Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said that a database of the people of Chhattisgarh origin who are settled abroad should be prepared. “The authorities will come to know about the whereabouts of Chhattisgarh citizens settled in various parts of the world. The NRIs can be invited to Chhattisgarh and asked to invest in the State. They can become a part of Make in Chhattisgarh campaign,” he said while speaking at the general meeting of the Chhattisgarh ‘Samvaad’, an associate concern of State Public Relations Department here.
Chief Minister Raman Singh said that the programmes and achievements of the State Government should be published in pocket size book. Singh said it will be convenient for the general public to keep it in their pocket and know the policies from time to time. The mobile app of the State’s Public Relations Department is becoming popular. About 14,000 people have downloaded it, it was informed in the meeting.
Principal Secretary of Public Relations Department Amitabh Jain said that Google alert should also be linked to this app so that the citizens should be alerted as soon as possible. Director of Public Relations and Chief Executive Officer of ‘Samvaad’ Rajat Kumar gave a detailed presentation of the activities of Samvaad. Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) D.S.Mishra, Secretary to Chief Minister Subodh Kumar Singh and a number of senior officers were present at the meeting.