Chief Minister Raman Singh has extended hearty congratulations to the people on selection of Rajnandgaon district and three gram panchayats of the State for National literacy Award.
This includes one Gram Panchayat litiya of Rajnandgaon district and two panchayats namely Banjari Dand and Devgarh of Koriya district.
In his congratulatory message, Singh said that success of Government schemes and campaigns is not possible without public participation and this National literacy Award is the striking example of the same.
The Chief Minister said that people of Rajnandgaon district and three gram panchayats have achieved commendable success in the field of literacy. They have glorified the name of the state across the country, with their selection for such prestigious national award.
President Pranab Mukherjee will give away this award in the function to be organised at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on September 8 on the occasion of International literacy Day.
The Chief Minister has praised the district administrations of Rajnandgaon and Koriya district along with the officials and employees of Jila Panchayats, Panch-Sarpanch and other Panchayat Representatives, whose contribution have led to this great achievement.
It is noteworthy that this year, under literate India Programme, literacy campaign has been successfully conducted in entire Rajnandgaon district, Gram Panchayat litiya, and Koriya district’s gram panchayats Banjari Dand (Khadgawa block) and Devgarh (Bharatpur block), owing to which these places have been selected for National literacy Award.
The Rajnandgaon district has been selected for the National Award for successful execution of 'Pratigya' programme, to encourage voters to exercise their right to vote during Vidhan Sabha and lok Sabha elections.
It is noteworthy that under this campaign, motivators and neo-literates of Public Instruction Centres visited the rural areas to create awareness among people regarding their democratic rights.
District Administration and District Panchayat under National Rural livelihood Mission (Vihaan) and other departments including Women and Child Development Department, Health Department along with literate India Programme conducted awareness campaign in rural areas with mutual coordination.