Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday said that Sarangarh will be accorded top priority whenever re-organization of districts proposal is taken up in the State.
The main focus of the State Government had been improving the socio-economic condition of the deprived sections of the society, he said.
Singh was addressing a huge public gathering at Sarangarh in Raigarh district as a part of ongoing State-wide 'Vikas Yatra'.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister sanctioned a 100-bed hospital at Sarangarh. The religious places had been developed on a priority basis. The birth place of Baba Guru Ghasidas -Ghiroudhpuri- had been developed with a massive investment of Rs 90 crore, he said.
The authorities had been concentrating on the welafre of Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes for the past 15 years, he said.
Singh dedicated, laid foundation stones and performed 'bhumi pujan' of 38 developmental works worth Rs 108.80 crore.
He laid the foundation stones of 21 developmental works worth Rs 100.98 crore and dedicated 17 works worth Rs 7.81 crore.
Singh distributed 'population lease' (Abaadi pattas) to 26,443 families and relief materials worth Rs 40.36 lakh to 30,711 beneficiaries of various State Government social-welfare schemes.
The Chief Minister said that paddy bonus worth Rs 96 .49 crore to 58,000 farmers in Raigarh district had been distributed.
He distributed domestic gas connections to 1,500 poor women under the Prime Minister Ujjwala Yojana, house sanction letters to 1,500 families under the Prime Minister Housing Scheme.
Singh also distributed bicycles and tools to 800 workers.
He also gave away nets to fishermen, ice boxes, cycles to supervisors, scholarships to children of workers.
Singh laid the foundation stones of canal diversion project worth Rs 34 .47 crore, Malda-Parsada Chote-Gonda road to be laid at a cost of Rs 9 .46 crore , Godam-Bandhapaali road to be laid at a cost of Rs 8 .75 crore , Baramkela-Sohela-Nawapara road (Rs 8.30 crore), Ganthra (Dhaansara)- Mohadada (Rs 8.93 crore).
The Chief Minister dedicated a bridge over leelar canal on Pahanda-Chorabhtatti (Rs 3.60 crore ) and several other crucial projects.