We put ₹1.75 trillion into a/cs of people in Chhattisgarh: Baghel

These policies stimulated consumption and economic activity in the state, Baghel said. The annual income in Chhattisgarh has increased to ₹133,000 per year from ₹96,000 in 2018, he said.

- Shashank Mattoo

Chhattisgarh has succeeded in transferring ₹1.75 trillion to ordinary citizens since the current government took office in 2018, chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said.

In an interview on the sidelines of the Mint India Public Policy Summit, Baghel said this transfer was possible due to his government’s signature policies centred around debt relief for farmers, financial support for landless labourers and the Godhan Nyay Yojana, under which it had started buying cow dung from farmers.

These policies stimulated consumption and economic activity in the state, Baghel said. The annual income in Chhattisgarh has increased to ₹133,000 per year from ₹96,000 in 2018, he said.

Increasing incomes has been a key focus for the state government, given Chhattisgarh’s alarming economic and social indicators in 2018. High rates of poverty, widespread cases of undernutrition among children under the age of five and anaemia among women were key social challenges facing the state.