The State Government has constituted the ‘Chhattisgarh Tribes Advisory Council.’A notification to this effect was issued by Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Department.Department officials informed here on Friday that, as per the notification, Chief Minister Raman Singh will be the Chairman of the Council while Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Department Minister Kedar Kashyap will be the Deputy Chairman.
Three members of lok Sabha from tribal-populated areas and 13 MlAs have been nominated as members of the council.
The nominated members of the Council include–Union Minister of State for Steel and MP Raigarh Vishnudev Sai, MP Bastar Dinesh Kashyap, MP Kanker Vikram Usendi, MlA Bharatpur-Sonhat Champa Devi Pawle, State Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra, MlA Jashpur, Rajasharan Bhagat, MlA Kunkuri Rohit Kumar Sai, MlA Patthalgaon Shivshankar Paikra, MlA lailunga Suniti Satyanand Rathiya, MlA Bindranavagarh Govardhan Singh Manjhi, MlA Sihava Shravan Markaam, MlA Bijapur Mahesh Gagda, MlA lundra Chintamani Maharaj, MlA Mohla-Manpur Tejkunwar Gowardhan Netaam, MlA Dantewada Devti Karma and MlA Premnagar Khelsai Singh.
Principal Secretary/Secretary to Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Department will be the Member Secretary of the Council.