Youth has the power to bring change in the nation and whenever the country has faced challenges, youth power have shown the way out, said Chief Minister Raman Singh.
He was addressing the ‘Youth Parliament’ held during the ongoing 20th National Youth Festival here on Friday.
Replying to a question raised by a student, the Chief Minister said that an Electronic Manufacturing Cluster would be established at Naya Raipur wherein several leading Information Technology (IT) and Electronics units will be established. Investment of about Rs 3,000 crore is expected, which will open job opportunities for youths of the State in IT and Electronics sector without the need of them leaving Chhattisgarh in search of jobs.
Addressing the huge gathering of youths hailing from different part of the nation, he categorized Naxalism as the ‘biggest challenge’ for democracy and the country.
During the past twelve years, we have been toiling hard to control the Naxal menace, as a result, Surguja region has been freed from Naxalism and in coming days, peace would certainly prevail in Bastar also, he asserted.
The Chief Minister told the gathering that daughters are especially respected in Chhattisgarh and after Kerala, Chhattisgarh has the best male-female ratio.
“Tribal dominated Bastar region of Chhattisgarh has the highest ratio as compared to other districts of the State,” he pointed out.
According to the Chief Minister, about 10,000 youths from 25 different states who had reached Chhattisgarh have got the chance to know the State closely.
These youths would now help in clearing the misconceptions about Chhattisgarh, he said.