Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday assured farmers, underprivileged and residents of far-flung regions that the State Government will look after their interests .
He was addressing a mammoth public meeting at the Mungeli district headquarters.
Notably, Mungeli district was carved out along with eight other districts about four years ago .
On a brief visit to the district, Singh dedicated and laid foundation stone besides performing 'Bhoomi pujan' of 186 developmental works worth Rs163.82 crore.
The Chief Minister dedicated 46 completed works worth Rs46.49 crore and laid foundation stone of 140 works worth Rs117.33 crore .
Singh dedicated Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium also. Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Punnulal Mohale , Parliamentary Secretary Tokhan Sahu, lok Sabha MP lakhan lal Sahu, MlA Raju Singh, District Panchayat Chairperson Krishna Baghel and Nagar Palika Chairperson Savitri Soni, people's representatives and a large number of farmers were present at the meeting.
The Chief Minister later inaugurated the photo-exhibition of various State Government departments depicting the development activities.
Singh said that nine new districts had been carved out in 2012 and Mungeli developed at a rapid pace. Infrastructure projects are being developed since the inception of districts.
He said that the State is dedicated to the upliftment of farmers, poor and villages. The crops are being purchased at Minimum Support Price (MSP) from the farmers.
One quintal paddy seeds will be distributed to each of the 22 lakh farmers free of cost. The farmers will get 9000 units of power free of cost , Singh said.
Former President late Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quality Education programme had been launched to improve the standard of education in schools in Chhattisgarh. livelihood Colleges are operating in all the 27 districts to impart Skill Development training to the youth, he said.
The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of private toilets to be constructed for 14,000 families at a cost of Rs28.76 crore at three developmental blocks- Patharia , Mungeli and lormi rural regions.
He dedicated 15 developmental works and performed 'Bhoomi pujan' of three works at a cost of Rs10.17 crore.
This includes a total of 10 high school buildings and one higher secondary school building and a Home Guard barrack at district headquarters at Mungeli.
The High School buildings are constructed at Farhada, Motimpur, Pucheli, Dabo, Banki, Semarchuha, Semarkona, Buchipara, Gohinda and Barela and Higher Secondary School bhawan at village Nawagaon (Chinu).
Singh also laid foundation stones and performed 'Bhoomipujan' of many developmental works worth Rs10.17 crore at Mungeli district. The works will be completed by the Public Works Department (PWD).