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SILCHAR: Land allotment certificates were ceremonially distributed to landless indigenous people of Cachar district at a function held at Gandhi Bhawan here on Saturday.
Altogether 2,418 landless persons of the district were given land allotment certificates out of which 106 were ceremonially handed over allotment certificates by Minister for Environment and Forest, Excise and Fisheries, ParimalSuklabaidya in presence of MLA, SilcharDilip Kumar Paul, MLA Udharbond, MihirKantiShome and MLA, Borkhola, KishorNath.
At the outset, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Lolita Rongpipi explained the objectives and significance of the scheme.
Addressing the gathering, Minister Suklabaidya while paying eloquent tribute to India's valiant freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary, said the re-designated SVAYEM would provide land rights to the sons of the soil. He said that under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister, NarendraModi and Chief Minister, SarbanandaSonowal, the State has come a long way in the field of development where the basic needs of downtrodden people were fulfilled through the slew of initiatives taken by the present Government. The Minister said people are now being benefitted by different schemes taken up by the BJP-led government, including old age pension, Arunoday scheme, KishanVikashNidhi, widow allowance, Re-SVAYEM for youths etc.
Suklabaidya said the landless families have gone through many hardships and now after getting the land allotment certificates, they will be immensely benefitted. Congratulating the beneficiaries, Suklabaidya urged everyone to repose faith on the present Government.
Speaking on the occasion, MLA SilcharDilip Kumar Paul said that the previous Government did not pay any heed to the basic needs of downtrodden people of the society and after the present Government came to power, there is a surge in development in every field never witnessed before. He stated in the first phase 2.28 lakh landless families received land allotment certificates and in the second phase another 1.6 lakh landless people will be benefitted. He said the landless persons earlier endured a lot of hardships due to non-availability of electricity, LPG gas connections, as they did not have land document against their names but their problems have been mitigated by the present Government by giving them the land rights. He said with visionary leader of the stature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the mantra SabkaSaath, SabkaVikas, SabkaVishwas, the country has emerged as super power in South East Asia.
While narrating about different schemes taken by the present Government, Paul mentioned that below poverty line students are exempted from examination fees and 8 to 10 lakh students have benefitted by availing the scheme. He also dwelt at length on the ambitious AtalAmritYojana in the health sector. MLA Paul lauded Government officials for their relentless services during the pandemic situation.