Agriculture and labour Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu inaugurated a Government college at Block Headquarters Pali in Korba district. This college will offer admissions in arts, commerce and science stream. said in an official statement issued here on Tuesday.
In his address to the inaugural programme, District In-charge Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu said that under the competent leadership of Chief Minister Raman Singh, State Government is committed to provide higher education facility to the youths of every district, every tehsil, and every block of Chhattisgarh. In the same sequence, a Government college has been established at Pali. Minister Sahu extended congratulations to all the students and teachers of the college.
Other than the inauguration of the college in Pali, Minister Sahu inaugurated and laid foundation of various development works in Chhuri area of Korba district, which includes inauguration of a cultural building worth Rs25 lakh in Pali. Meanwhile, Rs1.46 crores were distributed as bonus to nearly 1345 farmers, against the paddy procured by cooperative societies in year 2012. This include distribution of Rs46.76 lakh as paddy bonus to 440 farmers of Pali, Minister also graced the mass marriage programme organised in Pali under Mukhyamantri Kanyadaan Yojana, and extended his blessings to 48 couples, Rs23.15 lakh to 209 farmers in Chhurikala, Rs31.28 lakh to 216 in village Jatga, Rs22.58 lakh to 253 farmers of village Bijhra, and Rs22.76 lakh to 227 farmers in village lapha. In both the programmes, Minister Sahu distributed advanced agricultural equipments to farmers and bonus to the tendupatta labourers.
In his address to the programmes, Minister Sahu threw light upon various schemes of State Government and appealed people to take benefit from the same. Meanwhile, large number of public representatives, Government officials and people were present.