Agriculture and labour minister Chandrashekhar Sahu attended the School Enrolment Festival at Thutha village in Abhanpur block of Raipur district. The minister welcomed the newly enrolled children in the primary school and distributed free uniform and textbooks to them.
The agriculture minister performed bhumi poojan of various constructions works costing Rs13.78 lakh.
He also dedicated middle school building constructed with a cost of Rs5.28 lakh and Yadav community hall costing Rs1.5 lakh. He performed bhumi pujan for the construction of Kurmi community hall worth Rs5 lakh, Satnami community hall and Rangmanch costing Rs2 lakh.
The Minister felicitated the Mitanins of villages for their excellent work. At the programme he announced sanction of Rs10 lakh for construction of compound of the newly constructed building of the middle school.
Addressing the school enrolment festival function Thutha, the minister said that school prepares the foundation of future generation. Together the teachers and the parents should make a good education environment for the better future of children. Talking about the importance of education, the minister said that education is the most powerful medium for the problems of the country and the world.
Abhanpur Nagar Panchayat president Radhakrishna Tandon, Janpad member Rajubhai Tarwani, labour Welfare Board member Dr Nimai Vishwas and Goseva Ayog member Purushottam Gandhi and other local peoples’ representatives were present on the occasion.