Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel’s radio programme — Lokvaani — gains popularity across cities
The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel’s monthly radio programme, Lokvaani, is gaining immense popularity across states. So far, 13 episodes have been aired from all the centres of Akashwani. The 14th episode will be aired on January 10, 2021.
The programme is also simultaneously broadcasted on various FM channels and regional TV news channels. Through this programme, people of Chhattisgarh directly connect with the Chief Minister Baghel. Every episode is based on a different topic including agriculture, rural development, education, youth, health, maternal power, urban development, tribal development, women and equal opportunities, Nyay Yojana and sports.
The major part of Chhattisgarh’s population lives in forest regions, where no mode of mass communication is available except radio. Under these circumstances, radio programme Lokvaani is the only source of information about government schemes and policies for people there. People not only receive information from the CM but also asks direct questions regarding his vision and action plan for future. The CM also gets the direct feedback of the government schemes from the common people. People in various cities eagerly wait for this programme to be aired as it is an important platform for them to directly connect with the Chief Minister.
Vishnu Paikra, a tribal farmer of the village Magarchaba in Balodabazar district, says that we listen to every episode of Lokvaani, sometimes at home and other times at the farm. He said that it is heartening to know that the government cares for farmers and tribals. Megha, a Class 11th student of Janjgir, said that she received important information about the schemes being conducted for women’s empowerment and economic prosperity from Lokvaani. The state government is doing a great job in educating women about their rights and giving them equal status and opportunities.
Ward Councilor Amit Das of Raipur, Mathpuraina, said that he got information about the steps being taken by state government towards providing high-level health facilities in government hospitals across the state. District President of Panchayat Saja, Omprakash Verma, said that Lokvaani has been started to communicate directly with the general public of the state.
Social activist Santosh Verma said that through the programme, Baghel patiently listens to the views and queries of the people. He gives detailed information about the work being done by the government for the betterment of agriculture sector and rural economy. All the episodes of the radio-talk have been saved as a document on the website of Public Relations Department http://dprcg.gov.in/. Their audio files as well as transcript file are available on the website. The aired episodes can be read and heard anytime anywhere.
