Raipur, 13 November 2021. Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel has congratulated the people of the state, including all the children, on the birthday of the first Prime Minister of India, Bharat Ratna Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on November 14, Children’s Day. In his congratulatory message issued on the eve of Children’s Day, he has said that children were very dear to Pandit Nehru. Children also called him Chacha Nehru. Due to this affection and love, Pandit Nehru’s birthday is celebrated as Children’s Day. Shri Baghel said that children are the future builders of the country. Children’s Day is a day of meaningful initiatives to lay a strong foundation of nation building in the form of children. It is a day to think and take necessary steps for the nutrition, education, development and character building of children.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government has taken many decisions following the footsteps of Pandit Nehru. Swami Atmanand English Medium Schools have been started to give quality education to the children. Hindi medium schools will also be built on the same lines. Mukhyamantri Suposhan Yojana has been started in the state to remove malnutrition among children. Due to this, about 1.5 lakh children have become free from malnutrition. The system of elementary formal education of children has been started in Anganwadis. Mahtari Dular Yojna has been started in Chhattisgarh for the education and initiation of children who lost their parents due to corona infection. Kaushalya Matritva Yojana is being started by the state government for the upbringing of the second child when the girl child is born. Mr. Baghel has said that it is the responsibility of all of us to make the future of children beautiful.