A check of Rs 20 lakh each was distributed to the families of three brave martyrs.
Raipur, 14 March 2024
Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai has said that due to the indomitable courage, strategic skill and immense patriotism of the Indian Army, no enemy can look at India with open eyes. If India is a superpower today then one of the major reasons for this is the Indian Army. Chief Minister Shri Sai inaugurated the newly constructed Sainik Rest Home building near Shastri Chowk of the capital Raipur this evening. This building has been constructed at a cost of Rs 1 crore 4 lakh. The building has facilities like rest room, conference community hall and recreation room for military families.
On the occasion of the inauguration, Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Shri Vijay Sharma, Lok Sabha MP Shri Sunil Soni, Raipur North MLA Shri Purandar Mishra, Additional Chief Secretary Home Shri Manoj Kumar Pingua, Director of Rajya Sainik Board Brigadier Shri Vivek Sharma Vishisht Seva Medal (Retired) ) and family members of the soldiers were present.
Chief Minister Shri Sai presented an ex-gratia check of Rs 20 lakh each on behalf of the state government to the wives/mothers of three brave martyrs, Havildar Shri Naveen Kumar, Naik Shri Motiram and constable Shri Manish Kumar, who made the supreme sacrifice for the country. Did. While paying tribute to the martyrdom of the soldiers, the Chief Minister also assured that in future, every possible help will be provided to the dependent family members by the government. Shri Sai said that I consider it my good fortune that I got the opportunity to honor brave women. The Chief Minister said that our brave soldiers engaged in protecting the country have increased the self-respect of the country by their supreme sacrifice. Today we feel safe in the country and it is because of our brave soldiers. The day before yesterday, our army conducted war exercises through Operation Bharat Shakti in Pokhran. Our indigenously made drone successfully hit one hundred targets.
Deputy Chief Minister Shri Vijay Sharma started his speech with the poem ‘Pushp ki Abhilasha’ by national poet Pandit Makhan Lal Chaturvedi and remembered the bravery and valor of the soldiers. He said that a soldier is a soldier for life. There is no ex-serviceman. Home Minister presented graduation certificates issued by Andhra Pradesh University to 6 ex-servicemen.