Chhattisgarh has started implementing priorities declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his maiden speech to the nation on Independence Day.
As a first step, on the directives of Chief Minister Raman Singh, the Chhattisgarh Housing Board (CHB) has decided to get toilets constructed in 100 Government schools in the State.
CHB Chairman N Baijendra Kumar has directed the officers to get toilets constructed from the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund of the Board.
He asked the officers to identify schools and submit action plan for construction of toilets soon. In the action plan, special attention should be given to priority sectors and girls’ schools.
CHB Commissioner Sanjay Shukla said here on Monday that on the directives of the Chairman of the Board, a project has been prepared for construction of toilets in 100 schools of the State.
Toilets would be constructed by making cluster of schools after selection of district requires special attention. The Board will also carry out maintenance of these toilets. Priority would be given to girls’ schools, he added.
Two days ago, Chief Minister Raman Singh, during his video-conferencing, had directed all collectors and senior officers to implement the priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, declared in his I-Day message to the nation, promptly.
Modi had declared to launch Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in the country from October 2 next. He also gave emphasis on including corporate sector in this work and said that industrialists, under their corporate social responsibility, should give priority on construction of toilets in schools and along with State governments, this works should be completed within a year.