Urban administration, commercial tax, health and family welfare minister Amar Agrawal performed bhumi poojan for the construction of a stadium costing Rs 3.5 crore and a haat-bazar costing Rs 50 lakh at Akaltara tehsil headquarters.
The minister also announced to construct a swimming pool at Akaltara.Addressing the congregation the minister said that the development journey of Chhattisgarh has started from last nine years. Basic facilities in urban bodies, including hospitals, sports ground, school and the like have been developed. He said that the State Government, to provide better health security to all the 56-lakh families of the State, without showing any differentiation of poor and rich, has started Mukhyamantri Swasthya Bima Yojana and being distributed smart cards to all these families.
The minister said that on the basis of the smart card, each family would get free medical treatment facility up to Rs 30,000 per year. The State Government has implemented the first food security rule in the country, which would benefit 42 lakh families of the State, he added. Kamla Devi Patle said that Chhattisgarh has carved a place in the map of the country and the world as a fast developing State. With the cooperation of people and efforts of the state government urban bodies were also developing fast, she added. Along with others, MP Kamla Devi Patle, Chairman of Bilaspur Municipal Corporation Ashok Vidhani, ex-MlA Chhatram Devangan, Akaltara Municipal chairman Phulan Sonwani, vice-chairman Imran Khan, collector RPS Tyagi and peoples’ representatives of urban bodies were specially present on the occasion.