Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday thanked both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for doling out the much-needed an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to Chhattisgarh in the Union Budget.
Chhattisgarh has already been granted an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) having a sprawling campus near Tatibandh in Raipur was inaugurated this year.
Singh said that Centre’s announcement to hike royalty on minerals and to increase investment in mining sector will hugely benefit the mineral-rich States like Chhattisgarh which has roughly 20 percent of country’s coal and iron ore reserves.
The Chief Minister said that several public welfare provisions’ announcement made in the first Budget of the Modi-Government are expected to have major significance and positive impact on Chhattisgarh. The announcements related to schemes such as Deendayal Gram Jyoti Yojana, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Teachers Programme, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Grameen Mission, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana, National Sports Academy for the State among others are also more than welcome, he remarked in his reactions to the Budget.