Sukma district steps towards peace and development from Naxalis
Kondagaon. A new chapter of development and peace is now being written in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, once known as a stronghold of Naxal violence. The central and state government’s schemes, strong security system and increasing participation of the public have led the district to the changing phase. In this sequence, the administration, panchayat and police officers shared the changing scenario of Sukma in the conversation (workshop) on the subject of “Naxal -free India: prosperity and unity” by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
Collector and District Magistrate Devesh Kumar Dhruv said that Sukma is moving fast towards development and peace today. Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana, homeless families are getting pucca houses, while MNREGA and National Rural Livelihood Mission have created new employment and livelihood opportunities. Special emphasis is being given to make women self -sufficient to self -employment. He said that new traditions of cleanliness have been established in the villages through the Swachh Bharat Mission, education and health facilities have reached the villagers and the surrendered Naxalites are getting respectable lives through rehabilitation centers.
Chief Executive Officer of District Panchayat Mukund Thakur said that the benefit of the schemes is now reaching the last person. Housing has been sanctioned to 34,849 families under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural), out of which 13,776 construction has been completed. Homes have also been made available to the surrendered Naxalites and Naxal victim families in the special category. He said that under MNREGA so far this year 4.11 lakh man days have been created and more than 92,000 workers have got employment. 28,829 families have been added by forming 2,747 self-help groups under the National Rural Livelihood Mission. Women are being provided self -employment opportunities due to activities like sewing, dairy and honey production.
Thakur further said that individual toilets have been provided to thousands of families under the Swachh Bharat Mission. At the same time, 127 surrendered Naxalites have been linked to mainstream by giving agricultural, entrepreneurship and technical training in Naxal rehabilitation centers so far. He said that the goal is not only the implementation of the schemes, but is the creation of self -reliant and rich Sukma with the active participation of the public.
Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said that Naxalism has sacrificed innocent people and soldiers for a long time, but now the situation is changing. Camps are being set up in village-village due to the continuous action of security forces, due to which facilities like road, health, education and employment are reaching people directly. He said that security and unity are the most important basis for the end of Naxalism. Public confidence has increased on security forces and people are joining the mainstream. He expressed confidence that by 2026, not only Sukma but the entire Bastar and India would be free from Naxalism.
At the end of the program, the message emerged that Sukma and Bastar are no longer the identity of fear and backwardness, but a new picture of peace, prosperity and development. With the joint efforts of the administration, police and the public, the goal of the full end of Naxalism by 2026 is not only a declaration, but it is reality.