Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh on Tuesday gifted development works worth Rs 200 crore to the people of Bijapur and Narayanpur districts. During his visit to these district, the Chief Minister dedicated and performed bhumi poojan and laid foundation of 94 construction works costing Rs 80.64 crore at the programme organised at Bijapur and 757 construction works costing Rs 111 crore at Narayanpur.
At the programme organised at Narayanpur, the chief minister, along with according sanction of opening district and sessions court at Narayanpur, declared Nagar Panchayat Narayanpur as Municipality and Benur as sub tehsil.
The Chief Minister also declared to give Rs 5 crore for the extension of facilities of citizens of Narayanpur Nagar Panchayat area.
Dr Raman Singh distributed solar lamp, solar study lamp, sewing machine, cycle, agricultural implements, irrigation pump, tricycle etc worth Rs 9.34 crore to the 1.43 lakh beneficiaries of Narayanpur and Bijapur districts.
Addressing a public meeting at Narayanpur, the Chief Minister said that the State Government was committed to link the last person of the last row of the society to the mainstream of development.Keeping this in mind schemes have been made and implemented for each person of Chhattisgarh, he added.
The Chief Minister said that as a result of the various significant schemes being run by the state government in the interest of village, the poor and farmers, Chhattisgarh has become a model State in the entire country.
Scheduled Caste and Tribal Welfare minister Kedar Kashyap, Woman and Child Development ministerlata Usendi, wife of Chief Minister Raman Singh, Veena Singh, MlA Keshkal, Sevakram Netam.District panchayat president Biselram Naag, peoples representatives of the area and villagers in large number were present on the occasion.