The fifth edition of Chief Minister Raman Singh’s ‘ “Raman Ke Goth” will be relayed on Sunday at 10: 45 am for 15 minutes from the Raipur Akashvani Kendra, an official Press statement informed.
All the Akashvani stations of Chhattisgarh will relay the programme in Hindi and Chhattisgarhi. In the fifth edition, Singh will address the listeners in Bastar region’s ‘Halbi’ dialect and Surguja dialect ‘Surgujia’ also apart from Hindi and Chhattisgarhi.
“The citizens of Chhattisgarh eagerly wait for Chief Minister Raman Singh’s monthly radio programme. From far-flung regions of the State to cities people are anxious to listen ‘’Raman Ke Goth’ on second Sunday of every month. The radio programme has found its echo from Eeb river to Indrawati and from Shivnath to Mahanadi, as children, senior citizens and youth find it interesting to converse with Chief Minister Raman Singh,’’ the statement informed.
It may be mentioned here that Raman Singh is the first Chief Minister in the country to emulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Man Ki Baat” and have a direct dialogue with commoners through the Raipur Akashwani Kendra which is relayed to all the 27 districts. In the era of television, Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister Raman Singh’s direct conversation had brought radio back into public focus. According to Akashwani officials the sale of transistors had increased manifold since the launch of ‘Raman Ki Ghot’ five months ago.
The programme is relayed with the cooperation of Public Relations Department on second Sunday of every month at 10: 45 am for 15 minutes. The programme was first relayed on 13 September from various Akashwani Kendras of Chhattisgarh. Four programmes had been relayed till date. The fifth edition can be heard on 10 January 2016. The radio series covered sports-sportspersons to farmers, problems relating to rural citizens, grievances relating to commoners and many other issues.
The listeners found the programmes interesting, novel and which touched the hearts of most of them. Many listeners write letters expressing their appreciating the efforts being made to understand various nuances of the problems of the hinterland by the powers that be.
Government claims that the listeners have formed unions to spread the ‘Raman Ke Goth’ programmes’ messages across the broad spectrum of the society. Dharseeva Akansha Radio listeners’ Club members Chedulal Yadav and Seeta Yadav in a letter written to Chief Minister Raman Singh said that ‘’ they feel very happy when people of the area gather around a radio in their house and listen intently to Raman Ke Goth’. It is the era of F.M. radio but still your address is heard by all ‘’. Village Kapri Durg resident Dhurelal Joshi says ‘ Raman Ke Goth’ touches the heart strings of all concerned.
Village Chardongri Kabhirdham district residents’ radio club ‘ Jai Chhattisgarh Radio listeners’ Club’’ members Mr. Durgaram Sahu, Kumari Sahu and others mentioned that the programme is educative and helpful and requested for the duration to be increased to 30 minutes. Village Devri Balodabazar-Batapara district residents Ahwini Verma and Suresh Verma congratulated Chief Minister for such successful programme and added that it is very useful to the commoners. Village Hardibai (Dhawalpur) Gariband district resident Yogendra Kumar Yadav expressed his thoughts in his native tongue and appreciated the efforts of the State Government in conveying the messages and steps being taken to help the commoners.
The listeners are giving their suggestions also to Raman Singh. The grievances are directed to the concerned departments to settle them as early as possible. Village Bhanpuri (Musra) Rajanadgaon district resident Atmaram Yadav says that it is an awareness creating programme which reveals the thoughts of Chief Minister Raman Singh. He congratulated the Chief Minister, Public Relations Department and Akashvaani for their unique venture. Village Pasod, Balod District resident B.l. Devangan in a letter mentions that Raman Singh should be appreciated for speaking the language of the commoner.
Village Devri Balod district’s cultural organization ‘Sunta Ke Sandesh’ folk artiste Ramprasad Sahu in a letter in his native tongue mentions that the artistes are glad that ‘Raman Ke Goth’ is covering the artistes as well. They congratulated Raman Singh on this venture. They requested Chief Minister to open Folk Music Schools in all the districts of the State. There are folk artistes in almost all the villages of the State. Raman Singh directed the letter to the Cultural Department for further action.
Adarsh Nagar Durg resident literary figure Mahavir Agrawal in a letter mentions that ‘Raman Ke Goth’ speaks from the heart and gives a right direction to the listeners. Ambikapur resident Kamlesh Singh requested Raman Singh to Skills Development Programme should be linked to schools and Skills Centres should be opened in all Higher Secondary Schools.