Safai Mitras Will Get Monthly Risk Allowance of Rs. 150 : Chief Minister Chouhan
Saturday - March 5, 2022 10:28 pm ,
Category : BHOPAL
Four Awards Will Be Given To Safai Mitras on the Basis of Star Rating
Prize Money Will Be Available From One Thousand to Seven Thousand Rupees
Provision of Rs. 25 Crore in Prize Money
The Service Spirit of the People Engaged In the Cleanliness Work Is Commendable
The Safai Mitras Who Keep the City Clean Are Revered to Me
Bhopal 05 March 2022: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Safai Mitras (sanitation friends), who keep cities, towns and villages clean, are revered for me. Cleanliness is maintained only because of hard work of Safai Mitras. This is the biggest job. If the Safai Mitras do not do this work, the city will become sick. Their gesture of service is commendable.
Chief Minister Chouhan today served food to the Safai Mitras at the local Motilal Nehru Vigyan Mahavidyalaya sports ground on his birthday, honoured them, washed the feet of two Safai Mitras Chhotelal and Smt. Nirmalabai, while sitting with them in a public programme and also had food with them. Chief Minister Chouhan inaugurated the programme with kanya poojan. Chief Minister Chouhan said that in the cleanliness survey 2022, incentive will be given to Safai Mitras on the basis of star rating for garbage free city. Four awards will be given for this. In addition, a risk allowance of Rs. 150 per month will also be given to the Safai Mitras. There will be a provision of Rs. 25 crore for the awards.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that I have heartfelt respect for all the Safai Mitras. Today's programme is not just a ritual. Safai Mitras have given full cooperation in making the villages, cities and towns of the state clean and beautiful with their hard work. That is why today the Seva Samman is being given to the Safai Mitras. Chief Minister Chouhan said that today I first planted a sapling on my birthday, then I am participating in this programme of cleaning and washing the feet of Safai Mitras and having food with them.
PM Modi is motivator
Chief Minister Chouhan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the inspiration of all of us in the matter of cleanliness. Cleanliness and beauty are important in cities as well as in all places. Bapu had also said that God resides where there is cleanliness. Prime Minister Modi has launched a cleanliness campaign across the country. On his call, the countrymen understand the importance of public cleanliness and try their best to keep their surroundings and their villages and cities clean. Chief Minister Chouhan called upon the people of the state to complete their duty in the matter of cleanliness. Chief Minister Chouhan said that efforts would be made to remove other difficulties including education and studies of the children of Safai Mitras. For this, after studying the problems separately, we will find a way to solve it.
Safai Mitras will get an amount of one to seven thousand rupees on star rating
Chief Minister Chouhan said that in the cleanliness survey 2022 in the state, the Safai Mitras of garbage free cities would be given prize money on the basis of star rating. In these awards, each Safai Mitra of the cities receiving one star will get Rs. one thousand, each of the Safai Mitra of cities getting three stars will get Rs. three thousand, each of the Safai Mitra of cities getting five stars will get Rs. five thousand and seven thousand rupees will be given to each Safai Mitra of the cities that get seven star ranking. An amount of Rs 12 crore will be spent on risk allowance every year for Safai Mitras. Chief Minister Chouhan said that every Safai Mitra should try to get 5 stars or 7 stars for his city. Citizens should also cooperate. Our safai karmis are now our Safai Mitras and they will be known only by the name of Safai Mitra. MLA Smt. Krishna Gaur, former Mayor Alok Sharma, Sumit Pachauri and public representatives were present.
The concept of Garbage Free City for waste management in urban areas is being implemented in Swachchh Bharat from the year 2020. For this the evaluation criteria of cities are prescribed. In this, according to the level of waste management, the ranks of 1, 3, 5 and 7 stars are given to the urban bodies. In this, collection, transportation, processing and scientific disposal of household waste has been made the main basis. Apart from this, daily sweeping in commercial and residential areas, cleaning of water structures in urban areas, development and construction of gardens are examined. In the state, 61 thousand 142 Safai Mitras of different types are working in Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Rewa and Sagar.
Taking forward the campaign of cleanliness by becoming free from the problem of open defecation, the norms of water plus have also been fixed along with ODF plus and ODF double plus. In order to get Water Plus, the water supply provided to the bodies has to be 100 percent treated and 25 percent reused.
It was told in the programme that the garbage disposal work is being done by the urban bodies on the zero waste principle. In this programme held at MVM ground today, after the meal, immediate wet and dry waste will be collected and necessary management will be done. Principal Secretary Urban Development Manish Singh, Principal Secretary Public Relations Raghvendra Singh, Commissioner Urban Development Nikunj Shrivastava, Director Public Relations Ashutosh Pratap Singh, Collector Bhopal Avinash Lavania were present – Window to News
