Raipur: Under the guidance of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, Raipur Municipal Corporation has given a new identity to the affiliated self-help groups as “Amrit Mitra”. Under the direction of Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Administration Minister Arun Sao, Raipur Municipal Corporation is the first municipal corporation in Chhattisgarh, which has given a big responsibility on the field to the members of the self-help group to make every household aware about pure drinking water management, water conservation, preservation and water utility in Amrit cities. Raipur Municipal Corporation is the first body to take steps towards economic self-reliance of the group by giving honorarium to these group members.
According to Municipal Corporation Commissioner Abinash Mishra, the Municipal Corporation is working towards the availability of pure drinking water under Amrit Mission in Raipur urban area. Every household should be connected with better water management, support government efforts towards water conservation and promotion with frugality, for this the responsibility of public awareness has been given to the sisters of the self-help group associated with the Municipal Corporation. The sisters of the group will also play their role in the maintenance of gardens, as well as will play their responsibility in expanding awareness regarding every activity related to water, honorarium has also been fixed for this.
Commissioner Mishra further informed that the women self-help group will take forward the water security campaign by taking help of folk artists in environmentally friendly garden beautification, tree plantation, wall painting, graffiti painting, along with important works like cleaning of water tank premises, water quality test through field testing kit at the house of the final consumer beneficiary.
It is known that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Government of India had recently issued guidelines under the Amrit Mitra Yojana to connect such self-help groups with the expansion of public awareness and proper efforts towards water management. Raipur Municipal Corporation has first handed over the responsibility to Amrit Mitra Squad by complying with these instructions. These women will receive an honorarium of Rs 7200/- per month as decided by the state government.
