Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday took serious view of the embezzlement of Rs One crore funds in the disbursements of arrears to the Panchayat-level teachers (Shiksha Karmis) at Berla Development Block in Bemetara tehsil, officials here informed.
He ordered the Director of School Education Department to probe into the matter and bring the culprits to book.
Singh assured a construction worker who was seriously burnt when he came in contact with a high-tension line wire at Dhamtari district that compensation will be paid by the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company ltd.
The Chief Minister resolved many public grievances at his weekly 'Jandarshan' programme at his official residence here.
He met many delegations and individuals from various parts of Chhattisgarh.
Singh sanctioned 28 development works worth Rs 80 lakh to various regions of the State.
He ordered the Excise Department officers to ban illicit sale of liquor at village Bartori (Bilha Police Station limits) in Bilaspur district as soon as possible.
Singh sanctioned Rs One lakh funds for immediate treatment of a Cancer patient 15-year-old Miss Vijiya Nirala , a resident of village Tihalipali (Bhilagarh Development Block) in Balodabazar-Bhatapara. The funds were allotted from the Sanjeevni Kosh. The girl is suffering from Cancer of the stomach.
The Chief Minister while acting on the complaint of Tejeshwari Pandey , a resident of village Matka in Tehsil Bemetara, ordered the Director of School Education Department to conduct a thorough inquiry into the matter and book the culprits.
Pandey in her complaint stated it is a serious financial malpractice of Rs One crore. She mentioned that four innocent officials are in jail since October 15, 2014 while the real culprits are moving scot-free.
The Chief Minister met the family members of Rajuram Sahu, a resident of village Soram (Rudri Police Station limits) in Dhamtari district. In a memorandum they stated that during the construction of a school building at village Bagatrai (Tehsil Gurur) in district Balod, Rajuram Sahu, 24 years, came in contact with a high tension line wire and was seriously burnt.
While falling from the building he hit an iron rod and injured himself seriously. His face was badly burnt. He was treated at the Christian Hospital at Dhamtari.
Singh is still undergoing treatment and is bed ridden. He is financially weak and unable to fund the treatment.
The Chief Minister directed the application to the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company ltd's Managing Director to look into the matter and release the compensation soon.
A large number of citizens from village Bartori (Bilha Police Station limits) in Bilaspur district submitted a memorandum stating that for the past three years some people are indulging in sale of illicit liquor.
Singh directed the Excise Department officials to resolve the dispute as soon as possible. Former teachers and employees of State Government-aided M.V.N.Rao Memorial School Khursipar (Bhilainagar) met the Chief Minister at the Jandarshan programme .
In a complaint they stated that the School Management Committee had closed down the school in April 2015. Two Assistant Teachers have been taken in other schools and the rest seven assistant teachers are jobless and they have not received their wages for the past three months-March 2015 to May 2015.
He assured the teachers that they will be done justice and directed the Director of School Education Department to look into the issue and settle their wages.