Implementing a promise made to the children by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the Bastar administration handed over cheques to villager Lokeshwari and visually impaired students Bhanupriya Acharya and her brother Khalendra on Saturday.
On May 26, at the Bhainsgaon Gram Panchayat, the Chief Minister observed a girl crying. Lokeshwari told him that she had lost her father 15 years ago and that she her brother were unable to continue studying due to financial crisis.
The Chief Minister announced Rs 3 lakh as assistance for her.
At Bakawand, visually impaired children Bhanupriya Acharya and her brother Khalendra of Savra village related a similar story of financial distress.
Khalendra wanted to study music. Bhanupriya sought assistance for procuring a smartphone and a tape recorder. The Chief Minister announced Rs 1.50 lakh assistance for procuring the equipment.
On Saturday, Bastar Collector Rajat Bansal handed over a cheque of Rs 3 lakh to Lokeshwari and Rs 1.50 lakh to Bhanupriya at their residences.