Sonowal advocates for economic support and market linkages for success of CMSGUY

Dispur, June 28: Chief Minister SarbanandaSonowal advocated for saturation model and focussed interventions to achieve complete turn-around in the implementation of Chief Minister SamagraGramyaUnnayan Yojana (CMSGUY), a five year mega mission to double the farm income by 2022.

Chairing a meeting to assess the level of implementation of different schemes of  CMSGUY at Brahmaputra State Guest House on Thursday evening, Chief Minister Sonowalasked CEO Mega Mission Society of CMSGUY, R.T. Jindal to take steps to transform the rural areas into power houses through SamagraGramyaUnnayan Yojana. Chief Minister Sonowal has made it aptly clear that every component of CMSGUY has been thoughtfully calibrated to lend capacity building to the farmers. He also reiterated that the mega mission needs to be implemented effectively to bring about paradigm shift to the village economy. Sonowal also asked the functionaries of the Mega Mission to take steps to extend its fruits to every revenue village through focused interventions in direct economic activities, logistic support including market linkages and community support.

Sonowal took the review of fishery mission, milk mission, organic mission, land management and conservation mission, sericulture, khadi and cottage industry mission, road and broadband connectivity, semi-processing, processing and market linkages, youth-yoga-sports mission and e-gram mission. He stated that for the success of the mega mission villages should be integrated fully and there should be awareness campaigns in every revenue village so that the villagers are enlightened to reap the benefits of CMSGUY. In this regard, Sonowal advocated for involving gaon panchayats and their representatives.

Chief Minister Sonowal also asked all the major and minor departments to work as a team for the success of CMSGUY so that by the end of 2022, the farm income can be doubled in unison with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Minister for Finance, PWD etc.Dr.HimantaBiswaSarma, Fishery, Environment and Forest Minister ParimalSuklabaidya, Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing etc Minister Atul Bora, Water Resources, Cultural Affairs etcMinister Keshab Mahanta, Minister of State for Panchayat and Rural Development (I/c) Naba Kumar Doley, Minister of State for Irrigation (I/c) BhabeshKalita, Chief Secretary Alak Kumar, CEO Mega Mission Society CMSGUY RT Jindal and a host of senior officers were present at the meeting.