Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh said that the State Government was committed to extend every possible help to the reserved category entrepreneurs also for establishing industries.
While addressing the establishment day function of BR Ambedkar Industrialist, Traders and Entrepreneurs’ Association (BRITE), the Chief Minister said that the State Government, in its industrial policy 2009-2014, has made various provisions and the youths should come forward to take benefit of it.
In the programme organized under the presidentship of Commerce and Industries Minister Rajesh Munat, Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Scheduled Caste Commission Dr Krishna Murthy Bandhi, State Minorities Commission Chairman Dilip Singh Hora and Chhattisgarh State Antyavasai Nigam deputy chairman JC Meshram were the special guests.
The Chief Minister said that Chhattisgarh was the fast progressing State of the country, the average agriculture development of which was two-three times more than that of the national average. Industry was also fast developing in the state, he added.
The Chief Minister said that the per capita average income of the State was increased. Similarly, the per capita average power consumption was 1540 unit, whereas, the national average was 670 unit. In this progress of the State, the industrialists associated with BRITE and the entrepreneurs have important contribution, he added.
Raman Singh said that capital was invested in large scale in the state for infrastructure development, electricity production, distribution and transmission network development and construction of roads.
The Chief Minister said that the biggest asset of any country of State was its human resources and the state, which have educated and able human resources that State would be the leader. The State Government had done large number of works for the development and extension of education in the State, he added.
Chairman of BRITE Anil Meshram, in his welcome speech said that the this institution was formed by the entrepreneurs of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, other backward class and minorities communities. General secretary Surendra Meshram proposed the vote of thanks.
Office-bearers of the Association, peoples’ representatives and prominent citizens in large numbers were present at the function.