Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday made announcement of 42 development works, dedicated and performed 'Bhoomi pujan' of projects worth Rs174 crore for the border district of Balrampur - Ramanujganj.
He participated in various programmes in the district headquarters Balrampur bordering States of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. The Chief Minister dedicated 22 development works worth Rs 86.23 crore and laid foundation stones and performed 'Bhoomipujan' of 20 works worth Rs87.79 crore.
Singh also attended a community marriage and blessed 525 couples. The community marriages were solemnized by the State Women and Child Development Department under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivaah Yojana. He was addressing the Women's Sammelan and Community Marriage Samaroh.
The Chief Minister said that Balrampur-Ramanujganj district was carved out in 2012 to take the State authorities closer to the doorsteps of the masses. In a short span of 44 months the district had progressed leaps and bounds in all fields.
Singh appreciated the enthusiastic response of the rural population of the district for various development activities. New era had started in all the new districts of the State. The top priority of the State Government is to develop the districts on the border.
He gave a detailed description of the various schemes for the welfare of girl child and women. Singh spoke on 'Noni Suraksha Yojana' and said education is free for girls till graduation in Chhattisgarh.
Singh called upon the mammoth gathering to take full advantage of Prime Minister's Jan-Dhan Yojana, Prime Minister's Bhima Suraksha Yojana, and Prime Minister's Jeevan-Jyothi Yojana. The development works dedicated to the district include Model Anganwadi Kendra, Zilla Panchayat Office building and modern Record Room.
Singh dedicated Kameshwar Nagar-Ramchandrapur-Surgi double-lane road laid at a cost of Rs49 crore, I.T.I. building at Wadrafnagar built at a cost of Rs2.11 crore, an irrigation Anicut built at a cost of Rs 5.64 crore at Kanhar river,
Model School building constructed at a cost of Rs3.02 crore lakh at Bhanwarmal and a cement concrete road laid at a cost of Rs3.77 crore at district headquarters Balrampur.
The Chief Minister distributed various items to 402 beneficiaries at Balrampur. This includes 263 women who received subsidy under the Mukhyamantri Cycle Sahayata Yojana. About 100 farmers received high-quality maize seeds, diesel pumps to eight farmers and sprayers to ten farmers.
He visited the livelihood College and spoke to the students who are learning various trades. State Home and Public Health Engineering Minister Ramsevak Paikra, Surguja lok Sabha MP Kamalbhan Singh, Zila Panchayat Chairperson of Balrampur, Pushpa Netam, former Minister Ramvichar Netam and a number of people's representatives were present at the meeting. Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand was also present.