On this occasion, Chief Minister Sai launched the Mukhyamantri Annakosh Yojana with the objective of providing additional nutritional food to pregnant and lactating mothers of the special backward tribe Pahari Korwa community in Surguja district. This scheme has been started as a pilot project by the District Administration Surguja. This will help in reducing the maternal mortality rate and infant mortality rate in the Pahari Korwa community. The CM also released the career directory prepared by the district administration.Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai, while paying obeisance to Maa Mahamaya, congratulated the people of the district for the development work and said that Ambikapur is included in the most beautiful and clean cities not only in Chhattisgarh but also in the country. All this has been possible due to the contribution of the officers and employees of the Municipal Corporation, our Safai Mitras and Swachhata Didis. I would also like to give credit to the citizens of Ambikapur, with whose cooperation Ambikapur has remained clean and beautiful.
Government is committed to give 3100 rupees per quintal to farmers
The Chief Minister further said that the public has put their faith in the guarantee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Chhattisgarh government is completing one year on 13 December. In this short span of one year, the government has tried to complete the big works of Modi’s guarantee. In the last five years, houses of poor needy families, who were deprived of Pradhan Mantri Awas, are being approved and constructed. The government is purchasing 21 quintals of paddy per acre. The government is committed to give the price of paddy to farmers at Rs 3100 per quintal.
More than 70 lakh women are getting the benefit of Mahtari Vandan
The Chief Minister said that more than 70 lakh mothers and sisters are being benefited through the Mahtari Vandan Yojana. The remuneration for tendupatta is now Rs 5500 per standard sack. More than 20 thousand devotees have got the privilege of visiting Ayodhya Dham and seeing Lord Shri Ram through the Shri Ram Lala Darshan Yatra Yojana. As promised, we have worked to bring transparency in the PSC examination. The CBI is investigating the corruption in the PSC recruitment process last year. Deputy Chief Minister Saw also addressed the program and congratulated the people of Surguja on the inauguration and Bhoomi Pujan of the development works of the district.
CM honored social workers
On this occasion, Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai visited the stalls of government departments set up there. During this, he also distributed material and money to the beneficiaries under various government schemes. The Chief Minister honored volunteer Bani Mukherjee, Mitanin Parimania Yadav, Anganwadi workers Pramila Tirki and Puro Bai, Swachhata Didi Sunita Sarkheli, Mandal Coordinator of Lundra Raghunath Prasad, lecturer Leena Thomas for their remarkable work.
Public Health Family Welfare and Medical Education Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department Minister Laxmi Rajwade, Surguja MP Chintamani Maharaj, Ambikapur MLA Rajesh Agarwal, Lundra MLA Prabodh Minj, Sitapur MLA Ramkumar Toppo, Pratappur MLA Shakuntala Porte, Samari MLA Pankra, Chhattisgarh State Youth Commission Chairman Vishwavijay Singh Tomar and other public representatives were present in the program.
