MP's ‘paon paon wale Bhaiyya' on march to push Modi schemes
Bhopal: Union agriculture minister and former CM
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
will start a 'padhyatra'from his Vidisha constituency on Sunday to highlight the welfare schemes of the Narendra Modi govt.
Chouhan's march starts right after the state Congress launched its restructuring of the organisation from Vidisha district on May 20.
The state Congress is adding a new panchayat committee tier below the booths to its organisation.
The goal of the Union minister's padhyatra is to ensure that the benefits of central schemes reach eligible people and give a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's targets of a self-reliant and Vikasit Bharat.
Chouhan, during his younger days as MP from Vidisha, often went on padhyatra in his constituency. Then he was known as 'paon paon wale Bhaiyya (brother who walked)'.
His first padhyatra in Vidisha was in 1991.
A statement from his office said that the Union Minister will be walking two to three days a week, covering an average of 20 to 25 km per day, and will move to every part of his Lok Sabha constituency. The march will cover one assembly constituency after another in Vidisha. The march will later be taken to other constituencies in the country.
"This padhyatra is an important initiative towards taking the resolution of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a self-reliant and developed India and ensuring the benefits of the schemes of the Union govt reach the maximum number of people," the statement said.
"During the yatra, the Union Minister will halt overnight in the villages and communicate with people about welfare schemes as well as evaluate their impact. Through the yatra, he will bring the govt's commitment to rural development, women empowerment, agricultural reform, employment generation, and social welfare on the ground," the statement added.
The padhyatra will take the PM Awas Yojana, PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, welfare schemes for women, PM Rural Roads scheme, and other schemes related to health, education, digital India, and self-employment to the people.
Bhopal: Union agriculture minister and former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan will start a 'padhyatra'from his Vidisha constituency on Sunday to highlight the welfare schemes of the Narendra Modi govt.
Chouhan's march starts right after the state Congress launched its restructuring of the organisation from Vidisha district on May 20. The state Congress is adding a new panchayat committee tier below the booths to its organisation.
The goal of the Union minister's padhyatra is to ensure that the benefits of central schemes reach eligible people and give a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's targets of a self-reliant and Vikasit Bharat.
Chouhan, during his younger days as MP from Vidisha, often went on padhyatra in his constituency. Then he was known as 'paon paon wale Bhaiyya (brother who walked)'. His first padhyatra in Vidisha was in 1991.
A statement from his office said that the Union Minister will be walking two to three days a week, covering an average of 20 to 25 km per day, and will move to every part of his Lok Sabha constituency. The march will cover one assembly constituency after another in Vidisha. The march will later be taken to other constituencies in the country.
"This padhyatra is an important initiative towards taking the resolution of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a self-reliant and developed India and ensuring the benefits of the schemes of the Union govt reach the maximum number of people," the statement said.
"During the yatra, the Union Minister will halt overnight in the villages and communicate with people about welfare schemes as well as evaluate their impact. Through the yatra, he will bring the govt's commitment to rural development, women empowerment, agricultural reform, employment generation, and social welfare on the ground," the statement added.
The padhyatra will take the PM Awas Yojana, PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, welfare schemes for women, PM Rural Roads scheme, and other schemes related to health, education, digital India, and self-employment to the people.
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