First Jandarshan programme
A massive number of people from across Chhattisgarh arrived to meet Chief Minister Raman Singh at his residence and share their concerns, grievances and urge him for assistance in his first ‘Jandarshan’ programme held after many weeks in Raipur on Thursday.
The weekly programme could resume after two months break as the Model Code of Conduct was in force during the lok Sabha polls, official sources informed.
People hailing from the across the State participated in the Chief Minister’s first ‘Jandarshan’ after the election.An official press release issued here estimated the arrival of around 1,300 people during the programme, which lasted for at least three hours.
A resident of Kushalpur area Chaviram Rao, a painter by profession presented an oil-painting portrait of the Chief Minister’s late father as a medium of showing respect and gratitude towards him.
Singh met as many as 55 delegations and took note of their grievances as well as memorandums and gave necessary instructions to the departments concerned for immediate action.
Thereafter, he met the citizens and gave patient hearing to their problems. He gave necessary instructions to the officials concerned to soon dispose of their applications.
A delegation from Chhattisgarh State Backward Class Development Organization led by president Suraj Nirmalkar handed over a memorandum, demanding strict action against the fraudster chit-fund companies. Singh assured them of taking appropriate action in this regard.
He also received a thanksgiving letter from a delegation from ‘Chhattisgarh Shashkiya Nishakjan Adhikari-Karmachari Kalyan Sangh’ led by the president of Bilaspur wing Chintamani Dixit for ensuring reservation for the differently abled persons in different housing schemes of the housing boards and other authorities.
They also urged the Chief Minister for giving relaxation to the differently abled persons in the price of houses and plots allotted to them in different schemes. To this, Singh forwarded their request to the secretary of social justice department for consideration.
A delegation of corporators from Raipur Municipal Corporation led by Gyanesh Sharma met him to discuss issues related to sanitation problems in the city.
Following this, Singh assured the delegation of soon conducting a joint meeting of the local representatives and the officials concerned to discuss the problem and seeking best possible solution to it.
A delegation from ‘Raman Balak Pashupalan Swasahayata Samuh’ came from Jora-Tarai village of Dhamtari district handed over a memorandum to him for releasing funds under ‘Mukhyamantri Swalamban Yojana’ for erecting tin sheds and boundary-walls for pig and goat farming. Singh forwarded their request to Dhamtari district collector for disposing of the same.
Shamsher Singh, former MlA from Sarngarh constituency of Raigarh district, met him and urged for giving orders to dig bore-wells in Dansara and Jashpur area to solve the problem of drinking water. To this, Singh immediately granted permission.
likewise, Corporator Amit Das from Raipur Municipal Corporation expressed the need of developing a Government run 50 bed hospital in ward no. 53 (Moreshwar Rao Garde Ward) to for economically weaker people residing here.
Das also informed Singh of the Government owned 30,000 square feet plot in the area to use for developing the hospital. To this, Singh asked the health department for taking appropriate steps in this regard.
A delegation of sports persons also met him and urged him for giving Government jobs to 50 sports persons eligible for it under the State Government’s policies for sports.
Singh forwarded the proposal to State Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand and assured the delegation of soon taking appropriate steps in the matter.
In a different case, a resident of Raipur city Jhumkabai Chelak apprised the Chief Minister that she got a flat at fourth floor in Kachana under BSUP scheme but as she has problems in both of her legs, she is unable to use stairs to climb and descend to the allotted flat.
Chief Minister also met and received memorandums from a delegation from ‘Chhattisgarh Pradesh Janswasthya Rakshak Sangh, Bilaspur’ for giving remuneration to the health workers and adding them with the National Health programmes.
A delegation from ‘Chhattisgarh Pradesh Chalak-Parichalak avam Karmachari Sangh, Durg’ met him while as a delegation of data entry operators from the Chief Forest Conservator also handed over a memorandum to the Chief Minister, apprising him about their genuine demands.
Assuring all the delegates of soon taking appropriate action in their respective cases, Singh issued instructions to the officials concerned to look into the matters.