In her first address to the Municipal Corporation of Raipur since its formation in 1980, Chhattisgarh Governor Anusuiya Uikey on Tuesday urged the corporators to make regular visitors to their wards and solve people's problems.
The Governor told the corporators to become the voice of the people and fulfill their aspirations with sensitivity.
She said getting feedback from people creates awareness of their needs. The urban bodies and three-tier panchayats are ‘primary’ schools of democracy, she emphasized.
The elected representatives are also introduced to the parliamentary style of functioning in the process. All should ensure that the Raipur capital city remains clean and safe.
Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar presented a budget for 2022-23 of Rs 1,474.28 crore with a deficit of Rs 90.74 lakhs. He announced Rs 10 lakh as funds for each corporator.
The other announcements included 10 new ambulances for different city areas, cow dung made logs for cremation, facilitation of services of carpenter, plumber, repairmen of electrical and electronic goods through a mobile App, setting up 70 ‘Mohalla Clinics’ in each ward and Rs 5 lakh insurance to all corporation employees and officers.