Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders from Chhattisgarh placed the demands for the state as part of a pre-budget discussion with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday.
The Union Minister held a virtual meeting with BJP representatives from every state.
Former Minister Amar Agarwal, MLA Saurabh Singh and Amit Chimnani, from Chhattisgarh took part in the meeting.
Singh and Chimnani said in a joint statement that during the discussion, several provisions to be included for the people of state in the upcoming budget were sought.
In included international connectivity to Raipur, demand for upgrading the Bilaspur airport, an air cargo hub in Raipur, an Army base, expansion of railway lines, construction of new railway over-bridges and expansion of Bharat Mala Express Highway.
They also sought a New ESIC Hospital for workers, pest attack to be included in crop insurance scheme and a campus of the Central Tribal University.
The BJP leaders sought a bar on states taking loans and spending it on current expenditure.