Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday met a large number of delegations and representatives of various organisations and redressed their grievances at his weekly ‘Jandarshan’ programme at his official residence here.
About 670 individuals aired their personal grievances to him, an official press release informed.
The Chief Minister sanctioned Rs 1 crore for various developmental works on the representation of panchayat bodies and various delegations. He also allotted funds from the ‘Sanjeevni Kosh’ for the medical aid of 28 seriously- ill patients. A medical camp was also conducted at the Jandarshan programme to examine the patients and refer them to further medical treatment. Doctors and para-medical staff examined the blood of 43 patients.
A delegation from Janjgir-Champa mentioned that they were lured to Malaysia with the promise of high-paying jobs and 18 of them were made hostages. The workers thanked the Chief Minister for making efforts to get them released from captivity in Malaysia some months ago, the press release informed.
The delegation submitted a memorandum requesting the Chief Minister to sanction rehabilitation money .
Singh instructed the District Collector to look into the matter and sort it out expeditiously.
A Baiga delegation of 28 tribes from village Holing Tola Gram Panchayat Mahali district Kabirdham in a memorandum requested the Chief Minister to sanction a road linking Mahali-Haling Tola. The tribals also requested Singh to sanction pucca houses under the Prime Minister Housing Project.
Singh directed the memorandum to Kabirdham District Collector for necessary action.
A delegation of teachers-employees also met Chief Minister who assured them that their demands will be considered soon.
A group of distressed farmers affected by Katgora-Jejanra road in Korba district urged the Chief Minister to sanction the compensation amount for the land taken for laying of road.
Singh instructed the Korba District Collector to redress the grievance as early as possible.