Chief Minister Raman Singh has distributed online nearly Rs 244 crore as paddy bonus to 1.43 lakh farmers in Korba and Janjgir-Champa district headquarters and gave bonus certificates to them.
The Chief Minister also inaugurated 236 construction works worth nearly Rs 730 crore for people of Korba district.
He said that new substations of 132/33 KV capacity would be built to solve the low-voltage problem in rural and urban hamlets of Korba district and all the basic infrastructure required for uninterrupted power-supply would be developed.
The Chief Minister was addressing a massive public gathering at ‘Bonus Festival’ in Korba district headquarters.