Chief Minister Raman Singh inaugurated, performed bhumi pujan and laid foundation stone of 148 works worth nearly Rs 647.43 crore during public meetings held in Bamhanidih of Janjgir-Champa and Chhal of Raigarh district besides Raigarh district headquarters.
Singh transferred online paddy bonus worth nearly Rs 370 crore for paddy of previous kharif season to the bank accounts of 1,72 ,722 farmers of two districts- Janjgir-Champa and Raigarh by clicking on the button the laptop.
After the road show, the Chief Minister addressed the massive public meeting in the evening on Monday held in district headquarters Raigarh.
He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in last four years, the nation is developing at an accelerated pace and has gained recognition across the world.
Singh addressed public meetings in held in block headquarters Bamhanidih (Janjgir-Champa district) and village Chhal (Raigarh District).
The Chief Minister said : “It would not have been possible without blessings and support of public. This state-wide Vikas Yatra organised by state Government is a big pilgrimage to take blessings of public. Objective of this journey is to ensure that people of even the last village of the state are benefitted by the schemes and development.”
About Kelo Irrigation Project of Raigarh district Singh said that it has been built at the cost of Rs 900 crore.
He said at Chhal in Raigarh district that Vikas Yatra has been started to redress the grievances of farmers and labourers.
In Bamhanidih, Chief Minister distributed paddy bonus worth Rs 200 crore to 1.32 lakh farmers.
Moreover, Chief Minister also distributed ‘aabaadi patta’ to more than one lakh families in public meeting of Bamhanidih and Raigarh. This includes distribution of ‘Aabaadi patta’ to 10 ,369 families in Bamhanidih and to 87,000 families in Raigarh.
The Chief Minister distributed goods and subsidy cheques to 42 ,426 beneficiaries under various Government schemes.
On Monday, Chief Minister left from Saraipali (Mahasamund district) and reached Bamhanidih of Janjgir district via helicopter, where he addressed the public meeting and thereafter he went to Chhal (Raigarh district) via helicopter. After addressing the public meeting of Chhal, he reached Gharghoda and addressed the welcome programme there.
Thereafter he moved to Banjari and Gerwani in Vikas Rath, and after addressing the welcome programmes there, he reached district headquarters Raigarh.