Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday approved upgradation of a Middle School to High School at Gram Panchayat Markhada in Balodabazar-Bhatapara district for preventing children from crossing rivers to attend school.
Sarpanch Ramgopal Yadav who led a delegation from Markhada Gram Panchayat and had submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister while stating that a Middle School is functioning at the village.
The classes are up to Eighth Standard and after that, the school children have to go to village Malda or Jhabri by crossing the rivers Mahanadi and Jhonk where the High Secondary School is located . The rivers are in spate during monsoons and the children do not go to school for at least 15 days to a month, he stated.
The Chief Minister took the issue seriously and gave sanction for the upgradation of the school immediately.
Singh also approved upgradation of a Government High School to Higher Secondary School at Kandarka Gram Panchayat (Development Block Berla) in Bemetara district.
The Chief Minister was meeting the general public during his weekly Jandarshan programme held at his residence in Raipur.
Gram Panchayat Kandarka Sarpanch Shankarlal Yadu led a delegation and submitted a memorandum regarding the up-gradation of Government High School to Higher Secondary School.
Singh directed both the memoranda to School Education Minister Kedar Kashyap for implementation as soon as possible.
Gram Panchayat Malda Sarpanch (Development Block Sarangarh) in Raigarh district Rameshwari Sahu led a delegation and submitted a memorandum requesting the Chief Minister Raman Singh to sanction a Sub-Health Centre at the village.
She stated that there are three primary schools, one Middle School, one High School, Government Scheduled Castes Girls’ Hostel and Girls’ Ashram, Scheduled Caste Boys’ Ashram and two Anganwadi Centres in the village. A large number of students study in the village.
Medical facilities are available at a distance of 10 kilometers at village Koseer, Sahu said.
The other delegation members stated that Sub-Health Centre will cater to villages Andola, Nawapara and Malda’s population of about 6,500 citizens.
Singh assured the delegation that he will look into the matter.
The Chief Minister also sanctioned a cement concrete road at village Dumdarha and Achankapali in Sarangarh on request submitted by Janpad Panchayat member Rekha Sidar.
Manishankar Suryawanshi of Seepat village in Bilaspur district requested for a job on compassionate grounds.
He said that his father Shyam Bihari Suryawanshi worked as Assistant Teacher at Government Higher Secondary School Hardibazaar who died on October 11, 2013.
Manishankar said that he is the eldest son of the family.Singh directed the request to Tribal Development Department for redressal as soon as possible.
This apart, the Mitanins from Durg district submitted a memorandum requesting the Chief Minister to waive-off the fees for A.N.M. trainees.
Singh called upon the National Rural Health Mission Director and instructed him to resolve the issue soon. Several issues relating to the Health Department were also resolved at the Jandarshan programme.