Add thelocalreport.in As A Trusted Source
Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday interacted online with 25,000 sarpanches across Maharashtra through Sarpanch Samvad, a platform created by the Quality Council of India (QCI), and said that through such robust interactions, a prosperous state and a prosperous country will be built.
He said, “Today it is commendable that we are simultaneously discussing this with 25,000 sarpanches. It is clear from this conversation how much depth has been achieved in rural development.”
Fadnavis said that the state and the country cannot develop without rural development.
The Central Government has given priority to rural development and has provided large amounts of funds in the last ten years.
He said, “In the concept of Gram Samriddhi of Mahatma Gandhi, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj and Sant Gadge Baba, two things are important in rural development work to create a prosperous model village, which include public participation and leadership.”
According to the Chief Minister, Sarpanch is a change maker for the overall development of villages.
He said, “Sarpanches work to develop villages by taking government schemes to the villages. They should make best use of the funds provided by the Central and State Governments for farmers, women, children, health, education, infrastructure and women self-help groups.”
He said that various schemes and campaigns can create basic work in villages. A good example of this is the remarkable work done under the Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan in the state, which not only worked on water conservation by storing water, but also made people realize how much change can be brought about by leadership and collective power in the village.
He said that the Jalyukt Shivar campaign has given a new direction to the progress of agriculture.
“All the villages have done very well in the Mukhyamantri Samriddhi Panchayat Raj Abhiyan,” he said.
Expressing his resolve to make every village in the state a smart village, CM Fadnavis said that after the fiber network, excellent internet connectivity will be provided to the villages with the help of Starlink.
He said that smart devices will increase productivity and reduce costs for farmers.
Fadnavis said that Maharashtra will soon set a Guinness World Record in solar pump scheme, as it is proving to be a big success in the state.
“Cost saving concepts like pumps during the day and free electricity to households at night are now becoming reality. The government will also implement the concept of natural farming as a mission and is focusing on making agriculture sustainable by reducing production costs,” he said.
–IANS
sj/and