The State Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Raman Singh here on Saturday ratified the Governor’s Address and the supplementary budget for the first session of the new Chhattisgarh Assembly which is scheduled to be started on January 6 this year.
This was the first Cabinet meeting in the New Year held at the Mantralaya in Naya Raipur on Saturday. In the meeting, the State Cabinet ratified the BJP Government’s achievements in the previous years in the Governor’s Address. Besides, information about recent announcements by the Chief Minister were also included in it.
During the Assembly Session, the State Government’s second supplementary budget would be presented. Provision of funds for the announcements made by the Chief Minister had been made in the supplementary budget, which is estimated to be more than Rs 1,000 crore. During the meeting, Raman Singh directed the Ministers and officers to promote the free generic medicine scheme launched in the State. The Chief Minister told the officials to implement the scheme in all Government hospitals of the State.