Union Minister of Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar will preside over ‘Mukhyamantri Akshar Samman Samaroh’ to be organized here on Friday under Sakshar Bharat programme.
On the occasion, two districts, three blocks and seven gram panchayats will be awarded for their excellent achievements.
Chief Minister Raman Singh will be the Chief Guest of the programme.
School Education Department and State literacy Mission Authority will organise ‘Mukhyamantri Akshar Samman Samaroh’ and ‘Akshar Sammelan’ at Budha Talab (Vivekananda Sarovar) at 11am. In the programme, two districts- Raipur and Balrampur, three development blocks- lakhanpur (Sarguja district), Chhuikhadan (Rajnandgaon district) and Bastar (Bastar district), and seven Gram Panchayats- Khairjhiti (Kabeerdham district), Sukhridabri (Mahasamund district), Manikota (Sukma district), Tilkeja (Korba district), ligiyadih (Balrampur district), Chhote Kalua (Koriya district), and Bhakurra (Raigarh district), will be awarded. Public Instructions Institute Sarguja will also be awarded with ‘Mukhyamantri Akshar Samman’ on the occasion. Panchayat representatives of respective districts will receive the awards at hands of Chief Minister and Union Minister.
It is noteworthy that two districts of the State- Jashpur and Dantewada, two Gram Panchayats Temri (Raipur district) and Karmaha (Sarguja district) were awarded ‘Akshar Bharat’ National Award at hands of Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi on the occasion of International literacy Day on September 8. Both these districts and both these gram panchayats will be felicitated at the programme to be organised in Raipur on September 15.