Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has directed District Collectors and District Superintendents of Police to resolve the local issues on the spot so that people don’t have to travel to the capital for redressal of their grievances.
He was chairing a video conference meeting held at the Mantralaya here.
Baghel also directed officials to take stern action against land mafia and private money lenders especially in the industrial areas such as Bhilai.
He also directed them to give proper respect to public representatives of opposition parties and accept their memorandums by giving them adequate respect.
Apprising the officials that the Government had decided to procure paddy from the farmers of the state on Minimum Support Price of Rs 2500 per quintal of paddy, Baghel directed officials to stop arrival of paddy from neighbouring states. He also took information from officials about the standing Kharif crop and effect of ‘Pethai’ cyclone on them.
Ministers T.S. Singhdeo and Tamradhwaj Sahu who were also present in the video conference meeting stressed on establishing food processing units at the district level and instructed the officials to prepare action plan for the same.