Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday pledged to give the status of Nagar Panchayat to Jarhagaon and open a new college.
He was interacting with people in Jarhagaon village of Mungeli district.
He inaugurated and performed Bhumi Pujan of 18 works worth Rs 33.12 crore.
During interaction with people, he also pledged to treat a cancer patient under the Chief Minister’s Special Assistance Scheme.
Arjun Khosale said his mother undergoing treatment for cancer. He had collected money by mortgaging half-an-acre of land. Vandana, a cancer-patient, shared her experience as a beneficiary of the scheme.
Baghel took feedback on rural development, agriculture friendly schemes and food aid schemes of the government.
Baghel pledged 50 lakhs to open a new college in Jarhagaon, arrange for CT-scan in the district hospital, construct a new office building in Municipality Mungeli, build a swimming pool in Mungeli, a District Co-operative Bank branch in village Amora and sanctioned Rs 1.5 crore for lighting arrangements in Mungeli bypass.