lead a better life and contribute to
progress of country and state through their skill. He said that
BPL and Antyodaya families will be provided wheat at the rate of
Re. 1 per kg and rice at Rs.2 per kg from June 1. Patta of land on
which poor families are residing will be given to them. He said
that development is meaningless unless its benefit reach the poor.
Cottage and Village Industries
Minister Kailash Vijaywargiya said that glimpse of real democracy
are seen in Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh has taken initiative to
chalk out schemes on the basis of suggestions emerging in public
dialogue. He said that Madhya Pradesh is pioneer in development
under the leadership of Chief Minister Chouhan. The state leads in
the country in agriculture. He said that inflation has increased
due to policies of the Union Government.
Madhya Pradesh Khadi Gramodyog Board
Chairman Satyanarayan Sattan said that the Chief Minister has
ensured development of all sections. Former Union Minister
Satyanarayan Jatia said that all problems are being redressed
gradually. He said that the Chief Minister does this work with
full capacity since he is sensitive and understand spoor people’s
problems.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister released a booklet containing
information about village industry schemes. The Chief Minister
felicitated Satyanarain Jatia, Satyanrayan Sattan, Narayan Kesri,
Indresh Gajbhiye and Lal Singh Arya for their long-standing social
services.
At the panchayat, representatives of
leather craftsperson community put up their suggestions. Khilam
Singh of Raisen suggested skill development of crafts-persons.
Jaswant Rai of Bhopal said that free stalls should be allotted to
leather crafts-persons at exhibitions held by Handicraft
Development Corporation and Gramodyog Deparment.
Shyam Pendharkar suggested to chalk
out Charmkar Gumti Yojana and provide shoe polishing machines to
leather crafts-persons. Ms Sandhya said that government should
cooperate with the crafts-persons to provide basic amenities such
as allotment of land etc. to set up new work after training.
Radhecharan Ahirwar of Vidisha said
that products of leather crafts-persons should be purchased by
government.
Suresh Gaikwad of Betul suggested to
set up Leather-craft Development Corporation. Bhagwati Shinde of
Betul, Ramesh of Burhanpur, Hari Singh Goyal of Kannaud, Rakesh of
Ratlam and Dhanraj of Narsinghpur also put forth their
suggestions.
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