Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Sunday that he would succeed in changing the face of Chhattisgarh with the support of common people.
While interacting people through the popular monthly radio talk programme, Lokvani, he said that he felt satisfacied of the performance of his government which completed one year in office just last month.
Referring the first year of his government’s tenure as ‘Seva Aur Jatan Ka Ek Saal’ (A Year of Servitude and Efforts), the chief minister opined ``I feel satisfied to say this on the occasion of first year of completion, we have succeeded in associating people of rural areas, farmers, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections of the society with the development,’’.
``From education to employment, to providing opportunities to youth for all-round development to providing a secured future, we have taken every step. State Government’s multidimensional efforts and initiatives have saved Chhattisgarh from the repercussions of worldwide economic recession, instead in this phase, Chhattisgarh has achieved new milestones,’’ Baghel remarked.
Chief Minister mentioned about the pleasant coincidence of Swami Vivekananda Jayanti and acknowledged the young talent of the state. He said that Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary is celebrated as Youth Day.
``In last one year of our tenure, Chhattisgarh’s pride and glory has enhanced manifolds. Swami Vivekananda was a kind, practical and great social reformer. He always envisioned for youth to stay away from orthodox ways and to polish their talents and qualities, so that they may establish social harmony and become aware of their social obligations. His call to ‘Arise, Awake and Stop Not Until the Goal is Achieved’ inspires youth to dedicatedly pursue and achieve their goals. I am glad to say that many generations made this call of Swami Vivekananda their life’s motto. To motivate our new generation to make this vision of Swami Vivekananda come true, we have organized Youth Fest. This mega event started from October 15, 2019 at block-level. Competitions in 25 different categories were organized. And now, state-level Youth Fest will be organized from January 12-14, 2020. This three-day youth fest will mark colourful presentation of Chhattisgarh’s culture, youth power and young talents. I believe that events like this are platforms of cultural exchange and opportunity for youth to widen their horizon’’.