Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said the State would eventually win the war of jungle and added that Naxal violence and terror in Bastar region would soon come to an end as it ended in Surguja district
The Chief Minister made the observation during the inaugural function of ‘Dronachary Bhavan’ at Jungle Warfare College, here. Addressing to the trainee personnel and local people, Singh further said that like other areas of the State, Bastar region was also developing a positive environment for peaceful progress. Police personnel were all-determined to fight the war against violence and terror.
Raman Singh said that Chhattisgarh was a State of peace-loving people. People of Chhattisgarh were simply against terror and violence. They rather loved to live with harmony and fraternity with each other. State Government was there for its people at their every step towards progress and prosperity, he stated.
On the occasion, Home, Jail and Public Health Engineering Minister Ramsevak Paikra, Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Minister Ramsheela Sahu, Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar and Director General of Police Ramnivas were also present. In the programme, Chief Minister said that a large number of personnel, after undergoing training at Jungle Warfare College, had been posted in various Naxal violence-affected areas under State and Central Security Forces, where they were sincerely discharging their duties to ensure security of people. Their courageous actions had shaken the grounds of Naxalites in these areas.
Singh said that the Jungle Warfare College of Chhattisgarh ha\\d gained popularity across the nation. He promised that the State Government would extend every possible help for further development of the institution. During his Kanker visit, Singh also laid foundation of various construction works and also inaugurated various completed works worth more than Rs 100 crore in total. Inauguration and foundation laying of construction works like school buildings, irrigation anicut, CC road constructed under Mukhyamantri Gram Gaurav Path Yojana, Government High Schools, Higher secondary schools, hostel buildings, bridges etc was done on the occasion.
Singh also marked his gracious presence at the mega health camp for infants, organised by Health department at Singaarbhath. In his address to the thousands of farmers, labourers and villagers at Singaarbhath, Chief Minister threw light on the various schemes and priorities of State Government. Singh appreciated the public for giving his Government the opportunity to serve them for third time in a row, and assured that every promise of the manifesto 2013 will be fulfilled.
State Government was already up in action to fulfil its promises. From the current month of January, State Government had entitled 48 lakh poor families with monthly supply of 35 kg rice at Rs 1 per kg. Atal Agro-labourers Insurance Scheme has been started to provide financial security to the families of nearly 17 lakh agro-labourers in state.
Women Self-Help Groups have been given the entire responsibility of conducting midday meal programme for school students in rural areas. More than 400 forest villages of State were being converted into revenue village so that the people residing there may avail the complete benefits of various Government schemes. During the programme in Kanker, Chief Minister performed bhumi-pujan of the General Nursing Training Centre to be constructed at the cost of Rs 4.58 crore and the canteen at Jungle Warfare College, which is to be constructed at the cost of 3.75 lakh. This inaugural programme was also addressed by Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra, Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar and Director General of Police Ramnivas.