Agriculture and labour Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu on Thursday said that the ‘Vikas Yatra’ is about people’s concerns and a development journey.
He was speaking at a programme organised at Raveli village in Raipur district on the first day of his Vikas Yatra which commenced today, an official press release issued here on Thursday said.
On the first day of his Yatra, the Minister travelled to Mundra, Julum, Bhurkuni and Raveli villages and carried out inauguration and foundation laying for development works worth more than Rs2 crore.
Sahu embarked on his Vikas Yatra in the Abhanpur Assembly Segment after performing a puja at the Mahamaya mandir alongwith his family in Raipur. The Minister’s first stoppage was at the famous Mundra village famous for its vegetable and horticulture crops where he was welcomed by thousands of villagers before his onward journey to other villages as per his Yatra programme.
During his Yatra today, the Minister also distributed bonus certificates to farmers for paddy purchased from them by the State Government.