The second Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET) after Raipur would come up at industrial town of Korba as per the declaration of Chief Minister Raman Singh.
Chief Minster made the announcement during the function Rs Mobile Tihar’ organized at Korba. He commenced the distribution of 1.30 lakh Smartphone free of cost to the beneficiaries in Korba district near Clock Tower ground on Sunday.
Thousands of youth would be trained in plastic engineering and would open new avenues of employment. Central Government has given the sanction for establishing the second central institute at Korba, just a week before, said Chief Minister.
Chief Minister said it is being established by utilsing the District Mineral Fund (DMF). He said State Government has already constructed the building. He also declared that he would be dedicating the institute to public by next month. He said that Korba district would also have an educational hub in similar lines of Jawanga, Dantewada District. Korba would be also developed as a smart city to provide it a new identity.
In Korba district 87000 rural women, 15122 college students while in urban area in 133 wards around 28,000 beneficiaries would get the smart phones.
In rural areas the distribution of mobile phones would commence together from August 17, he said. On the occasion he laid foundation stone, dedicated different construction works worth Rs 200 crores. He dedicated 17 kilometres Kathghora-bypass road constructed at cost of Rs 33 crores. He dedicate solar dual pumping system for drinking water at cost of Rs 49.44 lakh for villages of Barpali, Patrapali, Basin, Kolga, Malikachar, Madanpur, Darga, Devpahari, Gurma, Malgaon, Bhilaibazar and Gangdei.
Chief Minister laid foundation stone for construction of 2784 houses under Prime Minister Housing Scheme in Korba town. The cost is Rs 130.15 crores. He said that now the farmers would get the paddy support price of Rs 2050 per quintal after the hike of support price by Prime Minister. He spoke on the different schemes of central and state government welfare schemes. He also told about the announcement for government employees recently. He said that board for barbers is also being established.
Under different schemes Chief Minister distributed bicycles, tool kits, sewing machines, e-rickshaw to around 8257 beneficiaries.